Demi Moore, Ed Sheeran and Serena Williams lead 2025 TIME100 most influential list

This year's TIME100 has just been released, indexing who deems are the most influential people in the right now. The magazine has clustered the famous faces into six categories - artists, icons, leaders, titans, pioneers, and innovators - and there’s quite a mixed bag of controversial figures among the names.

Among the hundred, there are a few people that will broker little argument, including beloved Suffolk-born , icon , and tennis legend .

Serena, 43, has definitely earned her title as a ‘titan’ over the years, ranked as the greatest female tennis player in history. The sportswoman - who looks gorgeous with caramel curls and a fitted blazer in her official portrait - is also the highest-earning female athlete of all time.

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Alongside snagging plenty of titles, the mum of two showed off a different side to herself at the biggest event of the year so far - . Going back to her Compton roots, Serena crip walked on the major stage as she showed off her impressive dance moves and .

Meanwhile, singer-songwriter Ed, 31, seems to have made a huge comeback over the past few months. Alongside being one of the highest selling artists of all time, he’s also made a name for himself in the football world after getting shares in his beloved .

What’s been most surprising about Ed recently is his ability to be everywhere at once - busking in cities, singing on the street in foreign countries, and making to inspire young musicians. He’s also become a bit of a meme on social media, appearing in with fans and sharing hilarious comebacks to comments about him.

Demi Moore proudly takes another spot on , after finally having the career breakthrough she deserves following decades in the film industry. The actress was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her work in at the Oscars, just weeks after winning - her first ever award despite decades in Hollywood.

During her , Demi, 62, explained how she’d been sidelined in the past, admitting: "Thirty years ago, I had a producer tell me that I was a popcorn actress and at that time, I made that mean that awards weren't something that I was allowed to have, that I could do movies that were successful, that made a lot of money, but that I couldn't be acknowledged.”

While Serena, Ed, and Demi will likely have little argument over their inclusion as some of the big 100 people of the year, others might be less popular.

At the end of 2024, the magazine sparked fury as it made its person of the year for the second time, following his .

He’s now alongside in the TIME100’s ‘leaders’ category, joined by his divisive VP , his conspiracy theorist Secretary of Health , and his buddy - who remains the richest man in the world.

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