Forbes' Most Powerful People 2010

1 Hu Jintao
President People's Republic of China 67

2 Barack Obama
President United States of America 49

3 Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud
King Saudi Arabia 86

4 Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister Russia 58

5 Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Roman Catholic Church 83

6 Angela Merkel
Chancellor Germany 56

 7 David Cameron
Prime Minister United Kingdom 44

8 Ben Bernanke
Chairman Federal Reserve 56

9 Sonia Gandhi
President Indian National Congress 63

10 Bill Gates
Co-Chair Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation