Two Kiwis recorded as world's 'most influential teens' on Time

Two New Zealand teens have appeared among the world's 'most influential teenagers' in Time magazine.

The talents of the Lydia Ko and Lorde were recognised on the list of 16 teenagers from around the world, Stuff.co.nz reports.

Seventeen-year-old Lorde, alias EllaYelich-O'Connor, became the first New Zealand solo artist to have a No. 1 song "Royals", surpassing Miley Cyrus in September, for the iTunes top spot, and claimed top spot on the US Billboard Hot 100, the report added.

She has signed a publishing deal with Songs Music Publishing (SMP) and become a millionaire overnight.

Sixteen-year-old Ko became the youngest winner of a professional golf tour event at the NSW Open at the age of 14.

She also became the youngest winner of an LPGA event, when she won the Canadian Women's Open in 2012 and repeated in 2013.

The other prominent teenagers on the list were the Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai; President Barack Obama's daughter Malia Obama; and pop singer Justin Bieber.