Obama tops Powerlist

1. Barack Obama

2. Chinese President Hu Jintao

3. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

4. US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

5. Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page

6. Carlos Slim,Chief Executive of Mexicos Telmex

7. Rupert Murdoch,chairman of News Corp

8. Michael T Duke,Chief executive,Wal-Mart Stores

9. Saudi Arabias King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz

10. Bill Gates,co-chairman,Bill amp; Melinda Gates Foundation

ALSO IN: Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein is placed 18 while billionaire investor Warren Buffett is at 14. While Pope Benedict XVI is placed at 11,the Dalai Lama finds himself at the 39th spot. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was number 36,while Mukesh Ambani 44 and Ratan Tata 59 and Lakshmi Mittal 55 were also in. British PM Gordon Brown came in at number 29,while Queen Elizabeth failed to make the cut.