i haven't seen even once any direct
proof
of russian interference in the
presidential election
in the united states welcome to watch
mojo and today we're counting down our
picks for the top 10 most powerful
people in the world
2020. we should be building great things
that don't exist
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may i wish you and all of us on this
path the best luck for this list we're
looking at politicians
philanthropists and other powerful
figures who had an enormous
impact on 2020 for better or for worse
who do you think was the most powerful
person of 2020 let us know in the
comments
number 10. mark zuckerberg facebook
remains one of the most prominent social
networking sites
and its co-founder slash chairman ceo
has cemented his status as a big tech
giant
big tech in general has raised concerns
about fake news
data mining and the fate of humanity in
general granted facebook did provide a
platform for people to connect
during a year dominated by social
distancing unfortunately
many continued to use facebook to spread
baseless conspiracy theories
stating that there is a proven cure for
kovid
when there is in fact none might
encourage someone to go take something
that could have some adverse effects so
we do take that down
in response to twitter's decision to
introduce fact-checking labels
zuckerberg stated in may quote i don't
think that facebook
or internet platforms in general should
be arbiters of truth
um so there are lines and we will
enforce them
but but i think in general you want to
give
as wide of a voice as possible and i
think you want to have a special
deference to political speech
in september however zuckerberg
announced that facebook would take
quote additional steps to quote fight
misinformation
number 9. narendra modi india is the
world's
second most populous country and its
prime minister is one of the most
popular politicians
that's not to say narendra modi hasn't
received criticism especially when it
comes to his relationship with muslims
has been accused of pushing a hindu
nationalist agenda making him a divisive
figure to say the least
despite once again making time
magazine's list of the 100 most
influential people in the world
the outlet wrote quote almost all of
india's prime ministers have come from
the nearly 80 percent of the population
that is hindu
only modi has governed as if no one else
matters
nevertheless modi's approval ratings
remain high and in 2020
he officially became the country's
longest serving prime minister
outside of the indian national congress
number eight larry page perfect search
engine
as ahmed mentioned is a star trek
computer right
and understand exactly what you meant as
of november 2020
larry page's net worth is a towering
78.1
billion dollars making him the seventh
richest person in the world
being the co-founder of google and
former ceo of alphabet it's no secret
how paige made his vast fortune
although google has been a go-to search
engine for over two decades
it was especially significant in a year
like this according to tech jury
quote in 2020 there are 6.9 billion
searches on google
every day and you know our mission
that we defined a long time ago was to
organize the world's information
and make it universally accessible and
useful
and people always say is that really
what you guys are still doing
that just goes to show how much paige
has changed the information technology
industry
and in due course the world while he
might not be as charismatic as tony
stark
paige is one of the few real-life
figures who deserves to be used in the
same sentence
we should be building great things that
don't exist number 7.
bill gates with a net worth of almost
120 billion
dollars the microsoft co-founder has
transformed the tech world
as well as the world in general
technology aside gates has been one of
2020's most talked-about individuals for
several reasons
and if you get a lot of young people
infected eventually
they will infect old people again and so
you'll get into
the nursing homes the homeless shelters
the places where
we've had a lot of our deaths he was one
of the most high profile figures who
predicted that the world wasn't prepared
for a pandemic
which came to fruition this year we've
actually invested
very little in a system to stop an
epidemic
due to his 2015 premonition gates has
been the target of numerous bizarre
conspiracy theories
in reality the self-made billionaire has
actually done a lot of good during this
difficult time
while gates wishes that he'd taken
greater measures to prevent the pandemic
his foundation has dedicated 300 million
dollars towards combating kovid
number 6 jeff bezos if there's one
person who can give bill gates a run for
his money
quite literally it's the founder slash
president ceo of
amazon back in 2017 he became the
world's first centre billionaire
the world's richest person jeff bezos
also owns the washington post and blue
origin
bezos was especially prominent in a year
where many consumers did their shopping
through amazon rather than flock to a
crowded retailer
according to forbes bezos's net worth
skyrocketed by over 70 billion dollars
during the coronavirus pandemic
that said bezos was also the subject of
much controversy
given how amazon reportedly treated its
warehouse workers through this strenuous
period
when management tried to come out and
kick us out and intimidate us and
threaten us
uh we try to deliver our demands and
tell them you know
that we're here because uh we're serious
about it bezos has also been accused of
being quote
stingy in the past although he did give
100 million dollars to food banks via
feeding america in the midst of the
pandemic
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number five donald trump in 2020
u.s president donald trump faced the
crisis of his political career with the
covet-19 pandemic
the fate of the nation wrote on his
response by november
the u.s had surpassed 11 million cases
trump has given himself an a-plus while
critics have accused him of politicizing
masks
and undermining health recommendations
this is going to go away without a
vaccine
amid civil unrest over racial injustice
he's also been accused of deepening
divisions
american voters subsequently chose joe
biden as america's next president
we've won with the most votes ever cast
from presidential ticket
in the history of the nation however
trump has continued to make headlines
refusing to concede and spreading
conspiracy theories online
even when he leaves office on january
20th 2021
he certainly won't disappear what with
his massive following
there's already talk of a trump tv
network number 4.
pope francis in an era when many are
resistant to change
pope francis is the relatively
progressive leader that the catholic
church has needed
ever since his papacy began in 2013
francis has pushed for the church to be
more accepting of women
and the lgbtq plus community he even
expressed support for same-sex unity in
2020.
when the coronavirus pandemic hit
francis encouraged others to be
considerate of the needy
discussing a potential vaccine the pope
stated quote
if anyone should be given preference let
it be the poorest the most vulnerable
those who so often experience
discrimination because they have neither
power nor economic resources
given the worsening effects of climate
change francis's second encyclical
laudato si is especially relevant when
it comes to inspiring a better tomorrow
number 3. angela merkel angela merkel is
the chancellor of germany but she's so
much more than that
being the european union's de facto
leader merkel is undoubtedly the world's
most powerful woman
several media outlets have even dubbed
her quote the leader of the free world
during her tenure she's spoken up for
renewable energy humane immigration
policies
and something that's become increasingly
scarce in the modern political landscape
compassion in the wake of the
coronavirus pandemic
merkel called the crisis the european
union's quote biggest test
since its foundation merkel has
generally been praised for her honesty
calm demeanor and knowledge of science
throughout the pandemic
serving as a role model that other world
leaders could take notes from
number 2. vladimir putin putin is a
towering figure in international
politics
outside of his native russia his
political reach extends into europe the
middle east
and of course u.s elections numerous
outlets including cnn
newsweek and the atlantic have accused
putin of being a threat to american
democracy
i haven't seen even once any direct
proof of russian interference
in the presidential election in the
united states although his legendary
bromance with trump wasn't enough to
secure the u.s president a second term
putin however is still very much in
power between 2013 and 2016
the russian president was consecutively
voted the most powerful person
in the world he might have gotten our
vote for 2020's most powerful person if
it weren't for one other figure before
we unveil our top pick
here are a few honorable and
dishonorable mentions
muhammad bin salman al-saud the crown
prince of saudi arabia
rupert murdoch the media mogul behind
fox news and hundreds of other outlets
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emmanuel macron the president of france
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jerome h powell the chair of the federal
reserve
elon musk the future ruler of mars
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number one xi jinping if china becomes
the world's number one superpower
it'll be thanks to xi jinping as the
president of the people's republic of
china
the chairman of the central military
commission and general secretary of the
chinese communist party
he's at the forefront of the world's
most populous country
and its second largest economy with a
firm grip on power
she has been the driving force behind
the nation's aggressive foreign policies
and domestic reforms
in fact his thoughts are now part of the
party and state constitutions
he's also significantly expanded china's
influence abroad
oh and he's not afraid to enforce
censorship
so in the event you ever meet she in
person we'd advise against calling him
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