The Superclass List
{{Short description|According to David Rothkopf}}
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The Superclass List is a creation of David Rothkopf which his book Superclass: The Global Power Elite and The World They Are Making (published March 2008) is based upon. There are four key elements of success that unite the members of the Superclass, and gives them unparalleled power over world affairs. These elements are: geography, pedigree, networking and luck.{{cite web |url= http://www.globalpolitician.com/24830-business |title= The New 'Superclass' – Hype -vs- Reality |last= Latif |first= Iqbal |date= 2008-01-06 |work= Global Politician |accessdate= 2008-09-24 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081007093832/http://www.globalpolitician.com/24830-business |archive-date= 2008-10-07 |url-status= dead }}
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The verified list
In the book Rothkopf writes that his list from 2008 contains 6,000 individuals. The grouping is, however, only defined roughly and as a statistical reality. Rothkopf also writes that list (one in a million, globally), is always in flux. (Note, world population is now 6.9 – 7 billion. so, if published today, the list may contain 7,000 names.)
Rothkopf states that his list is not to be shown in public as there will be so much discussion about who does or does not qualify to be on the list. In interviews he mentions individuals that are on the list. This list contain names that he argues he has verified.
=Australia=
=Belgium=
=Brazil=
=Chile=
=China=
=Colombia=
=Egypt=
=Denmark=
=France=
=Germany=
=India=
=Iran=
=Ireland=
=Italy=
=Netherlands=
=Japan=
=Kenya=
=Kuwait=
=Lebanon=
=Liberia=
=South Africa=
=Mexico=
- Mario Molina
- Genaro Larrea Mota Velasco
- Guillermo Ortiz Martinez
- Carlos Slim Helú
- Joaquín Guzman{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}
=Nigeria=
=North Korea=
=Pakistan=
=Qatar=
=Russia=
=Saudi Arabia=
=Singapore=
=South Africa=
=South Korea=
=Portugal=
=Sweden=
- Carl Bildt{{cite web |url= http://www.dagensps.se/artiklar/2008/09/24/46089368/index.xml |title= Svenskarna som ingår i den globala makteliten |work= Dagensps.se |accessdate= 2008-09-24 |language= Swedish}}
- Marcus Wallenberg
- Ingvar Kamprad
- Fredrik Reinfeldt
- Carl-Henric Svanberg{{cite web |url= http://di.se/Nyheter/?page=/Avdelningar/Artikel.aspx%3Fstat%3D0%26ArticleID%3D2008%255C09%255C23%255C302437%26SectionId%3DEttan%26menusection%3DStartsidan%3BHuvudnyheter |title= Finanskrisen: Han pekar ut de skyldiga |work= di.se |accessdate= 2008-09-24 |language= Swedish}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
About 20–30 Swedes are on the list.{{cite web |url= http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=3130&a=832004 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090125004308/http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=3130&a=832004 |url-status= dead |archive-date= January 25, 2009 |title= Han har koll på makten |access-date= 2008-09-24 |language =Swedish |work= Dagens Nyheter}}
=Switzerland=
=Turkey=
=United Arab Emirates=
=United Kingdom=
=United States=
- Robert Zoellick
- Oprah Winfrey
- Indra Nooyi
- Al Gore
- Lee Scott
- Michael Mullen
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Pierre Omidyar
- Steve Case
- Sumner Redstone
- Michael Bloomberg
- Rex Tillerson
- Ben Bernanke
- Ken Lewis
- Stephen Green (banker)
- Lloyd Blankfein
- Sergey Brin
- Larry Page
- Bill Gates
- Warren Buffett
- Jerry Yang
- Henry "Hank" Paulson
- Joshua Bolten
=Vatican=
=Venezuela=
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081007093832/http://www.globalpolitician.com/24830-business About the Superclass], Global Politician.
- [https://www.newsweek.com/who-superclass-86107 Who is the Superclass?], Newsweek.
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