Time Magazine is almost ready to announce its 2023 Person of the Year.

The nine candidates for the honor were revealed Monday morning during NBC's "Today Show" and are highlighted by individuals, groups or concepts that "had the most influence on the world throughout the previous 12 months."

The award is a tradition that dates back to 1927, according to Time, and is the "annual designation for the person, group or concept that most shaped the headlines, for good or ill."

Previous winners include Martin Luther King Jr., Pope Francis and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Finalists for Time's Person of the Year 2023:


Hollywood Strikers:

According to Time, the strike put on by Hollywood actors and writers this year was "a rare show of the power of both labor and the entertainment industry."

The strike, which last 118 days, ended when a tentative agreement was reached in November between SAG-AFTRA, the union representing 160,000 actors and media professionals, and Hollywood studios and streaming services.

Vladimir Putin:

The 🇷🇺 Russian President was Time's Person of the Year in 2007 and has been on the Time100 list multiple times, including in 2022, the publication said.

Xi Jinping:

The 🇨🇳 Chinese President has been on the Time100 list more than 10 times, according to the publication. The list honors the 100 most influential global figures.

Jinping was also a runner-up for Time's 2017 Person of the Year.

King Charles III:

🇬🇧 King Charles III took his position on the throne in May.

"At a moment of change for the monarchy, he signified the power of tradition," Time said. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was Time's Person of the Year in 1952 when she ascended to the throne.

Jerome Powell:

Powell has been the Chairman of the 🇺🇸 Federal reserve since February 2018 and has "played a key role managing high inflation in the U.S.," according to Time.

He has been on the Time100 list twice before, in 2019 and 2020.

Barbie:

The Greta Gerwig-directed film became the highest-grossing movie of 2023 with more than $1.36 billion globally, surpassing "The Super Mario Bros. Movie."

"The film made clear the possibility for theatrical success remains even in a streaming world," Time said of the movie.

Trump Prosecutors:

Trump became the first U.S. president in history to be indicted, charged in four separate cases with more than 90 counts.

Prosecutors in Florida, Georgia, New York and Washington D.C. brought forward felony charges for election interference and illegally holding on to classified documents.

Taylor Swift:

Swift, who beat Jinping for the 2017 Person of the Year, had a massive year, from re-releasing her albums with record-setting streams to make one of the most successful concert films in history, according to Time.

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and is the "annual designation for the person, group or concept that most shaped the headlines, for good or ill."


Since th criteria to be on the list is you trending for good or bad, then I think times magazine is not adding the true winner on that list

You think it's a joke to graduate even before the establishment of your school.. please add our darling daddy to that list let him bring the award home and put our flag on world map.. e no easy abeg. Putin should come second, Netanyahu third, follow by the American puppet in Ukraine, comedian Zelenskyy

Give it to Asiwaju JAGABAN

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May be the Award is meant for most wicked people.

Meanwhile, Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be nominated for the highest cocaine sniffing vagabond after Pablo Escobar

My No1 before BAT

My world leader... ❤️🇷🇺

No black man on the list? Na wa o!

illicit:
Give it to JAGABAN

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INEC can't rig it for him na.
Unless they want to give the award to the most notorious president in the world then it goes to him.

paramakina202:


INEC can't rig it for him na.
Unless they want to give the award to the most notorious president in the world then it goes to him.

Yes o

Better than notorious loser or cry cry yes daddy

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illicit:


Yes o

Better than notorious loser

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Awo was a notorious 4 times loser

paramakina202:


Awo was a notorious 4 times loser

Yeah sure

He took it in good strides


Awo

Boss

He didn't cry or call his DADDY 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Hmmm

Lol

Shity magazine that nominated Adolf Hitler as time of the year

Congratulations my man.

I dedicate Seyi Vibez - Man of the year to him

Baba faced Ukraine plus EU, America, NATO and baba still dey stand... Plenty sanctions and Russia no even dey feel am...he should be given

The people of gaza should be nominated cos I never see any foolishness wey pass their own...dem enter isreal dey shout allahu akbar dey shoot people ,5 days later na pray for us oo , they want to finish us ,jesus christ come and save us China pray for us india pray for us, wayo Allah naaa ,this people want to finish us