Time 100#Time 100 Health

In 2000, Time{{'s}} editors identified "three rather distinct qualities" when choosing people to be listed. Time{{'s}} editor-at-large Michael Elliott wrote:

First there were those who came to their status by means of a very public possession of power. President George W. Bush is the pre-eminent example. Others, though they are rarely heard from in public, nonetheless have a real influence on the great events of our time. Think of Ali Husaini Sistani, the Grand Ayatullah of Iraq's Shi'ites, who in effect has a veto on plans to transfer power from those who occupy his country to its people. Still others affect our lives through their moral example. Consider Nelson Mandela's forgiveness of his captors and his willingness to walk away from the South African presidency after a single term.{{cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1970858_1970912_1972092,00.html|title=Time Names The World's Most Influential People|magazine=Time|date=26 April 2004|publisher=Time Warner|access-date=May 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326033811/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1970858_1970912_1972092,00.html|archive-date=March 26, 2014|url-status=live|last1=Elliott|first1=Michael}}

For the 2007 list, managing editor Richard Stengel clarified that the Time 100 focused on the most influential people rather than the hottest, most popular, or most powerful people. He said:

Influence is hard to measure, and what we look for is people whose ideas, whose example, whose talent, whose discoveries transform the world we live in. Influence is less about the hard power of force than the soft power of ideas and example. Yes, there are Presidents and dictators who can change the world through fiat, but we're more interested in innovators like Monty Jones, the Sierra Leone scientist who has developed a strain of rice that can save African agriculture. Or heroes like the great chess master Garry Kasparov, who is leading the lonely fight for greater democracy in Russia. Or Academy Award-winning actor George Clooney who has leveraged his celebrity to bring attention to the tragedy in Darfur.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/8208|title=President Paul Kagame nominated for the Time 100 magazine|date=April 27, 2009|website=The New Times|access-date=November 20, 2019|archive-date=March 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302060712/https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/8208|url-status=live}}

File:Time 100 Jimmy Wales takes interest.jpg speaks to Amanda Congdon at the Time 100 Most Influential People Gala, 2006.]]

From 2005 to 2008, Time magazine awarded one of Darko Mladenovic's Ray crystal sculptures to each Time 100 honoree. These sculptures were produced by Swarovski.{{Cite web|date=May 19, 2011|title=Darko Creative. Time 100|url=https://darkomladenovic.tumblr.com/time100|access-date=March 29, 2021|website=Tumblr|quote=From 2002 to 2008, Swarovski teamed with Paris based designer Darko Mladenovic ... the Ray was awarded to prominent recipients of Time Magazine's 100 World's Most Influential People Award for four years.|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326084443/https://darkomladenovic.tumblr.com/time100|url-status=live}}

In 2009, the winner of the online poll was 4chan founder Christopher Poole, who received 16,794,368 votes. Time claimed that their technical team "did detect and extinguish several attempts to hack the vote".[http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1894028,00.html "The World's Most Influential Person Is ..."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930234724/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1894028,00.html |date=September 30, 2009}}. Time. April 27, 2009. However, it was shown weeks before the poll ended that the results had been heavily influenced by hackers. The first letters of the top 21 names spell out "marblecake also the game". Marblecake was an obscene 4chan meme, and #marblecake was the name of the Internet Relay Chat channel used for communication by some of the participants in rigging the poll.{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/04/27/time-magazine-throws-up-its-hands-as-it-gets-pwned-by-4chan/|title=Time Magazine Throws Up Its Hands As It Gets Pwned By 4Chan|last=Schonfeld|first=Erick|date=April 27, 2009|publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=November 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126220842/http://techcrunch.com/2009/04/27/time-magazine-throws-up-its-hands-as-it-gets-pwned-by-4chan/|archive-date=November 26, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2009/04/marble-cake-and/|title=Marble Cake and moot|date=April 30, 2009|publisher=ABC News|access-date=November 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111113606/https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2009/04/marble-cake-and|archive-date=January 11, 2012|url-status=live}}

In its online presentation, Time introduced the 2010 list as follows: "In our annual Time 100 issue, we name the people who most affect our world".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1984685,00.html |title=The World's Most Influential People |access-date=July 25, 2011 |year=2010 |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724233219/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0%2C28757%2C1984685%2C00.html |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |url-status=dead}} The overall list was organized with four main sub-lists: Leaders, Heroes, Artists, and Thinkers. Oprah Winfrey continued a streak that began in 2004, having been included on every Time 100 list, and was one of 31 women on the list. While 2012 saw a break in Oprah's streak, she would be a finalist four more times during the decade and returned to the list in 2018. The 2010 list included many expected names and some surprises such as Scott Brown, who HuffPost described as a premature selection at that point in his career.{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/29/the-time-100-in-2010_n_556946.html|title=The Time 100 In 2010|last=Linkins|first=Jason|date=April 29, 2010|work=HuffPost|access-date=July 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421102743/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/29/the-time-100-in-2010_n_556946.html|archive-date=April 21, 2012|url-status=live}}

The 2010 list included 10 Indians,{{cite news|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/ten-indians-on-the-2010-time-100-sidebar_100356119.html|title=Ten Indians on The 2010 Time 100|access-date=March 3, 2013|work=Thaindian News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614155954/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/ten-indians-on-the-2010-time-100-sidebar_100356119.html|archive-date=June 14, 2013|url-status=live}} but according to a local news station in India, Time faced criticism when they excluded Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan from the list, even though he was supposedly "in the race".{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/sachin-srk-in-world-s-most-influential-race-7176/slide/3|title=Why Shahrukh Khan was not among Time magazine's 100 most influential people|date=April 30, 2010|url-status=dead|publisher=NDTV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202201853/http://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/sachin-srk-in-world-s-most-influential-race-7176/slide/3|archive-date=February 2, 2014}} According to Rob Cain of Forbes, "Khan is the biggest and most revered figure [in India]", and Khan's fan following is one of the largest in Bollywood.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/04/16/dont-worry-heres-proof-that-srk-is-still-absolutely-the-worlds-biggest-movie-star/|title=Don't Worry, Here's Proof That Shah Rukh Khan Is Still The World's Biggest Movie Star|last=Cain|first=Rob|date=April 16, 2016|website=Forbes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321151216/https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/04/16/dont-worry-heres-proof-that-srk-is-still-absolutely-the-worlds-biggest-movie-star/|archive-date=March 21, 2019|access-date=November 19, 2019}}

The announcement of the list was celebrated by a black tie gala at the Time Warner Center in New York City on May 4, 2010. Time readers contributed to the selection through an online vote of over 200 finalists.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1972075,00.html |title=The 2010 Time 100 Poll |access-date=July 29, 2011 |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715154636/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0%2C29569%2C1972075%2C00.html |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |url-status=dead}}

Time introduced the 2011 list as follows: "Meet the most influential people in the world. They are artists and activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state, and captains of industry. Their ideas spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution. Welcome to this year's Time 100."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369,00.html |title=The 2011 Time 100 |access-date=July 25, 2011 |date=April 21, 2011 |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725043149/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0%2C28804%2C2066367_2066369%2C00.html |archive-date=July 25, 2011 |url-status=dead}} The announcement was celebrated with a black tie event in New York City on April 26, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1662754/time-100-gala-justin-bieber-amy-poehler.jhtml|title=Justin Bieber, Amy Poehler Breakout Stars At Time 100 Gala: 'Parks and Recreation' co-star Aziz Ansari calls Poehler 'tremendously talented and really a leader in her field.'|access-date=July 29, 2011|date=April 27, 2011|publisher=MTV|author=Vena, Jocelyn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604021033/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1662754/time-100-gala-justin-bieber-amy-poehler.jhtml|archive-date=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead}} The honorees were joined by A-list celebrities at the Jazz at Lincoln Center for the event. Time readers contributed to the selection through an online vote of over 200 finalists.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2058044,00.html|title=The 2011 Time 100 Poll|access-date=July 29, 2011|magazine=Time|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729205544/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2058044,00.html|archive-date=July 29, 2011|url-status=dead}}

The list included familiar leaders, particularly U.S. president Barack Obama and German chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as "newcomers" to the global press.{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/22/time-100-most-influential_n_852309.html#s267966&title=Wael_Ghonim_Egyptian|title=Time 100 Most Influential People: See Which World Figures Made The 2011 List|access-date=July 29, 2011|date=April 22, 2011|work=HuffPost|first=Curtis M.|last=Wong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810125116/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/22/time-100-most-influential_n_852309.html#s267966&title=Wael_Ghonim_Egyptian|archive-date=August 10, 2011|url-status=live}} The list included numerous figures representing the Arab Spring in the Middle East, including rebels, political leaders, and news correspondents. Media figures unrelated to the Arab Spring were also listed.{{cite web|url=http://beta.news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/time-100-list-ranks-influencers-arab-spring-112524479.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701180324/http://beta.news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/time-100-list-ranks-influencers-arab-spring-112524479.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2012|title=Time 100 list honors influencers in the year of Arab Spring|access-date=July 29, 2011|date=April 21, 2007|publisher=Yahoo! News|author=Pompeo, Joe}} Additionally, Prince William and Kate Middleton were part of the list during the week before their wedding.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2011-04-21-time100_online_ST_N.htm|title=William, Kate among 'Time' 100 List|access-date=July 29, 2011|date=April 21, 2011|work=USA Today|author=Blas, Lorena|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909004007/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2011-04-21-time100_online_ST_N.htm|archive-date=September 9, 2011|url-status=live}} The list also included Katsunobu Sakurai, the mayor of Minamisōma, Fukushima, which was the city most affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Revealed on April 24, 2014, the 2014 list featured Beyoncé on the U.S. cover and Robert Redford, Jason Collins, and Mary Barra on international covers.{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/news/beyonce-robert-redford-jason-collins-lead-times-100-most-influential-1D79571171|title=Beyonce lands 'Time 100' cover: 2014 list includes Robert Redford, Jason Collins|author=Eley, Amy|work=USA Today|date=24 April 2014 |access-date=March 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155932/http://www.today.com/news/beyonce-robert-redford-jason-collins-lead-times-100-most-influential-1D79571171|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live}} The list included 41 women, the most in the list's history.{{cite web|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2014/04/25/time-list-for-2014-includes-41-women.html|title='Time' list for 2014 includes 41 women|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=March 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013143/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2014/04/25/time-list-for-2014-includes-41-women.html|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}} The gala was held on April 29, 2014, in New York City.{{Cite web |date=2014-04-29 |title=Photos: 2014 Time 100 gala honors world's most influential people |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-time-100-gala-influential-people-2014-pictures-photogallery.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Los Angeles Times}}

Time managing editor Nancy Gibbs commented:

{{blockquote|text=

The Time 100 is a list of the world's most influential men and women, not its most powerful, though those are not mutually exclusive terms. Power, as we've seen this year, can be crude and implacable, from Vladimir Putin's mugging of Crimea to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's summary execution of his uncle and mentor Jang Song-thaek. Those men made our list, but they are the outliers, and not just because we generally seek to celebrate the best work of the human spirit. The vast majority of this year's roster reveals that while power is certain, influence is subtle. Power is a tool, influence is a skill; one is a fist, the other a fingertip. You don't lead by hitting people over the head, Dwight Eisenhower used to say. That's "assault, not leadership." ... To assemble the list, we rely on our journalists around the world and our Time 100 alumni (many of whom are as influential as ever). ... If there is a common theme in many of the tributes, it's the eagerness to see what some engineer, actor, leader or athlete will do next. As much as this exercise chronicles the achievements of the past year, we also focus on figures whose influence is likely to grow, so we can look around the corner to see what is coming.

|author=Nancy Gibbs

|source="The Ties That Bind the 100"{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/75192/the-ties-that-bind-the-time-100/|title=The Ties That Bind the 100|last=Gibbs|first=Nancy|date=April 24, 2014|magazine=Time|access-date=November 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424140231/http://time.com/75192/the-ties-that-bind-the-time-100/|archive-date=April 24, 2014|url-status=live}}}}At age 14, Spanish-British born actress Millie Bobby Brown became the youngest person to be listed on the 2018 list, when Stranger Things was in its third season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/millie-bobby-browns-new-pandora-collection-will-celebrate-self-expression-individuality-18546110|title=Millie Bobby Brown Is Launching A Line With Pandora Celebrating Something Badass AF|work=Bustle|date=8 August 2019 |access-date=August 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808200634/https://www.bustle.com/p/millie-bobby-browns-new-pandora-collection-will-celebrate-self-expression-individuality-18546110|archive-date=August 8, 2019|url-status=live}} The 2018 list also included two Israelis: entrepreneur and WeWork founder Adam Neumann; and actress and model Gal Gadot.{{cite news |last1=Spiro |first1=Amy |title=Gal Gadot makes 'Time 100' list |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/gal-gadot-makes-time-100-list-551304 |publisher=The Jerusalem Post |date=22 April 2018 |access-date=22 May 2023 |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522174231/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/gal-gadot-makes-time-100-list-551304 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Solomon |first1=Shoshana |title=Microsoft CEO Nadella stars on Time cover for Most Influential 2018 issue |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/microsoft-ceo-nadella-stars-on-time-cover-for-most-influential-2018-issue/ |publisher=The Times of Israel |date=25 April 2018 |access-date=22 May 2023 |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522175734/https://www.timesofisrael.com/microsoft-ceo-nadella-stars-on-time-cover-for-most-influential-2018-issue/ |url-status=live}}

In the 2019 list, Time chose authors to write the honorees' blurbs. Some of the pairings include Gal Gadot writing about Dwayne Johnson, Shawn Mendes writing about Taylor Swift, Shonda Rhimes writing about Sandra Oh, Ava DuVernay writing about Gayle King, and Beyoncé writing about Michelle Obama.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/04/17/taylor-swift-dwayne-johnson-cover-times-most-influential-people-issue/3484216002/|title=Dwayne Johnson, Taylor Swift, Gayle King, more cover Time's 100 most influential people issue|last=Jensen|first=Erin|website=USA Today|date=April 17, 2019|access-date=December 12, 2019|archive-date=April 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417120913/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/04/17/taylor-swift-dwayne-johnson-cover-times-most-influential-people-issue/3484216002/|url-status=live}}

The 2020 list included Indian actor Ayushmann Khurrana, rapper Megan Thee Stallion, comedian Phoebe Waller-Bridge, tennis champion Naomi Osaka (her second time being included), F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, attorney Nury Turkel, American football player Patrick Mahomes, and environmental justice advocate Cecilia Martinez.{{Cite magazine|url = https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888255/bilkis/|title = Bilkis Is on the 2020 Time 100 List|magazine = Time|access-date = |first = Rana|last = Ayyub|date = September 22, 2020|archive-date = September 23, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200923062950/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888255/bilkis/|url-status = live}}

On September 15, Time revealed the 2021 list, distributed into the categories Icons, Pioneers, Titans, Artists, Leaders and Innovators. Each category has a highlighted section of personalities being featured on the Time magazine cover, naming Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as Icons, Billie Eilish as Pioneer, Simone Biles as Titan, Kate Winslet as Artist, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Leader and Jensen Huang as Innovator.{{Cite magazine|title=The 100 Most Influential People of 2021|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2021/|access-date=September 15, 2021|magazine=Time|archive-date=September 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915123901/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2021/|url-status=live}} Furthermore, Time held a readers poll prior to the reveal of the editors list, asking whether certain personalities should be included in that year's annual list. Nearly 1.8 million votes were cast, with Britney Spears claiming the top spot while also being featured as an Icon.{{Cite magazine|title=Here's Who Won Time{{'s}} 2021 Time100 Reader Poll|url=https://time.com/6096468/time-100-reader-poll-results-2021/|access-date=|magazine=Time|date=September 10, 2021|archive-date=September 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915132604/https://time.com/6096468/time-100-reader-poll-results-2021/|url-status=live}}

Editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal commented on the current working circumstances at Time and the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on their annual gala:

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For the second year in a row, Time journalists assembled this project working apart, across time zones and continents. It was overseen for the fifth year by Dan Macsai, editorial director of the Time100, working with Ng, as well as Jennifer Duggan, Merrill Fabry, Lucy Feldman, Cate Matthews, Nadia Suleman and designer Katie Kalupson. Though COVID-19 prevented us from hosting our annual gala (back next year!), we are bringing the list to life once again through a Time100 TV special (Monday, Sept. 20, at 10 p.m. E.T. on ABC).

|author=Edward Felsenthal

|source="How We Chose the 2021 Time100"{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/6097384/how-we-chose-time100-2021/|title=How We Chose the 2021 Time100|last=Felsenthal|first=Edward|date=September 15, 2021|magazine=Time|access-date=September 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915130239/https://time.com/6097384/how-we-chose-time100-2021/|archive-date=September 15, 2021|url-status=live}}}}The 2024 list included Dua Lipa, Dev Patel, 21 Savage, Jenny Holzer, and Lauren Blauvelt.

The 2025 list included Ahmed al-Sharaa, Yoshiki, Serena Williams, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Snoop Dogg.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-16 |title=TIME100: The Most Influential People of 2025 {{!}} TIME |url=https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=time.com |language=en}}

Each category is given equal weight every year, but some people are more likely to make repeat appearances over time.

The following list includes individuals who have appeared at least three times. The order is based on the number of times each person has been listed in Time 100. Those who are tied are listed alphabetically. Some individuals, such as Nelson Mandela, have also been listed in the one-off Time{{'s}} list of "The Most Important People of the 20th Century". They are listed in bold.

File:Xi Jinping 2019.jpg|Xi Jinping
Listed thirteen times: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, and 2009
(Finalist in 2023)

File:President Barack Obama (cropped) 3.jpg|Barack Obama
Listed eleven times: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2005
(Finalist in 2018)

File:Pre Inaugural Reception (52639556983) (cropped).jpg|Oprah Winfrey
Listed eleven times: 2022, 2018, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, and the 20th century
(Finalist in 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2015, and 2012)

File:Hillary Rodham Clinton-cropped.jpg|Hillary Clinton
Listed ten times: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2004
(Finalist in 2013 and 2010)

File:Angela Merkel. Tallinn Digital Summit.jpg|Angela Merkel
Listed nine times: 2020, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2007, and 2006
(Finalist in 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2013, 2010, and 2008)

File:Kim Jong-un April 2019 (cropped).jpg|Kim Jong Un
Listed eight times: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011
(Finalist in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019)

File:Vladimir Putin (2020-02-20).jpg|Vladimir Putin
Listed seven times: 2022, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2008, and 2004
(Finalist in 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2012, 2011, 2009, and 2007)

File:Donald Trump official portrait (cropped).jpg|Donald Trump
Listed seven times: 2025, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016
(Finalist in 2023 and 2022)

File:Joe Biden presidential portrait (cropped).jpg|Joe Biden
Listed six times: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2013, and 2011
(Finalist in 2016)

File:Pope Francis Korea Haemi Castle 19 (cropped).jpg|Pope Francis
Listed six times: 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2013
(Finalist in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2018)

File:SpaceX CEO Elon Musk visits N&NC and AFSPC (190416-F-ZZ999-006) (cropped).jpg|Elon Musk
Listed six times: 2025, 2023, 2021, 2018, 2013, and 2010
(Finalist in 2022, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, and 2015)

File:Jeff Bezos at Amazon Spheres Grand Opening in Seattle - 2018 (39074799225) (cropped).jpg|Jeff Bezos
Listed five times: 2018, 2017, 2014, 2009, and 2008
(Finalist in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2016, 2015, 2013, and 2012)

File:Visit of Tim Cook to the European Commission - P061904-946789.jpg|Tim Cook
Listed five times: 2022, 2021, 2016, 2015, and 2012
(Finalist in 2023, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2014)

File:Steve Jobs Headshot 2010-CROP2.jpg|Steve Jobs
Listed five times: 2010, 2008, 2007, 2005, and 2004
(Finalist in 2011 and 2009)

File:Lagarde, Christine (official portrait 2011).jpg|Christine Lagarde
Listed five times: 2022, 2016, 2012, 2010, and 2009
(Finalist in 2014)

File:Shri Narendra Modi.jpg|Narendra Modi
Listed five times: 2021, 2020, 2017, 2015, and 2014
(Finalist in 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2016, and 2012)

File:Remise du Prix Sakharov à Aung San Suu Kyi Strasbourg 22 octobre 2013-18.jpg|Aung San Suu Kyi
Listed five times: 2016, 2013, 2011, 2008, and 2004
(Finalist in 2012 and 2009)

File:Official photo of Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2019.jpg|Nancy Pelosi
Listed five times: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2010, and 2007
(Finalist in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2013, 2009, and 2008)

File:Mark Zuckerberg F8 2019 Keynote (32830578717) (cropped).jpg|Mark Zuckerberg
Listed five times: 2025, 2019, 2016, 2011, and 2008
(Finalist in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2012, and 2009)

File:George-W-Bush.jpeg|George W. Bush
2008, 2006, 2005, and 2004
(Finalist in 2009 and 2007)

File:Bill Clinton.jpg|Bill Clinton
2010, 2006, 2005, and 2004
(Finalist in 2015, 2013, and 2007)

File:George Clooney 2016.jpg|George Clooney
2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006
(Finalist in 2012, 2011, and 2010)

File:The Global Financial Context James Dimon (cropped).jpg|Jamie Dimon
2011, 2009, 2008, and 2006
(Finalist in 2015 and 2012)

File:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 2018 (cropped).jpg|Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
2017, 2016, 2010, and 2004
(Finalist in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2015, 2014, and 2012)

File:Bill Gates 2018.jpg|Bill Gates
2006, 2005, 2004, and the 20th century
(Finalist in 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2010, and 2008)

File:Hu Jintao at White House 2011.jpg|Hu Jintao
2008, 2007, 2005, and 2004
(Finalist in 2011 and 2009)

File:Lebron wizards 2017 (cropped).jpg|LeBron James
2019, 2017, 2013, and 2005
(Finalist in 2021, 2020, 2018, and 2015)

File:Benjamin Netanyahu 2018.jpg|Benjamin Netanyahu
2019, 2015, 2012, and 2011
(Finalist in 2023, 2020, 2017, 2013, 2010, and 2009)

File:Michelle Obama 2013 official portrait.jpg|Michelle Obama
2019, 2013, 2011, and 2009
(Finalist in 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, and 2010)

File:Condoleezza Rice cropped.jpg|Condoleezza Rice
2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004
(Finalist in 2008)

File:Elizabeth Warren--Official 113th Congressional Portrait--.jpg|Elizabeth Warren
2017, 2015, 2010, and 2009
(Finalist in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2013, and 2011)

File:Secretary Janet Yellen portrait (cropped).jpg|Janet Yellen
2023, 2017, 2015, and 2014
(Finalist in 2016)

File:Adele 2016.jpg|Adele
2022, 2016, and 2012
(Finalist in 2023)

File:Benedict XVI Blessing-2.jpg|Pope Benedict XVI
2007, 2006, and 2005
(Finalist in 2013, 2009, and 2008)

File:Beyoncé at The Lion King European Premiere 2019.png|Beyoncé
2023, 2014, and 2013
(Finalist in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2011, and 2010)

File:Simone Biles National Team 2024.jpg|Simone Biles
2025, 2021, and 2017
(Finalist in 2019)

File:Warren Buffett KU Visit.jpg|Warren Buffett
2012, 2007, and 2004
(Finalist in 2016, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008)

File:Princess of Wales in 2023 (cropped)03.JPG|Catherine, Princess of Wales
2013, 2012, and 2011
(Finalist in 2018)

File:Dalai Lama in 2012 02.jpg|The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
2008, 2005, and 2004
(Finalist in 2015 and 2009)

File:Mario Draghi in 2021 crop.jpg|Mario Draghi
2021, 2013, and 2012

File:Kamala Harris Vice Presidential Portrait (cropped).jpg|Kamala Harris
2021, 2020, and 2013
(Finalist in 2023, 2022, 2019, 2017, 2012, and 2011)

File:BobIgerHWOFJune2013.jpg|Bob Iger
2023, 2019, and 2015
(Finalist in 2018)

File:John Kerry official Secretary of State portrait.jpg|John Kerry
2016, 2014, and 2004
(Finalist in 2015 and 2013)

File:Charles Koch portrait (cropped).jpg|Charles Koch
2015, 2014, and 2011
(Finalist in 2016 and 2012)
(shared with brother David at all times)

File:David Koch by Gage Skidmore.jpg|David Koch
2015, 2014, and 2011
(Finalist in 2016 and 2012)
(shared with brother Charles at all times)

File:Foto oficial de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (estreita).jpg|Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
2023, 2010, and 2004

File:Pony Ma 2011.jpg|Ma Huateng
2018, 2014, and 2007
(Finalist in 2022, 2021, and 2019)

File:Patrick Mahomes (51615475056).jpg|Patrick Mahomes
2024, 2023, 2020
(Finalist in 2019)

File:Nelson Mandela-2008 (edit).jpg|Nelson Mandela
2005, 2004, and the 20th century
(Finalist in 2008 and 2007)

File:Mitch McConnell 2016 official photo (1).jpg|Mitch McConnell
2023, 2019, and 2015
(Finalist in 2022, 2021, and 2014)

File:Lionel Messi WC2022.jpg|Lionel Messi
2023, 2012, and 2011
(Finalist in 2022, 2021, and 2016)

File:Lorne Michaels 2021 Kennedy Center Honors (cropped).jpg|Lorne Michaels
2025, 2015, and 2008

File:Rupert Murdoch - Flickr - Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer.jpg|Rupert Murdoch
2008, 2005, and 2004
(Finalist in 2012, 2010, and 2009)

File:MS-Exec-Nadella-Satya-2017-08-31-22 (cropped).jpg|Satya Nadella
2024, 2018, and 2015
(Finalist in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, and 2014)

File:Naomi Osaka 2017 Wimbledon.jpg|Naomi Osaka
2021, 2020, and 2019

File:Larry Page in the European Parliament, 17.06.2009 (cropped).jpg|Larry Page
2011, 2005, and 2004
(Finalist in 2014, 2012, and 2008)

File:Brad Pitt 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg|Brad Pitt
2009, 2008, and 2007
(Finalist in 2012 and 2011)

File:Ren Zhengfei (2016).jpg|Ren Zhengfei
2019, 2013, and 2005

File:Shonda Rhimes at the 75th Annual Peabody Awards (cropped).jpg|Shonda Rhimes
2021, 2013, and 2007
(Finalist in 2023, 2022, 2016, and 2015)

File:Official roberts CJ.jpg|John Roberts
2020, 2007, and 2006
(Finalist in 2015, 2013, 2012, and 2008)

File:Moqtada al-Sader in tehran 2019 (cropped) (cropped).jpg|Muqtada al-Sadr
2011, 2008, and 2006
(Finalist in 2009 and 2007)

File:Taylor Swift at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (3).png|Taylor Swift
2019, 2015, and 2010
(Finalist in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2016, 2014, and 2009)

File:Serena Williams at 2013 US Open.jpg|Serena Williams
2025, 2014, and 2010
(Finalist in 2023, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2013)

File:Tiger Woods in May 2019.jpg|Tiger Woods
2019, 2009, and 2004
(Finalist in 2010, 2008, and 2007)

File:Shinzō Abe and Malala Yousafzai (1) Cropped.jpg|Malala Yousafzai
2015, 2014, and 2013

The exclusion of then-British prime minister Tony Blair from the 2004 list caused mild controversy. Time editor-at-large Michael J. Elliott defended the decision to consistently exclude Blair, saying that "Gerhard Schröder and Jacques Chirac are not there either. This is a worldwide list. There are no Western European political leaders on it because they are not that powerful or influential at this time."{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/revealed-the-worlds-100-most-influential-people-sorry-prime-minister-not-you-5546702.html|title=Revealed: the world's 100 most influential people. (Sorry, Prime Minister, not you)|date=April 18, 2004|work=The Independent|access-date=July 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716133540/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/revealed-the-worlds-100-most-influential-people-sorry-prime-minister-not-you-5546702.html|archive-date=July 16, 2019|url-status=live}} The exclusion of then-President of the United States George W. Bush in 2007 generated similar controversy. Former Senator Rick Santorum (R–PA) said on Fox News:

The fact of the matter is, the president of the United States, I don't care who's in that office, is the most powerful man on the face of the Earth and has more influence over various aspects of lives, not just in this country, but around the world. And for Time magazine to dismiss that just shows you how biased and, I would argue, hateful they are.{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/president-bush-not-influential-enough-for-time| title=President Bush Not 'Influential' Enough for Time| first1= Sean |last1= Hannity|authorlink1=Sean Hannity|date=May 4, 2007|publisher=Fox News|access-date=May 15, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110510075018/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,270086,00.html|archive-date=May 10, 2011|url-status=dead| first2= Alan| last2= Colmes|authorlink2=Alan Colmes|df=mdy-all}}

Adi Ignatius, Time{{'}}s deputy managing editor who oversaw the list at the time, explained that "any U.S. president has a certain built-in influence ... Bush had actually squandered some of that built-in influence. His position on Iraq has cost him support in his own party. ... To a certain point, he sort of reached a lame-duck status".{{cite news |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/May/03/br/br6872913405.html |title=Obama among Time's list of 100 most influential |work=The Honolulu Advertiser |date=May 3, 2007 |access-date=May 15, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110515184506/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/May/03/br/br6872913405.html |archive-date=May 15, 2011 |url-status=live}}

The list has also generated controversy over inclusions. In 2005, conservative commentator Ann Coulter was listed, which led Salon to observe:

When Time magazine named Ann Coulter among its 100 "most influential people" last week, alongside such heavyweights as Ariel Sharon, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, and the Dalai Lama, the choice produced guffaws online. Plugging the issue on Fox News last week, Time executive editor Priscilla Painton insisted it was Coulter's use of "humor" that made her so influential, stopping just short of suggesting that Coulter is the conservative Jon Stewart. But even Fox's Bill O'Reilly wasn't buying it. He pressed Painton: "Do you think people, Americans, listen to Ann Coulter? Do you think she has influence in public opinion?"{{cite news |last=Boehlert |first=Eric |url=http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/04/19/coulter/index.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060517210718/http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/04/19/coulter/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 17, 2006 |title=Time hearts Ann Coulter |work=Salon.com |date=April 19, 2005 |access-date=May 15, 2011}}

Time defended Coulter as a best-selling author whose controversial commentary strongly affected political debates in the United States. Coulter did not, however, make additional appearances on the list.

In February 2016, Time included the male British author Evelyn Waugh on its "100 Most Read Female Writers in College Classes" list, generating media attention and concerns regarding fact-checking at the magazine.{{cite web|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/2828207/evelyn-waugh-time/|title=Evelyn Waugh: 'Time' Names Male Writer In List Of '100 Most Read Female Authors'| website= Inquisitr.com |date=February 25, 2016|access-date=July 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716132043/https://www.inquisitr.com/2828207/evelyn-waugh-time/|archive-date=July 16, 2019|url-status=live}} Time later issued a retraction. In a BBC interview with Justin Webb, Oxford professor Valentine Cunningham said the mistake was "a piece of profound ignorance on the part of Time magazine".{{cite web| url= https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35667540|title=Time magazine correction: Evelyn Waugh was not a woman|date=February 26, 2016| website=BBC.com |access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161214214658/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35667540|archive-date=December 14, 2016|url-status=live}}

Since 2014, in partnership with Rolex, Time has published a class of young pioneers "in politics, business, culture, science and sports" who are reshaping the world around them.{{Cite magazine |title=Meet Time{{'s}} Next Generation Leaders |url=https://time.com/collection/next-generation-leaders/ |access-date=May 23, 2022 |magazine=Time |archive-date=March 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302093939/https://time.com/collection/next-generation-leaders/ |url-status=live}} It is, per the magazine's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal, "an opportunity to elevate" the trailblazers "who are building a better future".{{Cite magazine |title=How Time Chose Its 2022 Next Generation Leaders |url=https://time.com/6175735/next-generation-leaders-2022/ |access-date=May 23, 2022 |magazine=Time |archive-date=May 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523014119/https://time.com/6175735/next-generation-leaders-2022/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |title=How Time Chose Its 2021 Next Generation Leaders |url=https://time.com/6052418/next-generation-leaders-2021/ |access-date=May 23, 2022 |magazine=Time |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526113830/https://time.com/6052418/next-generation-leaders-2021/ |url-status=live}} Included in the 2022 list was Lina Abu Akleh, a human rights advocate who is the niece of Shireen Abu Akleh, a journalist likely killed by Israeli soldiers.{{Cite web |last=The New Arab Staff |date=September 29, 2022 |title=Shireen Abu Akleh niece named in Time100 Next list |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/shireen-abu-akleh-niece-named-time100-next-list |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=New Arab |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207064812/https://www.newarab.com/news/shireen-abu-akleh-niece-named-time100-next-list |url-status=live}}

From 2015 to 2019, Time also published a list titled "The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet", which featured people whose influence and dominance may have changed Internet culture; who have support, position, and prominence in various sections of social media; or who use and/or rely on the Internet as a platform for change. People who have been listed range from political figures, such as Donald Trump and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, to teenage YouTubers, such as JoJo Siwa and Emma Chamberlain.{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5626827/the-25-most-influential-people-on-the-internet/|title=The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet|magazine=Time|access-date=August 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807201606/https://time.com/5626827/the-25-most-influential-people-on-the-internet/|archive-date=August 7, 2019|url-status=live}}

Others who have been listed include Lil Nas X, whose debut hit broke the record for most weeks spent atop the Billboard Hot 100 after being created and distributed on the Internet,{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/07/16/ariana-grande-duchess-meghan-among-most-influential-internet/1743191001/|title=Harry and Meghan, Ariana Grande on Time's list of most influential people on the internet|last=Jensen|first=Erin|work=USA Today|access-date=August 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808200634/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/07/16/ariana-grande-duchess-meghan-among-most-influential-internet/1743191001/|archive-date=August 8, 2019|url-status=live}} and actress and presenter Jameela Jamil, who is known widely beyond her profession for her online activism.

In 2019, Time began publishing the Time 100 Next list, which "spotlights 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, science, health and more". It is considered an expansion of the current Time 100 list.{{Cite web|title=First {{'}}Time 100 Next' List Honors Kerby Jean-Raymond, Lil Nas X, Zion Williamson & More|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/11/time-100-next-list-info|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=HYPEBEAST|date=November 13, 2019|archive-date=February 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206080303/https://hypebeast.com/2019/11/time-100-next-list-info|url-status=live}} Although the list has no explicit age cap, it is more focused on up-and-coming figures and "rising stars".{{Cite web|date=November 13, 2019|title=Time Names 'The Next 100' Most Influential People in the World|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/time-100-next-list-2019/|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=Highsnobiety|archive-date=September 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909112056/https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/time-100-next-list-2019/|url-status=live}} The Next list features profiles written by established Time 100 alumni.

In 2019, Time created 89 new covers to celebrate women of the year starting from 1920.{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/100-women-of-the-year/ |title=100 Women of the Year |magazine=Time |date=March 5, 2020 |access-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-date=December 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223082517/https://time.com/100-women-of-the-year/ |url-status=live}}

In 2021, Time solicited company nominations from industry and journalistic sources, which were then evaluated on relevance, impact, innovation, leadership, ambition and success. The top 100 were compiled into the Time100 Most Influential Companies list, which included well-known companies such as GM, Tesla, Volkswagen Group, Facebook, Google, Moderna, UPS, Netflix, and Zoom. Along with the list, Time launched Time Business.{{Cite press release |title=Time Reveals the First-ever List of the Time100 Most Influential Companies in the World |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/time-reveals-the-first-ever-list-of-the-time100-most-influential-companies-in-the-world-301278006.html |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=www.prnewswire.com}}{{Cite web |last=LaReau |first=Jamie L. |title=GM makes Time's 100 Most Influential Companies: Here's why |url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2021/04/27/gm-time-100-mary-barra/7396415002/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Detroit Free Press}}

In 2023, Time launched the Time Climate 100 list, which ranked the most influential climate action leaders based on recent and measurable achievements.{{Cite magazine |date=16 November 2023 |title=How We Chose the 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders in Business for 2023 |url=https://time.com/6334864/how-we-chose-time100-climate-2023/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117162024/https://time.com/6334864/how-we-chose-time100-climate-2023/ |archive-date=17 November 2023 |access-date=17 November 2023 |magazine=Time}} Its first edition included public figures such as American singer Billie Eilish, British rock band Coldplay and Brazilian politician Marina Silva.{{Cite magazine |date=16 November 2023 |title=The 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders in Business 2023 |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-climate/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116151051/https://time.com/collection/time100-climate/ |archive-date=16 November 2023 |access-date=16 November 2023 |magazine=Time}}

In 2024, Time launched the Time Health 100 list, which recognizes the 100 most influential people in health. The list included French President Emmanuel Macron, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and several other luminaries.{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-health/ |title=Time Health 100 list |magazine=Time |accessdate=May 13, 2024}}

In 2023, Time launched the Time AI 100 list, featuring the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence. The first edition included CEOs of AI companies such as Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, neural network pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, and Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker, amongst others.{{Cite magazine |title=The 100 Most Influential People in AI 2023 |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |magazine=Time |language=en}}

• Time Person of the Year
• Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century
• Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People
• Forbes list of the 100 World's Most Powerful Women

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