POWER INDEX

Observer Power Lists celebrate leaders who transcend industries to influence the flow of capital and ideas. The most recent lists in each Power Series are linked below.

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Nightlife & Dining Power List

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Observer’s annual Nightlife & Dining Power List celebrates the most influential players in U.S hospitality. This list is not limited to chefs and restauranteurs—it also includes investors, developers, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who impacts the industry.

The next Nightlife & Dining Power List goes live on December 3, 2025.

To ensure consideration this year, email merin@observer.com.


Business of Art Power List

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Observer’s annual Business of Art Power List celebrates the artists, curators, museum directors, gallerists, collectors, founders and philanthropists with an outsized impact on today’s art market and influence over how art is valued, sold and collected.

Next Business of Art List: November 12, 2025

Deadline for 2025 Business of Art Submission: October 1, 2025

To ensure consideration for this year’s list, email merin@observer.com.


A.I. Power List

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Observer’s annual A.I. Power List celebrates leaders in A.I. development, policy, funding, and beyond. From tech executives to investors and policy architects, these leaders are determining what A.I. becomes, what it prioritizes and how it impacts society. The next A.I. Power List goes live on August 20, 2025. To ensure consideration for this list, email merin@observer.com.


PR Power List

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Observer’s Annual PR Power List celebrates the agencies bold enough to lead the charge and smart enough to reflect the world they’re shaping. In addition to ranking the top 25 PR firms, Observer also publishes a list of the top PR firms by specialty.

The next PR Power List goes live on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Submit your firm for consideration by December 15, 2025.


PR
PR Power List: Top PR Firms (2025)
PR Power List: Top Specialty Firms (2025)
PR Power List: Top PR Firms (2024)
PR Power List: Rising Stars (2024)
The Top PR Firms for Crisis & Reputation Management (2024)
The Top PR Firms for the Visual Arts (2024)
The Top PR Firms for the Performing Arts (2024)
The Top PR Firms in Tech & A.I. (2024)
The Top PR Firms for Nonprofits & Causes (2024)
The Top PR Firms in Nightlife & Dining (2024)
The Top PR Firms in Luxury Travel (2024)
The Top PR Firms in Finance (2024)
The Top PR Firms in Fashion & Luxury Retail (2024)
The Top PR Firms in Design & Architecture (2024)
The Top PR Firms in Commercial Real Estate (2024)
PR Power List: Honor Roll (2023)
PR Power List: Rising Stars (2023)
PR Power List: Top PR Firms (2023)
PR Power List: Rising Stars
The Best PR Firms in America (2022)
PR Power 50 Rising Stars (2022)
PR Power List: Top PR Firms (2019)
PR Power List Cannabis Honor Roll (2019)
PR Power List Performing Arts Honor Roll (2019)
PR Power List Tech Honor Roll (2019)
PR Power List Financial Honor Roll (2019)
PR Power List Real Estate Honor Roll (2019)
PR Power List Visual Arts Honor Roll (2019)
PR Power List Food and Spirits Honor Roll (2019)
PR Power List Travel and Hospitality Honor Roll (2019)
PR Power List Architecture and Design Honor Roll (2019)
PR Power List: Top PR Firms (2018)
PR Power List: Rising Stars (2018)
PR Power List: Most Powerful Cannabis PR Firms of 2018
PR Power List: Most Powerful Tech PR Firms of 2018
PR Power List: Most Powerful Fashion PR Firms of 2018
PR Power List: Most Powerful Health Care and Pharma PR Firms of 2018
PR Power List: Most Powerful Real Estate PR Firms of 2018
PR Power List: Most Powerful Art and Design PR Firms of 2018
PR Power List: Most Powerful Restaurant PR Firms of 2018
PR Power List: Most Powerful Financial PR Firms of 2018
PR Power List: Most Powerful Nonprofit and Public Affairs PR Firms of 2018
PR Power List: Most Powerful Travel and Hospitality PR Firms of 2018
PR Power List: Most Powerful Entertainment and Media PR Firms of 2018
PR Power List: Most Powerful Beauty PR Firms of 2018
PR Power List: Top PR Firms (2017)
PR Power List: Top PR Firms (2016)
PR Power List: Rising Stars (2016)
PR Power List: Top Specialty PR Agencies (2016)
PR Power List: Top PR Firms (2015)
PR Power List: Honor Roll (2015)
PR Power List: Top Specialty PR Firms (2015)
PR Power List: Top Regional PR Firms (2015)
PR Power List: Rising Stars and All Stars (2015)
PR Power List: Top PR Firms (2014)
NIGHTLIFE & DINING
The Most Important People in Nightlife & Dining (2024)
The Top PR Firms in Nightlife & Dining (2023)
The Hospitality Leaders With Powerful Social Impact (2023)
The Icons Who Continue to Reinvent Dining (2023)
The Most Important People in Hospitality (2023)
The Dining and Nightlife Power List: Food and Drink’s 55 Most Influential People (2018)
ART
The Most Influential People in Art (2024)
The Digital Innovators Reshaping the Art World (2023)
The Authorities Transforming Art as an Asset Class (2023)
The Most Influential People in Art (2023)
2021 Arts Power 50
2020 Arts Power 50
Arts Power 50: The Changemakers Shaping the Art World in 2019
The 51 Artists, Curators, Directors and Dealers Changing the Art World in 2018
MEDIA, FINANCE & TECH
Masters of the Machine: The A.I. Leaders With Power, Influence, Capital and Vision (2024)
The Top PR Firms in Tech & A.I. (2023)
Power Employers: The Companies US Students Most Want to Work For
The DeFi Dozen: Here Are the Hottest DeFi Companies of 2022
Power 50 List (2013)
Here Are the 25 People Powering the Creator Economy
Entertainment The ’21 Executives List
Enterainment The ’21 Supernovas List
2020 Entertainment Power 50
MORE INFORMATION
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To nominate your company for any Power Series other than PR or to pitch a company you represent, please email merin@observer.com. For PR nominations, use the link at the top of this page.