Alibaba Founder Jack Ma has been listed among 2019's list of top "100 global thinkers" by Foreign Policy magazine. Jack Ma is the Chinese entrepreneur ranked, reports Chinanews.com.

Jack Ma or Ma Yun, Chairman of Alibaba Group, gives a lesson to village teachers during the 2018 Rural Teacher Awards launched by Jack Ma Foundation in Sanya city, south China's Hainan Province, 13 January 2019. (Photo: IC)

The entire list has been split into 10 categories, including defense and security, energy and climate, technology, economics and business and science and health. The list includes influential politicians, businessmen and thinkers throughout the world.

Jack Ma is the top ranked businessmen on the list, ahead of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

(Photo: Screenshot from the foreignpolicy.com)

In defending its choice, Foreign Policy magazine says, "Few people can really change the entire society, Jack Ma is one of them. Alibaba fully illustrates how a company helps the whole generation embrace with internet business opportunities."

Since establishing Alibaba in 1999, Jack Ma has arguably become China's most influential entrepreneur.

The Foreign Policy listing is due out on January 22, 2019.