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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 September 13, 2026. A point-in-time estimate, updated weekly.

100 of 100 · ▲▼ vs 2026-09-06
Donald Trump
Pres., United States
#1
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1638
NationalWashington-BaltimoreUnited States
Xi Jinping
Pres. (PRC), China
#2
–
1413
NationalBeijingChina
Vladimir Putin
Pres., Russia
#3
–
493
NationalMoscowRussia
Christine Lagarde
ECB President
#4
–
426
Central bankFrankfurtEurozone
Kevin Warsh
Chair of the Federal Reserve
#5
–
420
Central bankWashington-BaltimoreUnited States
Narendra Modi
PM, India
#6
–
408
NationalDelhiIndia
Elon Musk
Billionaire (Technology)
#7
–
401
BillionaireAustinUnited States
Andy Burnham
PM, England
#8
–
357
NationalLondonEngland
Mohammed bin Salman
PM, Saudi Arabia
#9
–
348
NationalRiyadhSaudi Arabia
Ursula von der Leyen
EU Commission President
#10
–
347
OrgBrusselsEU
Kristalina Georgieva
IMF Managing Director
#11
–
285
OrgWashington-BaltimoreIMF
Larry Fink
BlackRock (AUM)
#12
–
278
FinanceNew YorkBlackRock
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Friedrich Merz
Federal Chanc., Germany
#13
–
276
NationalBerlinGermany
JD Vance
US Vice President
#14
–
262
US federalWashington-BaltimoreUnited States
Pope Leo XIV
Pope, Catholic Church (~1.3B faithful)
#15
–
260
FaithVatican CityHoly See
Pan Gongsheng
Governor of the People's Bank of China
#16
–
259
Central bankBeijingChina
Emmanuel Macron
Pres., France
#17
–
255
NationalParisFrance
Jensen Huang
CEO, NVIDIA
#18
–
246
CorporateSan Francisco-San JoseNVIDIA
Tim Cook
CEO, Apple
#19
–
245
⏳ Apple CEO succession expected
CorporateSan Francisco-San JoseApple
António Guterres
UN Secretary-General
#20
–
243
⏳ UN Secretary-General term ends 31 Dec 2026
OrgNew YorkUN
Giorgia Meloni
PM, Italy
#21
–
242
NationalRomeItaly
Salim Ramji
Vanguard (AUM)
#22
–
240
FinancePhiladelphiaVanguard
John Roberts
Chief Justice of the United States
#23
–
236
JudiciaryWashington-BaltimoreUnited States
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Pres., Brazil
#24
–
234
⏳ Brazil general election, 4 Oct 2026
NationalBrasiliaBrazil
Sanae Takaichi
PM, Japan
#25
–
231
NationalTokyoJapan
Ajay Banga
World Bank President
#26
–
221
OrgWashington-BaltimoreWorld Bank
Sundar Pichai
CEO, Alphabet (Google)
#27
–
211
CorporateSan Francisco-San JoseAlphabet (Google)
Mike Johnson
Speaker of the House
#28
–
210
⏳ US midterms, 3 Nov 2026 (House control)
US federalWashington-BaltimoreUnited States
Claudia Sheinbaum
Pres., Mexico
#29
–
205
NationalMexico CityMexico
Pedro Sánchez
PM, Spain
#30
–
198
NationalMadridSpain
Benjamin Netanyahu
PM, Israel
#31
–
185
⏳ Israeli election due by Oct 2026
NationalJerusalemIsrael
John Thune
Senate Majority Leader
#32
–
184
⏳ US midterms, 3 Nov 2026 (Senate control)
US federalWashington-BaltimoreUnited States
Mark Carney
PM, Canada
#33
–
183
NationalOttawaCanada
Gavin Newsom
Governor, California
#34
–
181
⏳ Term-limited; leaves office Jan 2027 (California gubernatorial election, 3 Nov 2026)
Sub-nationalSacramentoCalifornia
Kim Jong-un
Sup. Leader, North Korea
#35
–
180
NationalPyongyangNorth Korea
Josh D'Amaro
CEO, Disney
#36
–
176
MediaLos AngelesDisney
Gianni Infantino
President, FIFA
#37
–
175
SportZurichFIFA
Cristiano Ronaldo
Athlete & global icon
#38
–
168
CultureRiyadhAl Nassr
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
PM, United Arab Emirates
#39
–
161
NationalAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
Mojtaba Khamenei
Sup. Leader, Iran
#40
–
159
NationalTehranIran
Anthony Albanese
PM, Australia
#41
–
156
NationalCanberraAustralia
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
WTO Director-General
#42
–
156
OrgGenevaWTO
Mark Rutte
NATO Secretary General
#43
–
155
OrgBrusselsNATO
Kirsty Coventry
President, IOC
#44
–
150
SportLausanneIOC
Satya Nadella
CEO, Microsoft
#45
–
146
CorporateSeattleMicrosoft
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Pres., Turkey
#46
–
142
NationalAnkaraTurkey
Sergio Ermotti
UBS (invested assets)
#47
–
138
FinanceZurichUBS
Prabowo Subianto
Pres., Indonesia
#48
–
137
NationalJakartaIndonesia
Abigail Johnson
Fidelity (AUM)
#49
–
136
FinanceBostonFidelity
Xin Changxing
Party Secretary, Jiangsu
#50
–
136
Sub-nationalNanjingJiangsu
👑 Charles III
King (15 realms) & Head of the Commonwealth
#51
–
135
CrownLondonUnited Kingdom
Lee Jae Myung
Pres., South Korea
#52
–
134
NationalSeoulSouth Korea
Andy Jassy
CEO, Amazon
#53
–
133
CorporateSeattleAmazon
Ted Sarandos
Co-CEO, Netflix
#54
–
132
MediaSan Francisco-San JoseNetflix
Zohran Mamdani
Mayor of New York
#55
–
132
MayorNew YorkNew York
Roger Goodell
Commissioner, NFL
#56
–
132
SportNew YorkNFL
Sadiq Khan
Mayor of London
#57
–
130
MayorLondonLondon
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Pres., Ukraine
#58
–
127
NationalKyivUkraine
Larry Page
Billionaire (Technology)
#59
–
125
BillionaireSan Francisco-San JoseUnited States
Jeff Bezos
Billionaire (Technology)
#60
–
120
BillionaireSeattleUnited States
MrBeast
Creator
#61
–
120
CultureGreenville (NC)Culture
Huang Kunming
Party Secretary, Guangdong
#62
–
119
Sub-nationalGuangzhouGuangdong
Sergey Brin
Billionaire (Technology)
#63
–
115
BillionaireSan Francisco-San JoseUnited States
Greg Abbott
Governor, Texas
#64
–
115
⏳ Seeking a 4th term; Texas gubernatorial election, 3 Nov 2026
Sub-nationalAustinTexas
Ron O'Hanley
State Street (AUM)
#65
–
114
FinanceBostonState Street
Brian Roberts
Chairman & CEO, Comcast
#66
–
110
MediaPhiladelphiaComcast / NBCUniversal
Michael Dell
Billionaire (Technology)
#67
–
108
BillionaireAustinUnited States
Lionel Messi
Athlete & global icon
#68
–
108
CultureMiamiInter Miami
Emmanuel Grégoire
Mayor of Paris
#69
–
104
MayorParisParis
C.C. Wei
CEO, TSMC
#70
–
103
CorporateHsinchuTSMC
Aleksander Čeferin
President, UEFA
#71
–
100
SportGenevaUEFA
Lachlan Murdoch
Chair, News Corp & Fox
#72
–
99
MediaNew YorkNews Corp / Fox
Yuriko Koike
Mayor of Tokyo
#73
–
97
MayorTokyoTokyo
Taylor Swift
Musician
#74
–
96
CultureNashvilleCulture
Rob Jetten
PM, Netherlands
#75
–
95
NationalAmsterdamNetherlands
Ron DeSantis
Governor, Florida
#76
–
94
⏳ Term-limited; leaves office Jan 2027 (Florida gubernatorial election, 3 Nov 2026)
Sub-nationalMiamiFlorida
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Pres., Egypt
#77
–
93
NationalCairoEgypt
Lin Wu
Party Secretary, Shandong
#78
–
92
Sub-nationalJinanShandong
Daniel Lurie
Mayor of San Francisco
#79
–
90
MayorSan Francisco-San JoseSan Francisco
👑 Naruhito
Emperor of Japan
#80
–
90
CrownTokyoJapan
Kathy Hochul
Governor, New York
#81
–
90
⏳ Seeking re-election; New York gubernatorial election, 3 Nov 2026
Sub-nationalNew YorkNew York
Asif Ali Zardari
Pres., Pakistan
#82
–
89
NationalIslamabadPakistan
Mark Zuckerberg
Billionaire (Technology)
#83
–
89
BillionaireSan Francisco-San JoseUnited States
Hock Tan
CEO, Broadcom
#84
–
88
CorporateSan Francisco-San JoseBroadcom
David Zaslav
CEO, Warner Bros
#85
–
88
MediaNew YorkWarner Bros
Ahmed el-Tayeb
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar (Sunni Islam)
#86
–
88
FaithCairoSunni Islam
Andrew Bailey
Governor of the Bank of England
#87
–
87
Central bankLondonUnited Kingdom
Larry Ellison
Billionaire (Technology)
#88
–
87
BillionaireAustinUnited States
Amin H. Nasser
CEO, Saudi Aramco
#89
–
86
CorporateDammamSaudi Aramco
Jamie Dimon
JPMorgan Chase (total assets)
#90
–
84
FinanceNew YorkJPMorgan Chase
Donald Tusk
PM, Poland
#91
–
83
NationalWarsawPoland
Yin Yong
Mayor of Beijing
#92
–
82
MayorBeijingBeijing
Anwar Ibrahim
PM, Malaysia
#93
–
82
NationalKuala LumpurMalaysia
Gong Zheng
Mayor of Shanghai
#94
–
82
MayorShanghaiShanghai
Swiss Federal Council
Pres., Switzerland
#95
–
81
NationalZurichSwitzerland
Oh Se-hoon
Mayor of Seoul
#96
–
80
MayorSeoulSeoul
Wang Hao
Party Secretary, Zhejiang
#97
–
79
Sub-nationalHangzhouZhejiang
Karen Bass
Mayor of Los Angeles
#98
–
78
⏳ In a runoff for re-election; LA mayoral election, 3 Nov 2026
MayorLos AngelesLos Angeles
Sun Zhiyang
Mayor of Guangzhou
#99
▲1
76
MayorGuangzhouGuangzhou
Valérie Pécresse
Regional President, Île-de-France
#100
▼1
76
Sub-nationalParisÎle-de-France