TIME Reveals the 2026 TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World

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TIME reveals the 2026 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The issue has four worldwide covers, each highlighting a member of the TIME100: actor Zoe Saldaña, comedian Nikki Glaser, actor Wagner Moura, and singer-songwriter Luke Combs.

See the full 2026 TIME100 list, tributes, videos and photos: here

The TIME100 list includes pairings of the list members and the guest contributors TIME selects to write about them. The twenty-third annual list features: Dakota Johnson by Taylor Swift, Ralph Lauren by Oprah Winfrey, Pope Leo XIV by Martin Scorsese, Victoria Beckham by Anna Wintour, Mashama Bailey by Kamala Harris, Luke Combs by Ed Sheeran, Hilary Knight by Malala Yousafzai, Jennie by Gracie Abrams, Kate Hudson by Mindy Kaling, Lando Norris by Paris Hilton, Dolores Huerta by Gloria Steinem and more.

TIME Chief Executive Officer Jessica Sibley said: "The 2026 TIME100 list of the world's most influential people recognizes the leaders, innovators, and changemakers who are redefining the future. We are honored to convene this extraordinary global community at this year's TIME100 Summit and Gala, alongside our incredible partners, to spotlight their impact."

Of the 2026 TIME100 list, TIME Editor in Chief Sam Jacobs writes in his letter to readers, "There is no single metric that defines influence. Our selections are led by the stories that are shaping the world each year and the people who write them. Some are well known to many, others only within their fields… Few people, we suspect, will be familiar with all 100 individuals. We believe that is part of the appeal of the TIME100, now well into its third decade, and the reason it has endured. In recent years, we've been busy growing the TIME100 community by focusing on the areas we believe shape the future—including AI, Climate, Health, and Philanthropy, as well as emerging fields in which individuals, such as digital creators, are playing an outsize role… we are eager to see which of the individuals in this issue will still be wielding influence more than 50 years from today."