In the ranking of people delighting the world, Putin was ahead of Pope Francis

People in the modern world are most admired by the founder of Microsoft Corporation Bill Gates, as well as US President Barack Obama and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, showed a survey conducted in 13 countries by the Yougov service on order of the British newspaper The Times , and British media presented.

10.1%of those who took part in an international study cast votes for Gates, 9.27%for Obama, 3.84%for Putin, for the fourth line of the Pope - 3.43%. Of the British in the list, the famous scientist Stephen Hawking (0.85%, 16th) and Queen Elizabeth II (0.71%, 17th) took the highest places. Times also indicates that in his homeland, Bill Gates is by no means a leader: he lost to Pope Francis (21%), Obama (10%) and ex-president of the USA George Bush Jr..

But in Russia, Putin is an unconditional leader. 24.6%of respondents spoke for it, in second place - Gates (6.6%), in the 3rd - Hollywood "Zvezda" Angelina Jolie (5.26%), on the 4th - Chancellor of Germany Angel Merkel (2.89%), closes the "Five" in this rating of the primary stage of Alla Pugacheva (2.5%), conveys ITAR-TASS.

In the UK, the first place was taken by Queen Elizabeth II (18.74%), the second - Barack Obama (8.57%), the third - the Pope (3.66%). Prime Minister David Cameron “only two of the thousands of British admires,” the media stated.

In Germany, the Pope was awarded the first place (16.13%), Merkel - the second (13.22%), Obama - the third (10.84%). In fourth place there is an ex-employee of the American special services Edward Snowden, an exposure to electronic surveillance programs.

The survey was attended by about 14 thousand volunteers, it was held in Australia, Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan and France.

Summing up the results of 2013, The Times called Putin the "man of the year."