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 Ross, who was placed at number one as a result of the success of his "cheeky" Saturday programme on BBC Radio 2. Fellow Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright described Ross as "one of the wittiest people on radio" who "doesn't follow any of the rules". Ross had previously been placed in the top 10 of all three of "Radio Times" Most Powerful People in TV Comedy lists, peaking at number four in both 2004 and 2005. Radio 2 was the second most successful radio station on the list, with nine names in the top 40. The most successful was BBC