You might wonder today as who are the most powerful people in the world. Wonder not 'cause we took the liberty to research and share them with you ;-) They’re all featured on Forbes’ 2012 ranking of the World’s Most Powerful People if you're thinking what do the president of the United States, the Pope and the founder of Facebook all have in common? Forbes' 2012 ranking is an annual look at the heads of state, financiers, philanthropists and entrepreneurs who truly run the world. They have considered hundreds of candidates from various walks of life all around the globe to compile the list, and measured their power along four dimensions. First, they asked whether the candidate has power over lots of people. Pope Benedict XVI, ranked fifth (5th) on their list, is the spiritual leader of more than a billion Catholics, or about 1/6th of the world’s population. Michael Duke (17th), who employs two million people is a CEO of Wal-Mart Stores. Next they assessed the financ