TIME magazine has revealed the 2025 “TIME100,” its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
The issue has five worldwide covers, each highlighting a member of the TIME100: actor and producer Demi Moore, artist and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg, former tennis player and entrepreneur Serena Williams, singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, and co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind Demis Hassabis.
TIME Chief Executive Officer Jessica Sibley said: "The 2025 TIME100 list of the world's most influential people recognizes the leaders shaping the world today and defining its future. We look forward to bringing together the newest members of this extraordinary community at the annual TIME100 Summit and TIME100 Gala with our incredible partners."
Of the 2025 TIME100 list, TIME Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs writes in his letter to readers, "TIME's founders knew that focusing on the individuals who are transforming the world is the best way to help readers understand it. That belief animates much of what we do at TIME…What does the 2025 TIME100 tell us about the forces shaping our lives? It includes six members of the Trump Administration… 16 corporate CEOs, a record, and a sign of the emergence of a class of business leaders who are filling a leadership void…nine leaders who are fighting for justice, equality, and democracy, at a moment when the rights of so many are at stake. Members of the list come from 32 countries
Women on this year's list include: Simone Biles, Scarlett Johansson, Serena Williams, Kristen Bell, Rashida Jones, Blake Lively, Nikki Glaser, Bobbi Brown, Sandra Díaz, Wendy Freedman, Reshma Kewalramani, Ismahane Elouafi, Fatou Baldeh, Julie Burkhart, Noa Argamani, Bonnie Y Chan, Lisa Su, and others.
The list features world leaders and U.S. political figures, including: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, J.D. Vance, Claudia Sheinbaum, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Javier Milei, Keir Starmer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., María Corina Machado, Friedrich Merz, Duma Boko, Teresa Ribera, Howard Lutnick, Russell Vought, Ahmed al-Sharaa, Lee Jae-myung, Muhammad Yunus, and more.
Over a dozen entertainers are featured on this year's list, including Scarlett Johansson, Snoop Dogg, Ed Sheeran, Kristen Bell, Adrien Brody, Blake Lively, Rosé, Nicole Scherzinger, Jon M. Chu, Danielle Deadwyler, Demi Moore, Lorne Michaels, Nikki Glaser, Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig, Diego Luna, Daniel Dae Kim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Mohammad Rasoulof, Hozier, Myles Smith, Yoshiki, and more.
The issue has five worldwide covers, each highlighting a member of the TIME100: actor and producer Demi Moore, artist and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg, former tennis player and entrepreneur Serena Williams, singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, and co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind Demis Hassabis.
TIME Chief Executive Officer Jessica Sibley said: "The 2025 TIME100 list of the world's most influential people recognizes the leaders shaping the world today and defining its future. We look forward to bringing together the newest members of this extraordinary community at the annual TIME100 Summit and TIME100 Gala with our incredible partners."
Of the 2025 TIME100 list, TIME Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs writes in his letter to readers, "TIME's founders knew that focusing on the individuals who are transforming the world is the best way to help readers understand it. That belief animates much of what we do at TIME…What does the 2025 TIME100 tell us about the forces shaping our lives? It includes six members of the Trump Administration… 16 corporate CEOs, a record, and a sign of the emergence of a class of business leaders who are filling a leadership void…nine leaders who are fighting for justice, equality, and democracy, at a moment when the rights of so many are at stake. Members of the list come from 32 countries
Women on this year's list include: Simone Biles, Scarlett Johansson, Serena Williams, Kristen Bell, Rashida Jones, Blake Lively, Nikki Glaser, Bobbi Brown, Sandra Díaz, Wendy Freedman, Reshma Kewalramani, Ismahane Elouafi, Fatou Baldeh, Julie Burkhart, Noa Argamani, Bonnie Y Chan, Lisa Su, and others.
The list features world leaders and U.S. political figures, including: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, J.D. Vance, Claudia Sheinbaum, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Javier Milei, Keir Starmer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., María Corina Machado, Friedrich Merz, Duma Boko, Teresa Ribera, Howard Lutnick, Russell Vought, Ahmed al-Sharaa, Lee Jae-myung, Muhammad Yunus, and more.
Over a dozen entertainers are featured on this year's list, including Scarlett Johansson, Snoop Dogg, Ed Sheeran, Kristen Bell, Adrien Brody, Blake Lively, Rosé, Nicole Scherzinger, Jon M. Chu, Danielle Deadwyler, Demi Moore, Lorne Michaels, Nikki Glaser, Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig, Diego Luna, Daniel Dae Kim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Mohammad Rasoulof, Hozier, Myles Smith, Yoshiki, and more.
