He rules Russia with an iron fist, but Vladimir Putin has suffered a significant knock-back when it comes to world domination after being usurped by his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, who is now considered the most powerful person on Earth. Despite Putin topping every Forbes' list of the world’s most powerful people since 2013, the controversial leader has been relegated to second place after being pipped by Xi. Well ahead of her is Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany and the de facto leader of Europe, named as the fourth most powerful person in the world. He was placed fifth in Forbes' list, ahead of British Prime Minister Theresa May'Then we determined if the candidate is powerful in multiple spheres. Forbes’ full list of the world’s most powerful people 2018:

Source: Daily Mail May 09, 2018 19:19 UTC