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Angela Merkel has been ranked the most powerful woman 14 times.[1][2]

Since 2004, Forbes, an American business magazine, has published an annual list of its ranking of the 100 most powerful women in the world. Edited by prominent Forbes journalists, including Moira Forbes, the list is compiled using various criteria such as visibility and economic impact. In 2023, the gauge was "money, media, impact and spheres of influence".[3] The top 10 per year are listed below.

Top 10 most powerful women of 2023[edit]

Giorgia Meloni
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
  2. FrankreichEuropean Union Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank
  3. Vereinigte Staaten Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
  4. ItalienEuropean Union Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Taylor Swift, musician
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Karen Lynch, CEO of CVS Health
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup
  8. Vereinigte Staaten Abigail Johnson, President-CEO of Fidelity Investitionen
  9. Vereinigte Staaten Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation[3]

2022[edit]

Ursula von der Leyen
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
  2. FrankreichEuropean Union Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank
  3. Vereinigte Staaten Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
  4. Vereinigte Staaten Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Abigail Johnson, President-CEO of Fidelity Investitionen
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Melinda French Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  7. ItalienEuropean Union Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy
  8. Vereinigte Staaten Karen Lynch, CEO of CVS Health
  9. Vereinigte Staaten Julie Sweet, CEO of Accenture
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup[4]

2021[edit]

Kamala Harris
  1. Vereinigte Staaten MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist
  2. Vereinigte Staaten Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
  3. FrankreichEuropean Union Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank
  4. Vereinigte Staaten Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Melinda French Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Abigail Johnson, President-CEO of Fidelity Investitionen
  7. SpanienEuropean Union Ana Patricia Botín, Executive Chairman of Banco Santander
  8. DeutschlandEuropean Union Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
  9. Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Julie Sweet, CEO of Accenture

2020[edit]

Christine Lagarde
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany[2]
  2. FrankreichEuropean Union Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank
  3. Vereinigte Staaten Kamala Harris, Vice President-elect of the United States
  4. DeutschlandEuropean Union Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
  8. SpanienEuropean Union Ana Patricia Botín, Executive Chairman of Banco Santander
  9. Vereinigte Staaten Abigail Johnson, President-CEO of Fidelity Investitionen
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Gail Koziara Boudreaux, CEO of Anthem[5]

2019[edit]

Nancy Pelosi
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany[2]
  2. FrankreichEuropean Union Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank
  3. Vereinigte Staaten Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
  4. DeutschlandEuropean Union Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Abigail Johnson, President-CEO of Fidelity Investitionen
  8. SpanienEuropean Union Ana Patricia Botín, Executive Chairman of Banco Santander
  9. Vereinigte Staaten Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Marillyn Hewson, CEO of Lockheed Martin[6]

2018[edit]

Theresa May
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany[2]
  2. Vereinigtes Königreich Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  3. FrankreichEuropean Union Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
  4. Vereinigte Staaten Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Abigail Johnson, President-CEO of Fidelity Investitionen
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube
  8. SpanienEuropean Union Ana Patricia Botín, Executive Chairman of Banco Santander
  9. Vereinigte Staaten Marillyn Hewson, CEO of Lockheed Martin
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM[7]

2017[edit]

Melinda Gates
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany[2]
  2. Vereinigtes Königreich Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  3. Vereinigte Staaten Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  4. Vereinigte Staaten Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Abigail Johnson, President-CEO of Fidelity Investitionen
  8. FrankreichEuropean Union Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
  9. SpanienEuropean Union Ana Patricia Botín, Executive Chairman of Banco Santander
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM[8]

2016[edit]

Hillary Clinton
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany[2]
  2. Vereinigte Staaten Hillary Clinton, United States presidential candidate
  3. Vereinigte Staaten Janet Yellen, Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve
  4. Vereinigte Staaten Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors
  6. FrankreichEuropean Union Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
  8. Vereinigte Staaten Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube
  9. Vereinigte Staaten Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  10. SpanienEuropean Union Ana Patricia Botín, Executive Chairman of Banco Santander[9]

2015[edit]

Janet Yellen
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany[2]
  2. Vereinigte Staaten Hillary Clinton, United States presidential candidate
  3. Vereinigte Staaten Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  4. Vereinigte Staaten Janet Yellen, Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors
  6. FrankreichEuropean Union Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
  7. Brasilien Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil
  8. Vereinigte Staaten Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
  9. Vereinigte Staaten Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States[10]

2014[edit]

Dilma Rousseff
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany[2]
  2. Vereinigte Staaten Janet Yellen, Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve
  3. Vereinigte Staaten Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  4. Brasilien Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil
  5. FrankreichEuropean Union Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Hillary Clinton, former United States Secretary of State
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors
  8. Vereinigte Staaten Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
  9. Vereinigte Staaten Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM[11]

2013[edit]

Michelle Obama
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany[2]
  2. Brasilien Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil
  3. Vereinigte Staaten Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  4. Vereinigte Staaten Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Hillary Clinton, United States Secretary of State
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
  7. FrankreichEuropean Union Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
  8. Vereinigte Staaten Janet Napolitano, United States Secretary of Homeland Security
  9. Indien Sonia Gandhi, President of the Indian National Congress
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo[12]

2012[edit]

Jill Abramson
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany[2]
  2. Vereinigte Staaten Hillary Clinton, United States Secretary of State
  3. Brasilien Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil
  4. Vereinigte Staaten Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Jill Abramson, Executive Editor of The New York Times
  6. Indien Sonia Gandhi, President of the Indian National Congress
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
  8. FrankreichEuropean Union Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
  9. Vereinigte Staaten Janet Napolitano, United States Secretary of Homeland Security
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook[13][14]

2011[edit]

Indra Nooyi
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany[2]
  2. Vereinigte Staaten Hillary Clinton, United States Secretary of State
  3. Brasilien Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil
  4. Vereinigte Staaten Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  7. Indien Sonia Gandhi, President of the Indian National Congress
  8. Vereinigte Staaten Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
  9. FrankreichEuropean Union Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Irene Rosenfeld, Chairman and CEO of Mondelez International[15][16]

2010[edit]

Irene Rosenfeld
  1. Vereinigte Staaten Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
  2. Vereinigte Staaten Irene Rosenfeld, Chairman and CEO of Mondelez International
  3. Vereinigte Staaten Oprah Winfrey, talk show host on The Oprah Winfrey Show
  4. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Hillary Clinton, United States Secretary of State
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Lady Gaga, singer, actress and record producer
  8. Australien Gail Kelly, CEO of Westpac
  9. Vereinigte Staaten Beyoncé Knowles, singer, actress and record producer
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Ellen DeGeneres, talk show host on The Ellen DeGeneres Show[17]

2009[edit]

Sheila Bair
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany[1]
  2. Vereinigte Staaten Sheila Bair, Chair of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  3. Vereinigte Staaten Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo
  4. Vereinigte Staaten Cynthia Carroll, CEO of Anglo American plc
  5. Singapur Ho Ching, CEO of Temasek Holdings
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Irene Rosenfeld, Chairman and CEO of Mondelez International
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Ellen Kullman, CEO of DuPont
  8. Vereinigte Staaten Angela Braly, President-CEO of Anthem
  9. FrankreichEuropean Union Anne Lauvergeon, CEO of Areva
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Lynn Elsenhans, Chairwoman, CEO and President of Sunoco[18]

2008[edit]

Cynthia Carroll
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany[1]
  2. Vereinigte Staaten Sheila Bair, Chair of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  3. Vereinigte Staaten Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo
  4. Vereinigte Staaten Angela Braly, President-CEO of Anthem
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Cynthia Carroll, CEO of Anglo American plc
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Irene Rosenfeld, Chairman and CEO of Mondelez International
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Condoleezza Rice, United States Secretary of State
  8. Singapur Ho Ching, CEO of Temasek Holdings
  9. FrankreichEuropean Union Anne Lauvergeon, CEO of Areva
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Anne Mulcahy, Chairman and CEO of Xerox[19]

2007[edit]

Wu Yi
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany[1]
  2. China Wu Yi, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
  3. Singapur Ho Ching, CEO of Temasek Holdings
  4. Vereinigte Staaten Condoleezza Rice, United States Secretary of State
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo
  6. Indien Sonia Gandhi, President of the Indian National Congress
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Cynthia Carroll, CEO of Anglo American plc
  8. Vereinigte Staaten Patricia Woertz, President-CEO of ADM
  9. Vereinigte Staaten Irene Rosenfeld, Chairman and CEO of Mondelez International
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Patricia Russo, CEO of Alcatel-Lucent[20]

2006[edit]

Condoleezza Rice
  1. DeutschlandEuropean Union Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany[1]
  2. Vereinigte Staaten Condoleezza Rice, United States Secretary of State
  3. China Wu Yi, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
  4. Vereinigte Staaten Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Anne Mulcahy, Chairman and CEO of Xerox
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Sallie Krawcheck, CFO of Citigroup
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Patricia Woertz, President-CEO of ADM
  8. FrankreichEuropean Union Anne Lauvergeon, CEO of Areva
  9. Vereinigte Staaten Brenda Barnes, President-CEO of Sara Lee
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Zoe Cruz, Co-President of Morgan Stanley[21]

2005[edit]

Yulia Tymoshenko
  1. Vereinigte Staaten Condoleezza Rice, United States Secretary of State
  2. China Wu Yi, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
  3. Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine
  4. Philippinen Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Meg Whitman, President-CEO of eBay
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Anne Mulcahy, Chairman and CEO of Xerox
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Sallie Krawcheck, CFO of Citigroup
  8. Vereinigte Staaten Brenda Barnes, President-CEO of Sara Lee
  9. Vereinigte Staaten Oprah Winfrey, talk show host on The Oprah Winfrey Show
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Melinda Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation[22]

2004[edit]

Sonia Gandhi
  1. Vereinigte Staaten Condoleezza Rice, United States National Security Advisor
  2. China Wu Yi, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
  3. Indien Sonia Gandhi, President of the Indian National Congress
  4. Vereinigte Staaten Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States
  5. Vereinigte Staaten Hillary Clinton, United States Senator
  6. Vereinigte Staaten Sandra Day O'Connor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
  7. Vereinigte Staaten Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
  8. Indonesien Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia
  9. Philippinen Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines
  10. Vereinigte Staaten Carly Fiorina, CEO of Hewlett-Packard[23]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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