Elon Musk Named TIME's 2021 Person of the Year

Every year, the magazine picks the most influential person, persons or group of the year to recognize. While this time The 2021 TIME Person of the Year is Elon Musk.

Elon Musk (@elonmusk) is TIME's 2021 Person of the Year #TIMEPOY https://t.co/8Y5BhIldNs pic.twitter.com/B6h6rndjIh

— TIME (@TIME) December 13, 2021

Why Elon Musk Was Chosen as the 2021 Person of the Year:

"Person of the Year is a marker of influence, and few individuals have had more influence than @elonmusk on life on Earth, and potentially life off Earth too," writes TIME editor-in-chief @efelsenthal #TIMEPOY https://t.co/ts1iMz6kZx

— TIME (@TIME) December 13, 2021

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