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Putin is declared the most powerful man in the world by Forbes magazine... 1  Vladimir Putin is declared world's most powerful for third year in a row.  German Chancellor Angela Merkel steals runner-up from Barack Obama.
World's top 10 most powerful people on Forbes list. Russian President Vladimir Putin has now pipped Barack Obama to the title of the world's most powerful leader as ranked by Forbes. Russian President Vladimir Putin was ranked as the world's most powerful leader by Forbes after Russia managed to put US threat of an attack on Syria at bay. Russia also gave asylum to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who spilled the bins on US intelligence for the first time.