Since 2004, Fow24news.com has compiled a list of the 100 most powerful women in the world. It is edited by notable Fow24news.com journalists and is based on visibility and economic impact. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has remained at the top spot since 2006, with the brief exception of 2010 where she was temporarily supplanted by former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama.
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#1 | Angela Merkel | 62 | Germany | Politics |
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#2 | Hillary Clinton | 69 | United States | Politics |
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#3 | Janet Yellen | 70 | United States | Finance and Investments |
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#4 | Melinda Gates | 52 | United States | Philanthropy/NGO |
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#5 | Mary Barra | 55 | United States | Automotive |
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#6 | Christine Lagarde | 61 | France | Economy |
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#7 | Sheryl Sandberg | 47 | United States | Technology |
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#8 | Susan Wojcicki | 49 | United States | Technology |
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#9 | Meg Whitman | 60 | United States | Technology |
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#10 | Ana Patricia BotÃn | 56 | Spain | Finance and Investments |
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#11 | Ginni Rometty | 60 | United States | Technology |
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#12 | Park Geun-hye | 65 | South Korea | Politics |
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#13 | Michelle Obama | 53 | United States | Politics |
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#14 | Indra Nooyi | 61 | United States | Diversified |
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#15 | Angela Ahrendts | 57 | United States | Technology |
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#16 | Abigail Johnson | 55 | United States | Finance and Investments |
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#17 | Tsai Ing-wen | 60 | Taiwan | Politics |
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#18 | Michelle Bachelet | 65 | Chile | Politics |
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#19 | Federica Mogherini | 44 | Italy | Politics |
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#20 | Safra Catz | 55 | United States | Technology |
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#21 | Oprah Winfrey | 63 | United States | Media & Entertainment |
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#22 | Helen Clark | 67 | New Zealand | Philanthropy/NGO |
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#23 | U.S. Supreme Court Justices | - | United States | Politics |
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#24 | Marillyn Hewson | 63 | United States | Manufacturing |
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#25 | Arundhati Bhattacharya | 61 | India | Finance and Investments |
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#26 | Aung San Suu Kyi | 72 | Myanmar | Politics |
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#27 | Ruth Porat | 59 | United States | Technology |
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#28 | Anna Wintour | 67 | United States | Media & Entertainment |
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#29 | Queen Elizabeth II | 91 | United Kingdom | Politics |
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#30 | Ho Ching | 64 | Singapore | Diversified |
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#31 | Adena Friedman | 47 | United States | Finance and Investments |
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#32 | Irene Rosenfeld | 64 | United States | Diversified |
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#33 | Loretta Lynch | 58 | United States | Politics |
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#34 | Ursula Burns | 58 | United States | Technology |
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#35 | Lucy Peng | 44 | China | Technology |
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#36 | Sheikh Hasina Wajed | 69 | Bangladesh | Politics |
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#37 | Sri Mulyani Indrawati | 54 | Indonesia | Philanthropy/NGO |
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#38 | Margaret Chan | 69 | China | Philanthropy/NGO |
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#39 | Drew Gilpin Faust | 69 | United States | Philanthropy/NGO |
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#40 | Chanda Kochhar | 55 | India | Diversified |
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#41 | Samantha Power | 46 | United States | Politics |
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#42 | Pollyanna Chu | 59 | Hong Kong | Finance and Investments |
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#43 | Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi | 55 | United Arab Emirates | Politics |
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#44 | Amy Hood | 45 | United States | Technology |
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#45 | Beth Comstock | 56 | United States | Diversified |
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#46 | Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović | 49 | Croatia | Politics |
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#47 | Bonnie Hammer | 66 | United States | Media & Entertainment |
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#48 | Ertharin Cousin | 60 | United States | Philanthropy/NGO |
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#49 | Laurene Powell Jobs | 53 | United States | Technology |
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#50 | Nicola Sturgeon | 46 | Scotland | Politics |
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#51 | Gina Rinehart | 63 | Australia | Metals & Mining |
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#52 | Bidya Devi Bhandari | 56 | Nepal | Politics |
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#53 | Dana Walden | 52 | United States | Media & Entertainment |
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#54 | Phebe Novakovic | 59 | United States | Diversified |
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#55 | Marissa Mayer | 42 | United States | Technology |
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#56 | Elvira Nabiullina | 53 | Russia | Finance and Investments |
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#57 | Rosalind Brewer | 54 | United States | Diversified |
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#58 | Peng Liyuan | 54 | China | Politics |
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#59 | Nemat (Minouche) Shafik | 55 | United Kingdom | Finance and Investments |
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#60 | Mary Callahan Erdoes | 49 | United States | Finance and Investments |
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#61 | Zhou Qunfei | 47 | Hong Kong | Technology |
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#62 | Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao | 47 | Vietnam | Diversified |
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#63 | Dong Mingzhu | 63 | - | Manufacturing |
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#64 | Güler Sabanci | 62 | Turkey | Diversified |
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#65 | Lubna S. Olayan | 61 | Saudi Arabia | Diversified |
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#66 | Susan Cameron | 58 | United States | Diversified |
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#67 | Donna Langley | 49 | United Kingdom | Media & Entertainment |
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#68 | Katharine Viner | 45 | United Kingdom | Media & Entertainment |
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#69 | Feng Ying Wang | - | China | Automotive |
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#70 | Arianna Huffington | 66 | United States | Media & Entertainment |
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#71 | Diane von Furstenberg | 70 | United States | Fashion & Retail |
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#72 | Dalia GrybauskaitÄ— | 61 | Lithuania | Politics |
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#73 | Tory Burch | 51 | United States | Fashion & Retail |
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#74 | Mary Jo White | 69 | United States | Politics |
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#75 | Kaci Kullmann Five | 66 | Norway | Philanthropy/NGO |
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#76 | Gwynne Shotwell | 53 | United States | Construction & Engineering |
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#77 | Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw | 64 | India | Healthcare |
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#78 | Zanny Minton Beddoes | - | United Kingdom | Media & Entertainment |
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#79 | Miuccia Prada | 68 | Italy | Fashion & Retail |
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#80 | Folorunsho Alakija | 66 | Nigeria | Energy |
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#81 | Solina Chau | 55 | Hong Kong | Technology |
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#82 | Judy Faulkner | 73 | United States | Healthcare |
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#83 | Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf | 78 | Liberia | Politics |
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#84 | Fabiola Gianotti | 56 | Italy | Philanthropy/NGO |
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#85 | Lynn Good | - | United States | Energy |
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#86 | Mary Meeker | 57 | United States | Technology |
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#87 | Patricia Harris | 60 | United States | Philanthropy/NGO |
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#88 | Eliza Manningham-Buller | 68 | United Kingdom | Philanthropy/NGO |
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#89 | Irina Bokova | 64 | Bulgaria | Philanthropy/NGO |
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#90 | Sara Blakely | 46 | United States | Fashion & Retail |
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#91 | Raja Easa Al Gurg | - | United Arab Emirates | Diversified |
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#92 | Debra Cafaro | - | United States | Real Estate |
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#93 | Shobhana Bhartia | 60 | India | Media & Entertainment |
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#94 | Greta Van Susteren | 63 | United States | Media & Entertainment |
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#95 | Heather Bresch | 47 | United States | Healthcare |
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#96 | Ameenah Gurib-Fakim | 57 | Mauritius | Politics |
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#97 | Risa Lavizzo-Mourey | 62 | United States | Philanthropy/NGO |
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#98 | Lee Boo-Jin | 46 | South Korea | Service |
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#99 | Beth Brooke-Marciniak | 58 | United States | Diversified |
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#100 | Jenny Lee | 45 | Singapore | Technology |
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