The Nowhere 100
The Nowhere 100 is an opinionated, point-in-time ranking of the 100 most powerful people in the world, scoring each by the Metro Power score of the place or institution behind them and how much control they actually hold: heads of state, legislators, governors and mayors, judges, central bankers, alliance and multilateral chiefs, corporate, financial, media, sporting and cultural leaders, and billionaires.
Snapshot as of July 5, 2026. A point-in-time estimate, updated weekly.
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| # | Person | Power |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald Trump Pres., United States | 1574 |
| 2 | Xi Jinping Pres. (PRC), China | 1390 |
| 3 | Vladimir Putin Pres., Russia | 479 |
| 4 | Christine Lagarde ECB President | 418 |
| 5 | Narendra Modi PM, India | 403 |
| 6 | Kevin Warsh Chair of the Federal Reserve | 403 |
| 7 | Elon Musk Billionaire (Technology) | 356 |
| 8 | 👑 Mohammed bin Salman Crown Prince & PM, Saudi Arabia | 348 |
| 9 | Keir Starmer PM, United Kingdom ⏳ Resigning; Labour successor (Burnham) expected ~20 Jul 2026 | 341 |
| 10 | Ursula von der Leyen EU Commission President | 339 |
| 11 | Kristalina Georgieva IMF Managing Director | 279 |
| 12 | Larry Fink BlackRock (AUM) | 278 |
| 13 | Friedrich Merz Federal Chanc., Germany | 276 |
| 14 | Pope Leo XIV Pope, Catholic Church (~1.3B faithful) | 260 |
| 15 | Pan Gongsheng Governor of the People's Bank of China | 255 |
| 16 | JD Vance US Vice President | 252 |
| 17 | Emmanuel Macron Pres., France | 248 |
| 18 | Salim Ramji Vanguard (AUM) | 240 |
| 19 | António Guterres UN Secretary-General ⏳ UN Secretary-General term ends 31 Dec 2026 | 238 |
| 20 | Giorgia Meloni PM, Italy | 237 |
| 21 | Jensen Huang CEO, NVIDIA | 233 |
| 22 | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Pres., Brazil ⏳ Brazil general election, 4 Oct 2026 | 227 |
| 23 | John Roberts Chief Justice of the United States | 227 |
| 24 | Sanae Takaichi PM, Japan | 225 |
| 25 | Ajay Banga World Bank President | 215 |
| 26 | Tim Cook CEO, Apple ⏳ Apple CEO succession expected | 208 |
| 27 | Claudia Sheinbaum Pres., Mexico | 205 |
| 28 | Sundar Pichai CEO, Alphabet (Google) | 204 |
| 29 | Mike Johnson Speaker of the House ⏳ US midterms, 3 Nov 2026 (House control) | 202 |
| 30 | Pedro Sánchez PM, Spain | 194 |
| 31 | Benjamin Netanyahu PM, Israel ⏳ Israeli election due by Oct 2026 | 185 |
| 32 | Mark Carney PM, Canada | 182 |
| 33 | Kim Jong-un Sup. Leader, North Korea | 180 |
| 34 | Gavin Newsom Governor, California ⏳ Term-limited; leaves office Jan 2027 (California gubernatorial election, 3 Nov 2026) | 179 |
| 35 | John Thune Senate Majority Leader ⏳ US midterms, 3 Nov 2026 (Senate control) | 176 |
| 36 | Josh D'Amaro CEO, Disney | 176 |
| 37 | Gianni Infantino President, FIFA | 175 |
| 38 | Cristiano Ronaldo Athlete & global icon | 168 |
| 39 | Mojtaba Khamenei Sup. Leader, Iran | 158 |
| 40 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Pres., United Arab Emirates | 156 |
| 41 | Anthony Albanese PM, Australia | 154 |
| 42 | Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala WTO Director-General | 152 |
| 43 | Mark Rutte NATO Secretary General | 151 |
| 44 | Kirsty Coventry President, IOC | 150 |
| 45 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Pres., Turkey | 141 |
| 46 | Larry Page Billionaire (Technology) | 140 |
| 47 | Satya Nadella CEO, Microsoft | 139 |
| 48 | Sergio Ermotti UBS (invested assets) | 138 |
| 49 | Prabowo Subianto Pres., Indonesia | 137 |
| 50 | Abigail Johnson Fidelity (AUM) | 136 |
| 51 | 👑 Charles III King (15 realms) & Head of the Commonwealth | 135 |
| 52 | Lee Jae-myung Pres., South Korea | 134 |
| 53 | Ted Sarandos Co-CEO, Netflix | 132 |
| 54 | Zohran Mamdani Mayor of New York | 131 |
| 55 | Sadiq Khan Mayor of London | 130 |
| 56 | Sergey Brin Billionaire (Technology) | 129 |
| 57 | Xin Changxing Party Secretary, Jiangsu | 127 |
| 58 | Volodymyr Zelensky Pres., Ukraine | 127 |
| 59 | Jeff Bezos Billionaire (Technology) | 125 |
| 60 | Andy Jassy CEO, Amazon | 125 |
| 61 | MrBeast Creator | 120 |
| 62 | Greg Abbott Governor, Texas ⏳ Seeking a 4th term; Texas gubernatorial election, 3 Nov 2026 | 116 |
| 63 | Ron O'Hanley State Street (AUM) | 114 |
| 64 | C.C. Wei CEO, TSMC | 112 |
| 65 | Brian Roberts Chairman & CEO, Comcast | 110 |
| 66 | Lionel Messi Athlete & global icon | 108 |
| 67 | Emmanuel Grégoire Mayor of Paris | 103 |
| 68 | Larry Ellison Billionaire (Technology) | 102 |
| 69 | Huang Kunming Party Secretary, Guangdong | 100 |
| 70 | Roger Goodell Commissioner, NFL | 100 |
| 71 | Aleksander Čeferin President, UEFA | 100 |
| 72 | Lachlan Murdoch Chair, News Corp & Fox | 99 |
| 73 | Taylor Swift Musician | 96 |
| 74 | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Pres., Egypt | 96 |
| 75 | Yuriko Koike Mayor of Tokyo | 96 |
| 76 | Mark Zuckerberg Billionaire (Technology) | 94 |
| 77 | Ron DeSantis Governor, Florida ⏳ Term-limited; leaves office Jan 2027 (Florida gubernatorial election, 3 Nov 2026) | 94 |
| 78 | Rob Jetten PM, Netherlands | 94 |
| 79 | Kathy Hochul Governor, New York ⏳ Seeking re-election; New York gubernatorial election, 3 Nov 2026 | 90 |
| 80 | 👑 Naruhito Emperor of Japan | 90 |
| 81 | Daniel Lurie Mayor of San Francisco | 89 |
| 82 | David Zaslav CEO, Warner Bros | 88 |
| 83 | Ahmed el-Tayeb Grand Imam of Al-Azhar (Sunni Islam) | 88 |
| 84 | Andrew Bailey Governor of the Bank of England | 87 |
| 85 | Hock Tan CEO, Broadcom | 87 |
| 86 | Amin H. Nasser CEO, Saudi Aramco | 84 |
| 87 | Jamie Dimon JPMorgan Chase (total assets) | 84 |
| 88 | Lin Wu Party Secretary, Shandong | 82 |
| 89 | Anwar Ibrahim PM, Malaysia | 82 |
| 90 | Yin Yong Mayor of Beijing | 81 |
| 91 | Guy Parmelin Pres. of the Swiss Confederation, Switzerland | 80 |
| 92 | Shehbaz Sharif PM, Pakistan | 80 |
| 93 | Michael Dell Billionaire (Technology) | 80 |
| 94 | Donald Tusk PM, Poland | 80 |
| 95 | Karen Bass Mayor of Los Angeles ⏳ In a runoff for re-election; LA mayoral election, 3 Nov 2026 | 78 |
| 96 | Oh Se-hoon Mayor of Seoul | 78 |
| 97 | Gong Zheng Mayor of Shanghai | 78 |
| 98 | Valérie Pécresse Regional President, Île-de-France | 76 |
| 99 | Wang Hao Party Secretary, Zhejiang | 74 |
| 100 | Lee Jae-yong CEO, Samsung | 73 |