Superclass: The Global Power Elite And The Worl... ◉

Media moguls, religious leaders, cultural icons, and even high-level criminal masterminds.

Networks—built at exclusive gatherings like the World Economic Forum in Davos—act as "force multipliers" for individual influence.

In David Rothkopf identifies a group of approximately 6,000 individuals —one for every million people on Earth—who wield the majority of global influence. This guide explores how these elites shape the global agenda, often operating beyond the reach of national laws and sovereign governments. The Anatomy of the Superclass Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the Worl...

The superclass is defined by its ability to influence millions of lives across borders. It is not a monolithic group but a shifting network of individuals from various sectors:

Power has moved faster than the institutions meant to regulate it. This "gap" allows the superclass to operate in a vacuum where national laws are often circumvented. Media moguls, religious leaders, cultural icons, and even

Members often have more in common with their global peers than with their own countrymen, shifting their primary allegiance away from the nation-state.

Heads of state, top military commanders, and influential policymakers. This guide explores how these elites shape the

Rothkopf applies the 80/20 rule to power, illustrating how a tiny fraction of the global population controls the vast majority of its wealth and decision-making capacity. The Impact on Global Stability