TIME's 100 Most Influential

Cricketer Smriti Mandhana has been named by TIME magazine among this year's 100 most influential people in sports, the only Indian to be featured on the list. TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026 features athletes, coaches, advocates and investors who are "people shaping sports today." The list, headlined by American basketball legend LeBron James, includes superstars from the world of sports such as football icon Lionel Messi, Chinese-American skier Eileen Gu, tennis star Carlos Alcaraz, basketball player Victor Wembanyama, legendary golfer Rory McIlroy among others. The other big names in the list include another football icon Cristiano Ronaldo, South African cricket captain Temba Bavuma, who last year led his team to a historic Test series win in India as well as victory in the World Test Championship (WTC), basketball player for the New York Knicks Jalen Brunson and FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Mandhana, 29, the vice captain of Indian women's nation

Last year, India had a notable presence with actor Alia Bhatt and Olympic wrestler Sakshee Malikkh earning spots among the world's most influential

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This is the second time that RIL has been recognised, with Jio Platforms featuring on the inaugural list in 2021

Ali Bhatt, Ajay Banga, Sakshi Malik, Dev Patel, Priyamvada Natarajan, Ajay Banga, Satya Nadella, and Jigar Shah named in Time's 100 most influential list

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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has secured the top position in Time Magazine's poll for its annual TIME100 list. In the poll, the magazine readers vote for the individuals they believe deserve a spot on TIME's annual list of the most influential people. According to the American publication, over 1.2 million votes were cast in the poll with Shah Rukh receiving 4 per cent. The 57-year-old actor is currently riding high on the success of "Pathaan", which became a runaway blockbuster at the global box office after it released in January. The movie, a mega comeback vehicle for Shah Rukh after his absence from leading man roles for more than four years, has earned over Rs 1000 crore worldwide. The second spot went to the Iranian women protesting for greater freedoms from the country's Islamic regime, garnering 3 per cent of the vote. Iran has been hit by protests since the September 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini was detained in September by Iran's morality police, who said she

Tech honchos like Apple CEO Tim Cook and Tesla CEO Elon Musk are among the list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2021 according to TIME's newly published rankings.

The 2021 TIME100 Next, released on Wednesday, is an expansion of TIME's flagship TIME100 franchise of the most influential people

The Time 100 Most Influential People 2019 list was released Wednesday, naming the world's most influential pioneers, leaders, titans, artists and icons of the year