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There are nearly 7.4 billion humans on planet Earth, but these men and women make the world turn.
Forbes' annual ranking of the 'World’s Most Powerful People' identifies one person out of every 100 million whose actions mean the most.
Click on to see who made it to the top 16 this year...
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1. Vladimir Putin
President, Russia
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2. Donald Trump
President-elect, US
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3. Angela Merkel
Chancellor, Germany
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4. Xi Jinping
General Secretary, Communist Party of China
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5. Pope Francis
Pope, Roman Catholic Church
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6. Janet Yellen
Chair, Federal Reserve
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7. Bill Gates
Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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8. Larry Page
President, Alphabet
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9. Narendra Modi
Prime Minister, India
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10. Mark Zuckerberg
CEO, Facebook
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11. Mario Draghi
President, European Central Bank
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12. Li Keqiang
Premier, China
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13. Theresa May
Prime Minister, UK
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14. Jeff Bezos
CEO, Amazon
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15. Warren Buffet
CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
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16. Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud
King, Saudi Arabia
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