--- description: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte won the 2017 TIME 100 reader poll, leading the survey of who should be included on the TIME 100 list title: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Wins TIME 100 Reader Poll image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1731b709b3e6a546/6988c2d0a988ca04bc6bbbc1/rodrigo-duterte-time-100-poll.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [TIME 100](/tag/time-100/) ## TIME 100 Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Wins TIME 100 Reader Poll by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 17, 2017 3:59 AM CUT  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (R) gestures as he arrives at the National Orchid Garden on Dec. 16, 2016 in Singapore. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (R) gestures as he arrives at the National Orchid Garden on Dec. 16, 2016 in Singapore.Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 17, 2017 3:59 AM CUT Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte [won](http://time.com/4707432/2017-time-100-poll-results/ "undefined") the 2017 TIME 100 poll after [consistently leading](http://time.com/4716417/time-100-poll-rodrigo-duterte/ "undefined") the survey, which asked readers [who should be included](http://time.com/4706623/2017-time-100-poll/ "undefined") on this year’s [TIME 100](http://time.com/collection/2016-time-100/ "undefined") — an annual list of the world’s most influential people. Duterte received 5% of the total “yes” votes in the poll, which closed Sunday night. Since taking office in June, Duterte has waged an aggressive [war on drugs](http://time.com/philippines-drug-war/ "undefined") that has killed more than 8,000 people in the Phillippines, [according to Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-drugs-idUSKBN16H1YV "undefined"). The controversial anti-drug campaign has inspired growing opposition from human rights groups and some political leaders, including [Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo](http://time.com/4701765/leni-robredo-duterte-drug-war-philippines/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined"). Closely following Duterte in the TIME 100 poll were Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Pope Francis, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg — all of whom received 3% of the total “yes” votes. U.S. Bernie Sanders [won the reader poll in 2016](http://time.com/4292589/bernie-sanders-time-100-poll-winner/ "undefined") while Russian President Vladimir Putin [took the lead in 2015](http://time.com/3747739/time-100-poll-results/ "undefined"). 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