Putin is World's most powerful man - Forbes magazine

Russian President Vladimir Putin leads the pack in the world's most powerful person by Forbes magazine for the third year in a row.

He was followed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel who replaced U.S. President Barack Obama at number two. Obama dropped to number three this year and he will be the first sitting U.S. President who didn't make it into the top two on the list.

See the Top ten World's most powerful person below:

1. Vladimir Putin(-) - President, Russia 

2. Angela Merkel(+3) - Chancellor, Germany 

3. Barack Obama(-1) - President, US 

4. Pope Francis(-) - Pope, Roman Catholic Church 

5. Xi Jinping(-2) - General secretary, Communist Party of China 

6. Bill Gates(+1) - Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 

7. Janet Yellen(-1) - Chair, Federal Reserve 

8. David Cameron(+2) - Prime Minister, UK 

9. Narendra Modi(+6) - Prime Minister, India 

10. Larry Page(-1) - Cofounder and CEO, Google