Every December since 1927, TIME magazine has chosen the most influential person of the year. This year, not just one, but two people received this recognition. TIME Magazine's Person of the Year for 2020 are American politicians Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Joe Biden won the US presidential election with just over 81 million votes, and Harris will be his vice president in the White House. Because of their views and messages and their positive communication style, they were chosen as "personality of the year".
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TIME magazine also chose the athlete of the year, who, according to them, is a 35-year-old basketball player LeBron James, a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, who won the NBA championship with this team in 2020. He was selected as the most valuable player in the last series of this competition.
In the world of entertainment, TIME decided to pay tribute to a Korean pop group BTS. This group crossed the line a long time ago South Korea and other East Asian countries, and today it is listened to with pleasure in all parts of the world.
Eric Juan, the man behind the app Zoom, was named businessman of the year, magazine TIME however, she took the opportunity to thank the doctor dr. Anthony Fauci, who is the head of the U.S. COVID-19 Crisis Staff, as well as African-American activists who have fought to improve the situation of their race in the United States.