Ho Ching world. In 2007, Ho was picked as one of the "100 most influential men and women" who shaped the world by TIME Magazine. Also in 2007, Forbes magazine ranked her third in its annual list of the world's most powerful women, behind German Chancellor Angela Merkel and China's Vice-Premier Wu Yi. Ho had climbed 33 spots from 36th place in the previous year’s list. In 2011, Ho was included in the ‘50 Most Influential’ ranking by Bloomberg Markets magazine. In 2013, Ho was ranked ninth on the Public Investor 100 ranking compiled by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. As of
Radio Times's Most Powerful People "Red Cap" and "Out of Control", was the only soap star to make the list. Speaking about the lack of soap actors, "Radio Times" remarked: "We've taken the view that any actor in a soap derives their power from the programme until they prove themselves elsewhere." The third Most Powerful People list that "Radio Times" created, in June 2005, recognised the forty most influential people in British radio. The listing was based on the opinions of 70 industry experts from both BBC and commercial radio, and was restricted to current broadcasters. The winner was the DJ and TV host Jonathan