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syndication requests, visit timeinc.com/ syndication.Evolving influencewhen we firsT published our TIME 100 lisT of
the world’s most influential people 15 years ago, it
was dominated by individuals who rose through
traditional power structures: heads of state, CEOs
of public companies, actors from big-budget
blockbusters, leaders of global foundations. What
has been striking about more recent editions is the
growing number of individuals who did not need an
establishment to command international attention—
people like the Parkland, Fla., students who mobilized
against gun violence (in 2018) and the climate activist
Greta Thunberg (in 2019).
TIME has always been a barometer of influence—
and the nature of influence is changing. “Over the
last three years, the quiet rumblings of generational
change have become a deafening roar,” my colleague
Charlotte Alter writes in The Ones We’ve Been Wait-
ing For: How a New Generation of Leaders Will Trans-
form America, a forthcoming book that grew out of
her reporting for TIME. It’s a shift happening around
the world, and its causes are varied. Among them:
the rise of social media; years of declining confidence
in established institutions; and, of course, as Char-
lotte notes, “the physics of time and the biology of
human cells.”
With this issue, we launch the TIME 100 Next,
a new list—part of an ongoing expansion of our
flagship TIME 100 franchise—that spotlights
100 rising stars who are shaping the future of
business, entertainment, sports, politics, science,
health and more. Although this focus lends itself
to a younger group, we intentionally had no age
cap—a recognition that ascents can begin at any age.
The youngest person on this list, for example, is
14-year-old figure-skating phenom Alysa Liu, who
recently became the first U.S. woman to land
a quadruple Lutz in competition. The oldest
is Ayman Odeh, a politician who, at 44,
has emerged as a potential kingmaker in
Israeli politics.In the spIrIt of the TIME 100, many of
our TIME 100 Next profiles are written
by more established influencers, includ-
ing TIME 100 alumni— testament to the
power ful ways that influence flows across
and between generations. “His actionsEdward Felsenthal,
ediTor-in-chief & ceo
@efelsenThalserve to remind the world that even small nations can
take the lead,” writes former U.N. Secretary- General
Ban Ki-moon of Carlos Alvarado Quesada, the
39-year-old President of Costa Rica, who has become
a global leader in the fight against climate change.
Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan praises Rep-
resentative Elise Stefanik, who has worked to recruit
more female candidates into the Republican Party, as
“the future of hopeful, aspirational politics in Amer-
ica.” Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon nods to the tal-
ent of YouTube phenom Lilly Singh, cheekily noting
that when she announced (on his show) that she was
getting her own late-night program, “the first thing I
thought was... Oh God, it’s not my show, is it?”
The TIME 100 Next members all have grand ambi-
tions, and they know they may face even greater set-
backs. But by and large, “they are driven by hope,”
says TIME executive editor Dan Macsai, who
oversees the TIME 100 franchise. “They are eager
to defy the odds—and fight for a better future.”BEHIND THE SCENES
Watch video interviews
with TIME 100
Next members at
time.com/next.
Counterclockwise from
left: basketball phenom
Zion Williamson; pop
star Camila Cabello;
and Chanel Miller,
advocate for sexual-
assault survivors.