Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA, ranks No. 1 on the 2025 Fortune 100 Most Powerful People in Business list.

This year's list highlights industry-shaping leaders across 28 sectors and four continents.

NVIDIA recently became the first company to surpass a $4 trillion market cap. This growth is driven by the rising demand for its AI chips. According to Fortune, “none pose a serious threat to NVIDIA’s dominance, yet.”

Tech Leaders Hold Top Positions in 2025 Ranking

Following Huang, the top five include:

• Satya Nadella, CEO and Chairman, Microsoft
• Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Chairman, and Founder, Meta
• Elon Musk, CEO and Cofounder of Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, and others
• Wang Chuanfu, CEO, Chairman, and Founder, BYD

Rounding out the Top 10 are:

• Sundar Pichai, CEO, Alphabet
• Ren Zhengfei, CEO and Founder, Huawei Technologies
• Sam Altman, CEO and Co-founder, OpenAI
• Jamie Dimon, CEO and Chairman, JPMorgan Chase
• Mary Barra, CEO and Chair, General Motors

Fortune Editor in Chief Alyson Shontell wrote, “In this edition, our second, NVIDIA's Jensen Huang knocks fellow tech mogul Elon Musk off last year’s perch as No. 1.”

She noted Musk is dealing with Tesla's reputational challenges and international competition in the electric vehicle market.

Global Scope and Gender Representation on the List

The Fortune 100 Most Powerful People in Business includes executives from 62 U.S. companies, 17 in Asia, 13 in Europe, and one in the Middle East. The list spans industries such as finance, tech, retail, and automotive.

Nineteen of the 100 leaders are women. Notable names include:

• Julie Sweet, Accenture (No. 11)
• Jane Fraser, Citigroup (No. 12)
• Lisa Su, AMD (No. 14)
• Ana Botín, Banco Santander (No. 20)

New Additions Reflect Shifting Power Dynamics

Fresh names on the list include:

• Tan Su Shan, DBS Group (No. 28)
• Beth Ford, Land O’Lakes (No. 51)
• Bonnie Chan, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (No. 53)
• Liang Wenfeng, DeepSeek (No. 72)
• Vlad Tenev, Robinhood Markets (No. 73)

Seven companies had two executives featured: Alphabet, Palantir, Microsoft, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Blackstone, and Oracle.

Fortune’s Executive Editor Lee Clifford stated, “Gone are the days when a leader can remain on this list without constantly reinventing their company, their strategy, everything.”

Ranking Criteria Focus on Influence and Innovation

Fortune applied a proprietary methodology based on business size, financial health, innovation, and leadership impact.

The list includes CEOs, founders, and strategic decision-makers who have a measurable influence on their industries and markets.

Fortune describes the list as featuring “agile disruptors, name-brand titans, Fortune 500 CEOs, and behind-the-scenes power players.”

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This article was created with AI assistance.