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Time names 4chan founder Moot the most influential person in the world

Published on: April 27, 2009 at 3:10 AM ET
Duncan Riley
Written By Duncan Riley
News Writer

Time Magazine has named Christopher Poole (aka Moot), the founder of 4chan, the most influential person in the world.

The annual most influential person poll included as nominees US President Barack Obama, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Angelina Jolie, the Dali Lama, and many many other well known world leaders and celebrities.

In an open, free and transparent vote, Moot recieved 16,794,368 votes for an average influence rating of 90 (out of a possible 100). Runner up, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, received 2,316,278 votes with an influence rating of 47/ 100.

The screenshot below does not reflect the final number of votes, but does accurately reflect the order when voting was finalized.

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