In second place, Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai is far ahead of global figures such as US President Barack Obama and Pope Francis on TIME’s coveted Person of the Year readers’ choice polls.
World figures are currently outnumbering influential leaders in politics and entertainment in the current top 10 of the TIME Person of the Year readers’ choice poll.
Although Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is currently leading the poll, global figures take five of the top ten spots in the final week of voting.
Voting ends December 4 at 11:59 pm.
TIME’s editors will choose the Person of the Year who they believe most influenced the news this year for better or worse. The winner of the poll will be announced on December 7.
Two Pakistanis part of BBC's 100 inspirational women 2015
You can cast your vote here.
Have a look at the top 10 influential world figures crowding TIME’s Person of the Year poll:
1. Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic presidential candidate
PHOTO: AFP2. Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize winnner
PHOTO: AFP3. Pope Francis
PHOTO: AFPMalala gets straight 'A's in O'Level exams, makes Pakistan proud once again
4. Barack Obama, US President
PHOTO: AFP5. Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Show
PHOTO: REUTERS6. Refugees
PHOTO: AFPSabeen Mahmud among Foreign Policy's 100 Leading Global Thinkers
7. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors
PHOTO: REUTERS8. Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister
PHOTO: REUTERS9. Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America
PHOTO: AFP10. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
PHOTO: REUTERSThis article originally appeared on TIME
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