Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, leads his government with the world's most robust security strategy. He is widely regarded as the world's most powerful person, and he commands the world's most advanced nuclear arsenal. As one of the world's most powerful politicians, Vladimir Putin is constantly guarded by an elite security agency and the country's military. This is why Putin has escaped assassination by his adversaries for so long.

The Russian government, like China, is adamant about not disclosing information on this special force that protects the Russian president and his family; in reality, no data on their operations is available, and only a few reports are made public.

Most things can only be assumed because they are so closely guarded, but keeping Putin alive for so long as the president demonstrates that they are doing something extremely well. Vladimir Putin is widely regarded as the most secure person on the planet.

Donald Trump is more than just a former president of one of the world's most powerful nations: the United States. He is also a billionaire with hundreds of businesses around the world; his net worth is estimated to be more than 2.5 billion dollars. For this reason, Donald Trump is among the 8 most protected people in the world.

The job of the President of the United States of America has always been fraught with security risks, but Donald Trump has raised the bar significantly. For example, it costs around $16 million to protect former President Barack Obama and his family for a year, but President Trump increased the cost to $29 million. In 2017, the US Congress appropriated $120 million for the president's and his family's protection for a year. The secret service is an elite team tasked with protecting the president's integrity; we're talking about a force of over 7,000 people who are meticulously organized and ready to respond to any crisis that threatens the president's life.

Kim Jong-un (born January 8, 1983) is a North Korean politician who has served as the country's Supreme Leader since 2011 and as the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) leader since 2012. He is the son of North Korea's second supreme leader, Kim Jong-il, who reigned from 1994 to 2011, and Ko Yong-hui. He is the grandson of Kim Il-sung, the founding and first supreme leader of North Korea from 1948 until his death in 1994.

North Korea's ruler and president, Kim Jong-un, has a steel-like security system. North Korea, known for its brutal past, is a country that is always ready to defend itself from external attacks or threats.

When it comes to protecting their leader, they place a high priority on it. Kim is said to have a private army of approximately 120,000 highly trained troops in addition to his capable security staff who accompany him wherever he goes. The Supreme Guard Command is in charge of protecting North Korea's leader.

To continue, Toplist would like to introduce to you Pope Francis as the fourth most protected person out of the 8 most protected people in the world. Since 2013, Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936) has served as the head of the Catholic Church and the sovereign of the Vatican City State. Francis is the first pope from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first from outside Europe since Gregory III, a Syrian who reigned in the eighth century.

Religious leaders are admired and revered all over the world. But when it comes to Pope Francis, this is out of the ordinary. As the global leader of the Catholic Church, he is well-protected.

Pope Francis lives in Vatican City, one of the world's most fortified cities. His first line of defense is the Pontifical Swiss Guard, an armed security service that has existed for over 500 years. Pope Julius II gave the go-ahead for its establishment. The Swiss Guard employs some of the most cutting-edge weaponry in the world. They are dedicated to ensuring Pope Francis' safety at all costs, making him the world's most well-protected religious leader.

Xi Jinping (born June 15, 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) since 2012, and President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 2013. Since 2012, Xi has been China's supreme leader, the most prominent political leader in the People's Republic of China.

He and other Communist Party officials are closely guarded by the Central Security Bureau, a notoriously covert institution that still exists today. Xi Jinping is said to have had the most assassination attempts in the world, despite the fact that there are no official statistics on this. This is not surprising given that China is the most populous and oppressed country on the planet. That means he is constantly guarded by a large number of bodyguards, and nowadays, this secret security corps employs helicopter drones as well as a cybersecurity team of troops to keep the top Chinese leader safe.

The importance of the great British queen to the country cannot be overstated. Having a queen is a priceless and treasured treasure in the British tradition, especially since she is one of the longest-serving monarchs. As a result, Queen Elizabeth II has one of the world's most powerful security teams.

The famous Queen's Guard, known for their spectacular marching performances, red uniforms, black helmets, and steadfast guard duty, is their most visible and famous line of defense, but these men are ready to meet any challenge, and their assault guns are no toys.

The Royal Protection Squad, also known as the Storlan York Elite Squad, was formed in 1983 to provide 24-hour security for His Majesty. It is said to consist of up to 185 people who have been trained by the SAS (Special Air Service) and are in charge of protecting the Queen. Queen Elizabeth II also has covert security guards who follow her around at all times and have keys, procedures, and secret signals that they pass on to them if she is in danger.

Toplist continues the list of the 8 most protected people in the world by introducing you to Mohamed Bin Salmán. Mohamed Bin Salman is the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, which has the world's largest oil reserves and some of the world's wealthiest people. He is also the country's deputy prime minister, the head of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs, and the Defense Minister. In recent years, Salmán has spent more than $20 billion on military equipment.

Prince Salman is known not only for his lavish homes, sports cars, exotic pets, and anything else worth millions of dollars, but also for being a cruel leader in any sense of the word, as he is notorious for assassinating anyone who opposes his regime, both internally and externally.

Because of this, and partly because of Saudi Arabia's long history of adversaries, he is clearly one of the most well-protected people on the planet, possibly even more so than his father, King Mohamed Bin Salmán.

The last one in the 8 most protected people in the world that Toplist would like to introduce to you is Mark Zuckerberg. Since 2015, Mark Zuckerberg has spent approximately $20 million on security, with $7.3 million going to his personal bodyguards for his home and when he travels. These bodyguards have been dubbed the "Zuckerberg secret police," and according to rumors, this detail is made up of 16 full-time guards who work in shifts at all times.

This amount is considered a record for any CEO of a large corporation in terms of security expenditures. To put this in context, Oracle's senior executive Larry Ellison had the highest security expenses over a decade ago, at $1.8 million.

With the company under fire for collecting massive amounts of personal data from its customers and selling it to the highest bidder, Zuckerberg appears to want to keep his personal life private.