The Marketing Power List
The Marketing
Power List
The marketing leaders shaping how the world’s brands show up — recognized not for visibility, but for influence: the rare ability to move companies, categories, and culture.
Ranked across five dimensions of influence
Influence is not the same as visibility — conflating them is the field’s most expensive mistake. Each honoree is weighed on how they build and exercise influence.
Personal Salience
Community Visibility
Brand Attention
Campaign Impact
Business Results
The Class of 2026
Hover or tap any leader to flip their card and read the citation. Names with a gold mark are independently ranked on the 2026 Forbes World’s Most Influential CMOs list. This list grows through the year as the class takes shape.
Put your brand at the center of the conversation
Present the Marketing Power List and reach the leaders and teams shaping the world’s brands. One presenting partner per edition.
The full recognition system
The leaders who stepped into the seat this year and are already impossible to ignore — a rolling sub-class refreshed as new chiefs make their mark.
Reserved for leaders who recur on the Power List year after year — recognition that their influence is a body of work, not a moment.
Know a marketer who belongs here?
The Marketing Power List is a living series — the class of 2026 is still taking shape. Nominate the leader shaping the conversation.
