Power Women 2018

Change is rippling through the business, tech, entertainment, philanthropical and political spheres alike
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The 2018 World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list celebrates the icons, innovators and instigators who are using their voice to change power structures and create a lasting impact.

This year, the 15th annual list welcomes 20 newcomers, but what’s notable is who’s moved out, up and down, making way for emerging leaders who are redefining the chief seat and bringing others along with them. We see more change ahead.

The World's Most Powerful Women 2018

RankNameAgeCountryCategory
#1Angela Merkel 64 Germany Politics
#2Theresa May 62 United Kingdom Politics
#3Christine Lagarde 62 France Economy
#4Mary Barra 56 United States Automotive
#5Abigail Johnson 56 United States Finance and Investments
#6Melinda Gates 54 United States Philanthropy/NGO
#7Susan Wojcicki 50 United States Technology
#8Ana Patricia Botín 58 Spain Finance and Investments
#9Marillyn Hewson 64 United States Manufacturing
#10Ginni Rometty 61 United States Enterprise Technology
#11Sheryl Sandberg 49 United States Technology
#12Gail Boudreaux 58 United States Healthcare
#13Angela Ahrendts 58 United States Technology
#14Safra Catz 56 United States Technology
#15Isabelle Kocher 51 France Energy
#16Adena Friedman 49 United States Finance and Investments
#17Ho Ching 65 Singapore Diversified
#18Emma Walmsley 49 United Kingdom Healthcare
#19U.S. Supreme Court Justices - United States Politics
#20Oprah Winfrey 64 United States Media & Entertainment
#21Ruth Porat 61 United States Technology
#22Laurene Powell Jobs 55 United States Education
#23Queen Elizabeth II 92 United Kingdom Politics
#24Ivanka Trump 37 United States Politics
#25Phebe Novakovic 60 United States Diversified
#26Sheikh Hasina Wajed 71 Bangladesh Politics
#27Stacey Cunningham 44 United States Finance and Investments
#28Amy Hood 46 United States Technology
#29Jacinda Ardern 38 New Zealand Politics
#30Gina Rinehart 64 Australia Metals & Mining
#31Shari Redstone 64 United States Media & Entertainment
#32Carrie Lam - China Politics
#33Mary Callahan Erdoes 51 United States Finance and Investments
#34Rosalind Brewer 55 United States Diversified
#35Erna Solberg 57 Norway Politics
#36Bonnie Hammer 68 United States Media & Entertainment
#37Lisa Davis 55 United States Diversified
#38Marianne Lake 49 United Kingdom Finance and Investments
#39Mingzhu Dong 64 China Manufacturing
#40Tsai Ing-wen 62 Taiwan Politics
#41Donna Langley 50 United Kingdom Media & Entertainment
#42Anne Finucane - United States Finance and Investments
#43Gillian Tans - Netherlands Service
#44Thi Phuong Thao Nguyen 48 Vietnam Diversified
#45Nicola Sturgeon 48 United Kingdom Politics
#46Jean Liu 40 China Technology
#47Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic 50 Croatia Politics
#48Anna Wintour 69 United States Media & Entertainment
#49Elvira Nabiullina 55 Russia Finance and Investments
#50Beyoncé Knowles 37 United States Media & Entertainment
#51Roshni Nadar Malhotra 37 India Technology
#52Dana Walden 54 United States Media & Entertainment
#53Priscilla Chan 33 United States Philanthropy/NGO
#54Tricia Griffith 54 United States Service
#55Jennifer Morgan 47 United States Diversified
#56Feng Ying Wang - China Automotive
#57Maggie Wei Wu 50 China Fashion & Retail
#58Lubna S. Olayan 63 Saudi Arabia Diversified
#59Gwynne Shotwell 55 United States Aerospace
#60Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw 65 India Healthcare
#61Melanie Kreis 47 Germany Logistics
#62Zhou Qunfei 48 Hong Kong Technology
#63Dalia Grybauskaite 62 Lithuania Politics
#64Güler Sabanci 63 Turkey Diversified
#65Peng Liyuan 56 China Politics
#66Katharine Viner 46 United Kingdom Media & Entertainment
#67Federica Mogherini 45 Italy Politics
#68Taylor Swift 28 United States Media & Entertainment
#69Belinda Johnson 51 United States Technology
#70Zanny Minton Beddoes - United Kingdom Media & Entertainment
#71Kathleen Kennedy - United States Media & Entertainment
#72Lynn Good - United States Energy
#73Solina Chau 56 Hong Kong Technology
#74Shonda Rhimes 48 United States Media & Entertainment
#75Judy Faulkner 75 United States Technology
#76Kersti Kaljulaid 48 Estonia Politics
#77Arianna Huffington 68 United States Media & Entertainment
#78Sri Mulyani Indrawati 56 Indonesia Politics
#79Serena Williams 37 United States Sports
#80Meg Whitman 62 United States Technology
#81Denise Coates 51 United Kingdom Gambling & Casinos
#82Raja Easa Al Gurg - United Arab Emirates Diversified
#83Eliza Manningham-Buller 70 United Kingdom Philanthropy/NGO
#84Wai Ying Lam - Hong Kong Manufacturing
#85Michelle Bachelet 67 Chile Politics
#86Lee Boo-jin 48 South Korea Service
#87Jenny Lee 46 Singapore Finance and Investments
#88Shobhana Bhartia 61 India Media & Entertainment
#89Kirsten Green 47 United States Finance and Investments
#90Geisha Williams - United States Service
#91Ana Brnabic 43 Serbia Politics
#92Anne Wojcicki 45 United States Technology
#93Aileen Lee 48 United States Finance and Investments
#94Priyanka Chopra 36 India Media & Entertainment
#95Rania Nashar - Saudi Arabia Finance and Investments
#96Dominique Senequier 65 France Finance and Investments
#97Sahle-Work Zewde - Ethiopia Politics
#98Theresia Gouw 46 United States Finance and Investments
#99Margarita Louis-Dreyfus 56 Switzerland Food and Beverage
#100Beth Brooke-Marciniak 59 United States Diversified

Christina Vuleta