Leaders of the tech industry are becoming increasingly popular to the point where they are frequently featured in many top 10 lists on the Internet and in magazines. The latest to hit the web is AskMen's Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2013, and topping this list is no other than Elon Musk. This is the second time a tech leader has featured at the top, and it surely will not be the last.
AskMen's list was determined by more than 100,000 voters who helped propel Elon Musk to the number one spot. Other tech leaders on the list includes Google's Sergey Brin (No. 18), Apple's Jonathan Ive (No. 27), Steve Huffman & Alex Ohanian (No. 14), David Karp (No. 28), Garrett Camp (No. 24), and Bre Pettis (No. 48).
Elon Musk is well known in the tech world as he's the co-founder of the popular online payment system, Paypal, Telsa Motors, and the founder of SpaceX. At the number 2 spot, we have Jason Collins who came out as the first gay NBA player. Furthermore, main star of AMC's hit TV show, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, took the number 3 position. The list also featured Jay-Z (No. 13) and LeBron James (No. 21).
Moreover, Kanye West at No. 41 is the only man to be named on the list all 8 years.
"This year's list shows just how powerful TV has become again - our readers chose more TV actors and hosts than ever before, highlighting their increasing influence on everyday lives, while bankable Hollywood names like Clooney and Depp are absent," said James Bassil, publisher of AskMen.
Full list is as follows:
1. Elon Musk
2. Jason Collins
3. Bryan Cranston
4. Chris Hadfield
5. Nelson Mandela
6. Drake
7. Robin Thicke
8. Reed Hastings
9. Peyton Manning
10. Jimmy Fallon
11. Vladimir Putin
12. Justin Timberlake
13. Jay Z
14. Alexis Ohanian
15. Sam & Dan Houser
16. Hugh Jackman
17. Barack Obama
18. Sergey Brin
19. Jimmy Kimmel
20. Edward Snowden
21. LeBron James
22. Charlie Hunnam
23. Howard Stern
24. Floyd Mayweather
25. Pope Francis
26. Jon Jones
27. Jonathan Ive
28. David Karp
29. Mark Cerny
30. Satoshi Nakamoto
31. Hassan Rouhani
32. Andy Murray
33. Kimi Raikkonen
34. Garrett Camp
35. Riccardo Tisci
36. Sixto Rodriguez
37. Riccardo Zacconi
38. Christiano Ronaldo
39. David Chang
40. Walder Frey
41. Kanye West
42. Nick Offermann
43. Josef Ajram
44. Henrik Lundqvist
45. The Rock
46. Shane Smith
47. Jamie Oliver
48. Bre Pettis
49. Daft Punk
