Time magazine named Musk its Person of the Year for 2021, capping a year of accomplishments and controversy for the billionaire.
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This year, the first all-civilian mission to space was completed by SpaceX, and the company was selected by NASA to build a new lunar lander, making Musk the richest person ever.
The Person of the Year position was not released by the magazine.
The magazine named Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for the title last year.
Musk is divisive. His companies have faced allegations of racism and sexual harassment, as well as fines by regulators, while his Time profile makes clear that he is a visionary. Time's Person of the Year is not necessarily considered an honor, since the selection could have wielded negative influence. Pope Francis, Vladimir Putin, and even Adolf Hitler are past title holders.
$265 billion. According to Forbes, Musk has a net worth of that amount.
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The Time Person of the Year profile describes Musk as a clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman, and a madcap hybrid of Thomas Edison.
The person of the year is named Elon Musk.
Time chose Musk as the Person of the Year.
The Time Person of the Year is the CEO of Musk's companies.
The Person of the Year for Time is Musk.
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