TIME magazine said its Person of the Year for 2021 is Elon Musk. TIME said few people have influenced life on Earth and off Earth more than Mr Musk. He is the richest person in the world. He has brought great changes in society. He is helping to save the world and our future. He wants to explore space and get to Mars.

This year has been amazing for Elon Musk. He went into space. His company SpaceX might take us to Mars. His car company Tesla has two-thirds of the electric car market. Musk is also an inventor. He started the e-payments company PayPal. He also has companies in robotics, solar technology and artificial intelligence. TIME called him a genius.