Forbes released the list of World’s 100 Most Powerful Women of 2015 showing women who impacted businesses, media, philanthropy, politics and more.
All 100 women have the power to shape the world, but 18 stand out this year as entrepreneurs, the women who built their status from scratch.
This is Forbes’ definitive annual audit of the foremost heads of state, iconic entrepreneurs, CEOs, celebrity role models, billionaire activists, and pioneer philanthropists. All are ranked by money, media momentum, spheres of influence and impact.
Rank | Name |
1 | Angela Merkel |
2 | Hillary Clinton |
3 | Melinda Gates |
4 | Janet Yellen |
5 | Mary Barra |
6 | Christine Lagarde |
7 | Dilma Rousseff |
8 | Sheryl Sandberg |
9 | Susan Wojcicki |
10 | Michelle Obama |
Rank | Name | Designation |
30 | Arundhati Bhattacharya | Chairperson of State Bank of India (SBI) |
35 | Chanda Kochhar | MD and CEO of ICICI Bank |
85 | Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw | CMD of Biocon Limited |
93 | Shobhana Bhartia | Editorial Director of the Hindustan Times Group |