Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked at 9th among the World's Most Powerful People by Forbes. The list features 74 World's Most Powerful People across the globe. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin secures first position for a consecutive fourth year, Donald Trump acquires second spot in the list. The tough decision of Demonetization has been a major factor for PM Modi to have come among the top 10.

According to Forbes, " Modi has raised his profile as a global leader in recent years during official visits with Barack Obama and Xi Jinping. He has also emerged as a key figure in the international effort to tackle climate change, as planetary warming will deeply affect millions of his country’s rural and most vulnerable citizens."

The list includes Xi on the 4th spot, Pope Francis (5), Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates (7), Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (10), from India we also have Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on 38th spot.

Forbes declare 'The Richest People In America 2016' list, among which 5 are Indians!