The Pakistani teenage activist who survived a bullet in the head from the militants to become a vocal campaigner of girls' right to education came in at Number 12 in a preview of the 'Evening Standard' newspaper's 1,000 Power List.
Activists Kailash Satyarthi and Malala have won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 for their work on promoting child rights in the troubled sub-continent that faces serious challenges regarding human indices, NDTV reported.
UK Chancellor George Osborne emerged as the most influential person with Mayor Boris Johnson in second place in the list which is to be completely unveiled later this week.
The eighth annual edition of 'The 1000' has a special focus on the capital's contribution to science, medicine and global humanitarianism and is published in association with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust and the Francis Crick Institute.
Prince Harry is in the top 20 because of his increased charitable work and his role as the organiser of last month's Invictus Games for injured military personnel.