On August 5, 2025, Fortune, an American global business magazine, released the 2nd edition of the “Fortune 100 Most Powerful People in Business List”. Jensen Huang, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of NVIDIA, an American Technology company, has topped the list. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Reliance Industries Limited(RIL) has been ranked 56th in the 2025 list.
- Indian Origin women, Dr. Reshma Kewalramani, CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, ranked 62nd on the list, marking her first appearance on the ranking.
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- What? List of 100 Most Powerful People in Business List Released
- Released by: Fortune
- Edition: 2nd
- First Rank: Jensen Huang, CEO and President of Nvidia.
- Indian Businessmen: Mukesh Ambani (CMD, Reliance Industries), Gautam Adani (Founder, Adani Group)
- Indian Origins: Satya Nadella, CEO of Mircrosoft (rank 2) Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet (Rank 6), Neal Mohan, CEO of Youtube (83), and Dr. Reshma Kewalramani, CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (62)
- Region wise: USA (62), Asia (17), Europe (13), and Middle East (1)
- Women: 19 (1 Indian Origin).
About Fortune 100 Most Powerful People in Business:
Global Representation:The list highlights the world’s most influential business leaders, spanning ages from their 30s to 90s, who have shaped the global corporate landscape across 40 industries.
Leadership Diversity:It features a diverse mix of founders, Fortune 500 CEOs, disruptors, and forward-thinking innovators.
Selection Criteria:Compiled by Fortune’s editors, the list is based on key factors such as business size and performance, innovation, influence, growth trajectory, and overall impact.
Recognition: The list recognizes global business leaders such as Tech innovators, financial giants, industrialists, healthcare pioneers, and CEOs and founders of the most valuable firms who shape industries, economies, and innovations in a transformational manner.
Regions: The list includes 62 leaders from United States of America (USA)-based organizations, 17 leaders from Asian companies, Europe (13), and Middle East (1).
Top 5 Powerful People in the list:
| Rank | Name | Designation and Company Name | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jensen Huang | President & CEO, NVIDIA | California, the United States of America(USA) |
| 2 | Satya Nadella | Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, Microsoft | Washington, USA |
| 3 | Mark Zuckerberg | Founder, Chairman & CEO, Meta | California, USA |
| 4 | Elon Musk | Founder & CEO, Tesla, SpaceX, xAI | Tesla-Texas, USA SpaceX & xAI – California, USA |
| 5 | Wang Chuanfu | Founder & CEO, BYD (Build Your Dreams) | Shenzhen, China |
| 56 | Mukesh Ambani | CMD, Reliance Industries | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 96 | Gautam Adani | Founder & Chairman, Adani Group | Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
Highlights of Fortune 100 Most Powerful People in Business:
Top 10: The top 10 ranks include Sundar Pichai, Ren Zhengfei, Founder and CEO of Huawei Technologies (7), Sam Altman, CEO & Co-Founder of OpenAI (8), Jamie Dimon, Chairman & CEO of JPMorgan Chase (9), and Mary Barra, Chair & CEO of General Motors (10).
- Elon Musk has slipped to 4th rank from 1st rank in 2024 list. Jensen Huang, ranked 2nd in 2024, climbed to the top spot. Jamie Dimon ranked 5th in 2024 and slipped to 9th rank in 2025. Sundar Pichai climbed to 6th spot from 10th rank.
Declined spots: Several leaders have slipped away from their 2024 ranks, including Warren Buffet, ranked 4th in 2024 has slipped to 27th in 2025, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, has been ranked 15th, who was ranked 6th in 2024.
- Jeff Bezos ranked 11th in 2024, has been ranked 18th in 2025 list.
Indian-Origin: As per the list, four Indian origin business leaders have featured on the list, including Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet (Rank 6), Neal Mohan, CEO of Youtube (83), and Dr. Reshma Kewalramani.
Women: The list includes 19 women, including Julie Sweet, Chairperson and CEO of Accenture (Rank 11), Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup (12), Lisa Su, Chairperson and CEO, AMD (14), and Ana Botin, Executive Chairman of Banco Santander (20).
About Fortune Magazine:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)– Anastasia Nyrkovskaya
Headquarters – New York, USA
Established – 1929
