interesting list. I don't know if I would rank Angela Merkel and the Pope as wealthy, powerful yes. The pope does have the entire resources of the Catholic Church at his command, but I don't see him throwing parties on a yacht,or having mansions around the world for his mistresses.
Although it is well know that some Popes not only had mistresses but bastards, like the Medici Popes.
The richest man in the world is he who commands the largest economy. Wealth is not cash, wealth is not stocks and shares, wealth is what you command.
If you have people, transportation, residence, entertainment, food at your command you are wealthy.
Mao Tse Tung got a pocket allowance of $300 a month, but had at his disposal the entire resources, including humans of China.
I doubt that the MBS has a budget.
What is the wealth of Saudi Arabia, or the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, that is the wealth of their Sheiks, Emirs, Kings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_list_of_the_World%27s_Most_Powerful_People#:~:text=Slots%20were%20allocated%20based%20on,most%20powerful%20person%204%20times.
interesting list. I don't know if I would rank Angela Merkel and the Pope as wealthy, powerful yes. The pope does have the entire resources of the Catholic Church at his command, but I don't see him throwing parties on a yacht,or having mansions around the world for his mistresses.
Although it is well know that some Popes not only had mistresses but bastards, like the Medici Popes.