Alongside,Forbes magazine's power list for the year 2012, it has also published a list of ' youngest powerful people.' The list is full with the names of the young people who really matter in the planet we call earth. From maverick business visionaries to young dictators, there are a lot of energy attached to the names that featured in the list made by unarguably the most credible authority for evaluting personal significance. Read on to know about the top ten most powerful young people who have a real impact on the lives of millions:
Mark Zuckerberg, founder Facebook
At the age of 28, he is one of the richest man in the world and he earned this status like a raging bull. Zuckerberg, the founder of world's most popular social networking site Facebook is a wonder to millions of people across the globe. While some guys of his age plan to get a home on mortgage, or start a family, he not only planned but built an invincible empire. His fame multiplied when his brainchild Facebook played a significant role in dethroning tyrant dictators in the famous 'Arab Spring'
Kim Jong-un , Supreme leader , North Korea
The youngest son of "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-Il took over leadership of the Hermit Kingdom after father's December 2011 death, many felt he would be overshadowed by the elements that gained prominence after his father's death. But he did just fine, at the age of 29 he rules 24 million people like an ancient mighty Roman emperor...!
Larry Page & Sergey Brin, Cofounders, Google Inc
Their rise to the spotlight is just as mythical as it can get, Page, the CEO, runs the company; Brin, now the director of special projects, says he spends more than half his time on Google Glass, the wearable
computer due to hit the market in 2014. Together they've helped build the world's most visited website--surpassing 1 billion visitors each month--and one of the world's most valuable technology companies.
Elon Musk, CEO, SpaceX, Tesla Motors
The 41 year old billionaire entrepreneur behind PayPal and Tesla Motors is the most powerful man in space: His company SpaceX is a leader in the private space industry. Believe it or not even NASA uses his space shuttles..!
Robin Li, Cofounder and CEO, Baidu
At the age of 44 he is already one of China's richest, with a net worth of $7 billion, Li is the man behind his nation's largest search engine. Google ...Beware..!
Reid Hoffman, Venture Capitalist, LinkedIn co-founder
The 45 year old is a one of the most successful venture capitalists in the world. If the phrase 'Midas touch' has some validity then it is totally applicable to him, for everything he touches turns into gold..!
David Cameron, Prime Minister , UK
At 46 he is the prime minister of a nation which once ruled more than half of the world. Remember the old saying “ The Sun never sets in British empire?”
Enrique Pena Nieto, 46, President-elect of Mexico
He Won election in July; just took office in December as leader of one of Latin America's dominant powers and yet managed to gain a place among other young giants. His stand against drug lords specially infamous Tijuana and Madeline cocain cartel’s makes him one of the most significant general in Mexico's war against drugs.
Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister, Russia
The 47 year old shares power with president Putin and mind you, even though USSR got dissolved, Russia still is a formidable military and economic power. Ask successive Indian government for the proof..!
Jeff Bezos, 48,CEO, Amazon
He is the founder and CEO of the biggest retailer on the internet, the biggest player in the rapidly evolving publishing industry and biggest threat to rivals like Netflix and Wal-Mart need to say more why he is in the list? We guess not..
With inputs
(AW-Jyotishman)
