Here’s who made it to Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025
Time magazine has announced its annual list of 100 most influential people in the world, and the entertainment industries are represented this year by, among others, Demi Moore, Snoop Dogg, Ted Sarandos, Lorne Michaels, Nikki Glaser and Broadway’s Nicole Scherzinger, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Daniel Dae Kim, who appeared in the play Yellow Face this season.
In all, more than a dozen entertainers are featured on this year’s list, including Scarlett Johansson, Ed Sheeran, Kristen Bell, Adrien Brody, Blake Lively, Rosé, Jon M. Chu, Danielle Deadwyler, Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig, Diego Luna, Hiroyuki Sanada, Mohammad Rasoulof, Hozier, Myles Smith, Yoshiki, and more.
As is its custom, the issue pairs the influential with guest contributors for write-ups. The 22nd annual list features, for example, Shonda Rhimes on Ted Sarandos, Will Ferrell on Lorne Michaels, Amy Poehler on Rashida Jones, Chris Evans on Scarlett Johansson, Hoda Kotb on Snoop Dogg, Patti LuPone on Nicole Scherzinger, Chris Hemsworth on Ed Sheeran, Ryan Murphy on Demi Moore, Elliot Page on Raquel Willis, Ali Wong on Nikki Glaser, Diane Sawyer on David Muir, Lily Collins on Rosé, Keke Palmer on Kwame Onwuachi, Regina King on Danielle Deadwyler, Ted Danson on Kristen Bell, Becky G on Willy Chavarria, Baz Luhrmann on Miuccia Prada, Reese Witherspoon on Amy Griffin, Idris Elba on Ebony Life founder Mo Abudu, and more.
Among those that have previously made the list are Donald Trump (seven times), Elon Musk (six), Mark Zuckerberg (five), Serena Williams (three), Lorne Michaels (three), Simone Biles (three), Kristen Wiig (two), Ed Sheeran (two), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (two), Demis Hassabis (two), Scarlett Johansson (two), Megyn Kelly (two), Blake Lively (two), Javier Milei (two), Miuccia Prada (two), Joe Rogan (two) and Ted Sarandos (two).
Athletes on the list include Biles, Williams, Breanna Stewart, Jalen Hurts, Léon Marchand and Napheesa Collier. Media figures include David Muir, Kelly and Rogan.
The Time100 issue has five worldwide covers: Demi Moore, Snoop Dogg, Serena Williams, Ed Sheeran and co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind Demis Hassabis.
Time will convene the 2025 Time100 list of the world’s most influential people in New York City at the Time100 Summit on April 23 and the Time100 Gala on April 24, which will air as a primetime television special on May 4 on ABC.
See full list here.
