The World’s Most Powerful People in 2010 was released on Wednesday with the Russian leader only passed by Chinese President Hu Jintao, his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, and Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, RIA Novosti reports.
President Dmitry Medvedev, who heads Russia in “tandem” with Putin, was ranked 12th in the list.
After serving as president for two terms from 2000 until 2008, Putin picked Medvedev as his successor and took the position of prime minister for himself.
See the whole list on Forbes.com
