In a poll conducted by TIME magazine - where readers were asked to vote for those who think they should be included in the annual list of the most influential people in the world - Britney Spears was ranked first.
Almost 1.8 million votes were for the pop star (4% in total). Britney has been in the news recently as a result of her custody case , which also spurred the #FreeBritney initiative .
Healthcare workers came in second, with 3.1% of the vote, followed by Vaccine Developers, with 2.5% of the vote. In fourth place was the K-Pop group, BTS (2.1%), while Top5 closed with gymnast Simone Biles, who made a fuss during the Tokyo Olympics by focusing on mental health.
The "100 Most Influential People in the World" (TIME100) is an annual TIME list, which has been published since 1999. Listing is seen as important to many figures, although TIME makes it clear that names are dependent. of influence in the world, regardless of the consequences of their actions. Only the winner of the Reader Survey is decided by the public. The final ranking is voted on by TIME editors around the world.
The TIME100 ranking for 2021 will be published on 15 September.
