Who will TIME magazine name its 2026 Person of the Year?

Every December since 1927, TIME's editors pick the person who did the most to shape the year's news, for better or worse, and it is not always a person: 1982's pick was the computer, and 2025's went to a group, the "Architects of AI", after Donald Trump took 2024. Odds boards in July 2026 have no runaway favorite, which is rare for this award.

Resolves to the listed name if TIME's 2026 Person of the Year is that single named individual. If the title goes to any individual not listed here, resolves to "A person not named here". If it goes to a group, pair, movement, concept, or object, even one that includes a listed person as a member, resolves to "Not a single person (group or concept)".

Source: TIME's official announcement on time.com.

Settles when TIME publishes its 2026 Person of the Year choice, expected around mid-December 2026 (the 2025 choice was revealed 11 December). Closes 30 November 2026, 23:59 ET.

If TIME has named no 2026 Person of the Year by 31 January 2027, or the franchise is discontinued, voids and refunds.