TIME100 Next 2026: The World's Most Influential Rising Stars

TIME's annual list features leaders who are shaping the future

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Project Credits

  • Project editors:Merrill Fabry, Lucy Feldman, Mahita Gajanan, Dan Macsai, Cate Matthews, and Erin McMullen
  • Art and design:Chelsea Kardokus
  • Audience:Dima Alfalahi, Avery Dalal, Diana Elbasha, Helen Ray, and Kitty Ruskin
  • Contributors:Alex Altman, Aman Batheja, Eliza Berman, Judy Berman, Harry Booth, Charlie Campbell, Andrew R. Chow, Olivia-Anne Cleary, Ana Colón, Kelly Conniff, Eric Cortellessa, Eliana Dockterman, Leslie Dickstein, Philip Elliott, Lori Fradkin, Sean Gregory, Chad de Guzman, Miranda Jeyaretnam, Jeffrey Kluger, Nikhil Kumar, Kyla Mandel, Niha Masih, Megan McCluskey, Mandy Oaklander, Alice Park, Basharat Peer, Billy Perrigo, Tharin Pillay, Ivan Plis, Nik Popli, Lily Rothman, Alana Semuels, Simmone Shah, Kari Sonde, Avery Stone, Callum Sutherland, Karl Vick, Vivienne Walt, Philip Wang, Olivia B. Waxman, and Justin Worland
  • Copy editors:Mark Hokoda and Jennifer Schiavone
  • Digital:Juwayriah Wright and Eric Torres
  • Photo:Kaya Lee Berne, Chloe Dowling, Naomy Pedroza, Katherine Pomerantz, and Ava Selbach
  • Video:Jeannie Kopstein, Joey Lautrup, Brian Braganza, Andrew Johnson, and Alexandra Robson