Angela Merkel is still the world's most powerful woman, according to Forbes list
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The Queen, at No 35, and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, at 39, are the only Britons to make the list of icons on the world stage.
Harry Potter author JK Rowling, 93 last year, is out of the rankings.
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is at 16, one place ahead of singer Beyonce, with actress Angelina Jolie at 50.
Janet Yellen, head of the world’s most powerful central bank, is at No 2 – the first time the US Federal Reserve chief has made the list.
Melinda Gates, co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, retains third place while Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff drops two spots to No 4 and International Monetary Fund boss
Christine Lagarde is up two places to No 5.
US First Lady Michelle Obama slips to eighth slot from fourth with Hillary Clinton, a presidential hopeful, falling one place to No 6.
Together, the women have more than 812 million followers on social media.
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