Worlds Most Admired Men 2021 PM Modi gets 8th spot, leaves behind Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, Imran Khan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has bagged the 8th spot in the list of the world's top 20 most admired men for the year 2021, according to a survey by data analytics company YouGov. PM Modi left behind many world leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Joe Biden, and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in this race. The Indian prime minister has also left behind Indian celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Virat Kohli in this list. The survey recorded feedback from 42,000 people in 38 countries.

Key Points

1. Data analytics company YouGov, recently shared a survey on World's Most Admired Men 2021, which included Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8th number, leaving behind other prominent Indians like SRK, Virat Kohli, Big B and Sachin Tendulkar.

2. While Sachin Tendulkar stands at 12th, Shahruk Khan at 14th, Amitabh Bachchan at 15th and Virat Kohli at 20th position.

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3. Barack Obama tops the list and emerged as the most admired man in 2021, followed by Bill Gates, Xi Jinping, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jackie chan.

4. The survey also released the list of most admired women of 2021, which included 3 Indian women, Priyanka Chopra at 10th , Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at 13th and Sudha Murty at 14th position respectively.

5. “During the spring this year YouGov gathered open-ended nominations from panelists across 38 countries and territories, asking them simply: “Thinking about people alive in the world today, which [man or woman] do you most admire?” These nominations were then used to compile a list of the 20 men and 20 women who received the most nominations and were nominated in at least four countries. An additional 5-10 popular local figures were added to the lists for individual countries,” the company said explaining its methodology of compiling this list.

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6. Here is the complete list of the World's most admired men for the year 2021, released by YouGov:

1. Barack Obama

2. Bill Gates

3. Xi Jinping

4. Cristiano Ronaldo

5. Jackie Chan

6. Elon Musk

7. Lionel Messi

8. Narendra Modi

9. Vladimir Putin

10. Jack Ma