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Every December, TIME
announces its Person of the Year. This year, that
goes to the groundbreaking
Elon Musk. TIME's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal explained
. He wrote: "Person of the Year is a marker of
. Few individuals have had more influence than Musk on
on Earth, and potentially, life off Earth too." He added: "In 2021, Musk emerged not
as the world's richest person, but also as
the richest example of a massive shift in our
." Mr Musk is worth more than $255 billion. He is the richest person in history. He is also helping to save our world and our future. He is leading
to explore space and get to Mars.