For the second year in a row, The President took first place in the ranking of the 100 most influential personalities that NOTICIAS has published since 1995. It couldn’t be any other way: from Rivadavia’s chair, Javier Milei stood in the center of the ring and managed the 2024 political agenda to his own liking.
The opposition was so lackluster that Even former president Cristina Kirchner, a regular at the top in the last decade, was left off the podium.. Since 2017 that hasn’t happened. The brand new leader of the Justicialista Party occupies fourth place.
Behind Milei, a surprise: donald trump He had a meteoric rise in the level of influence for Argentines. In 2021 it was in 86th place, 23rd in 2022 and 16th in 2023. Now it is second. And then, outside of politics, everyone’s idol appears: Lionel Messi repeats the place he occupied in the last ranking and completes the podium. They are the most chosen at work than the consultant Giacobbe & Asociados performed exclusively for NEWS between December 3 and 9.
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The liberal governments of Argentina and the United States opened the door to the emergence of businessmen. The turn of the CEOS: Elon Muskthe billionaire owner of Tesla and Twitter, who played for Trump in the campaign and will be an official in his cabinet, came in fifth place.
In position 24 it is located Marcos Galperin, the owner of Mercado Libre, who from social networks fills the Government with praise and confronts its detractors. It gained 54 positions compared to 2023. They were not the only company owners among the 100 most influential: the owner of Facebook appears in 52nd place, Mark Zuckerberg, and in ’65, Bill Gates.
Within the top ten, respondents chose four historical figures. René Favaloro occupies position 6, José de San Martín 7, Juan Domingo Perón 9 and Manuel Belgrano 10. That 40% of the 10 most influential are occupied by personalities from another era could be evidence of the feeling of lack of current representation.
Further from the podium than Cristina is Mauricio Macri. The former president loses positions for the fourth consecutive year: second in 2021, third in ’22, sixth in ’23 and eighth in this edition.
To find members of Milei’s cabinet you have to go to position 11: Security Minister Patricia Bullrich is the first of the officials on the list. Then comes the all-powerful advisor Santiago Caputo, at 15: unknown until the libertarian administration began, in 2024 he bursts into the survey.
The next step is for Manuel Adorni. The presidential spokesperson has a special relationship with this ranking: for a year now he has posted the 2023 edition of this work as a tweet, where it appeared in 31st place. “Thank you very much for once again choosing me as one of ‘The 100 most influential of the year ‘. End,” he wrote. He does not name this magazine, which is frowned upon in Casa Rosada for its critical spirit towards power, but he does celebrate the article. Will he do it again?
“The Boss”, Karina Milei, climbed to 17th place. It is an example of the power she had in the first year of her brother’s administration: last year, when her level of influence over the President was not yet known, she was in the number 70. Very close is his nemesis: Vice President Victoria Villarruel, publicly fighting with the head of the Executive, was placed on the nineteenth step.
The other leaders of the ruling party: Luis “Toto” Caputo is in 27th place (up 31 places); Luis Petri in 37; Guillermo Francos in 51; Martín Menem in 56; José Luis Espert in 70; Federico Sturzenegger in 91 and Sandra Pettovello in 92.
For the opposition it was a difficult year. The political parties were more focused on internal disputes than on gaining a foothold in the fight to regain power. The first to appear on the scene is the governor of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, in 21st place. In 31st place is Elisa Carrió, retired from politics, but who always threatens to return: after having spent more than two decades in the ranking, in 2023 had disappeared as a result of his retirement. This year, by dint of his sharp statements, he once again found a place of influence. She is followed by another disruptive leader based on his opinions: the Peronist Guillermo Moreno. Then, you have to go to position 40 to find Juliana Di Tullio and to 43 where Anabela Fernández Sagasti is. Go down to position 76 to find Silvia Lospennato, to 77 to find Juan Grabois and to 79 for Leandro Santoro to appear.
In the President’s constant dispute with the provinces over funding cuts, a figure from the interior appears for the first time in the ranking. The governor of Santa Fe, Maximiliano Pullaro, is ranked 84th.
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The world of streaming also sneaked in its representatives. The ultra-governmentalist Gordo Dan appears in position 28, far ahead of numerous traditional journalists who outlined a complacent view of the Government: Jonathan Viale in 39, Esteban Trebucq in 53 and Eduardo Feinmann in 66. On the other side of Gordo Dan, Tomás Rebord appears. The communicator also debuts in the ranking, although much lower: in 82nd place.
Outside of political communication, the creator of Luzu, Nicolás Occhiato, enters the survey of the 100 most influential for the first time. It is in position 44. And for the fourth consecutive year the influencer Santiago Maratea remains. Now in 64.
The duel of television divas is won by Mirtha Legrand. Recognized by NOTICIAS as the character of the year, the host remained at the helm of her program for another year and came in 35th place in this job. Ten steps below appears Susana Giménez, who is one of the few personalities who has remained in the survey since 1995. Of Marcelo Tinelli, who knew how to form a triangle of the top celebrities along with the hosts, no news on this occasion.
Due to love scandals, Wanda Nara enters, for the first time, the ranking of influencers, in position 59. Less desired fights had one of the few artists in the survey: Lali Espósito is in position 75, due to her talent, but also because of the crossings with the President.
The athletes also made their way among the most influential, in addition to Messi who is on the podium. Diego Maradona, who has never left the ranking since 1995, is in 13th place. And then, the most brilliant appearance of the year: the driver Franco Colapinto debuted in 23rd position on the list. Winning the Copa América in 2024 renewed the votes of the Argentines with the coach of the National Team, Lionel Scaloni, who is in 38th place.
Then, idols who are no longer on the fields: Emanuel Ginóbili in 71 and the president of Boca, Juan Román Riquelme, in 73. Juan Martín del Potro touched the emotional fibers of many Argentines after his recent retirement, and that is why He was ranked 85th. While, in the year of his return to River, Marcelo Gallardo was ranked 94th.
Among the 100 most influential, there were 82 Argentines and 18 foreigners. In addition, a legal entity: Mercado Libre came in 47th place. If the votes of the e-commerce company and those of its owner, Galperin, were combined, the businessman would have been close to the top ten.
A ranking custom: it is led by politicians, even when they are not election years. There are 23 leaders present, mostly from the ruling party. The second category is presidents and former. There are 21 on the list. Behind those in the top ten appear Raúl Alfonsín (14), Néstor Kirchner (20), the Russian Vladimir Putin (23) and Nayib Bukele (25), among others. Further down, journalists (there are 11), athletes (9) and influencers (6).
In 29 years of conducting the survey, there are few “historical” ones left. Only Maradona, Susana Giménez and Jorge Lanata remain from 1995 to date. The public and personalities are renewed.
Meanwhile, Milei consolidates its position in first place, after a meteoric rise. He was unknown to the rankings before 2018. He gained fame on television shows and went from 43rd to 1st place in six years. He remains there in 2024. And, for the good of his Government, he will want his leadership to continue.
