For a second year in a row, Russian President Vladimir Putin has beaten Barrack Obama to the title of Worlds Most Powerful Leader as ranked by Forbes.
It's the third time in Obama's presidency that he has lost billing - twice to Putin and once to Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The 2014 list of 72 power brokers was chosen to reflect one for every 100 million lesser mortals on Earth and the top 5 remained unchanged from last year.
Third place went to Jinping, who is expected to rule for a decade in which China is set to eclipse the US as the World's largest economy. Pope Francis was number four and German Chancellor Angela Mekel as number five.
The list includes 17 heads of state who run nations with a combined GDP$48 trillion and 39 CEOs and Chairs who control $3.6 trillion revenue.
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