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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.
The 25 Most Powerful People In The World, According To Forbes. Forbes has just declared Russian President Vladimir Putin to be the most powerful person on Earth. As the undisputed, unpredictable, and unaccountable head of an energy-rich, nuclear-tipped state, no one would ever call him weak, writes Forbes Senior Editor Caroline Howard.