Mr Musk — who overtook Amazon founder Jeff Bezos this year to become the world's wealthiest person — wields impact on Earth with his Tesla electric car company and beyond our planet with his SpaceX rockets.
Time editors have previously defined the title — which last year went to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris — as going to people who"embodied what was important about the year, for better or for worse." He has also courted controversy with his provocative Twitter feed that can attack, joke and provoke — including a poll in November asking Twitter whether he should sell a 10 per cent share of his Tesla stock.Mr Felsenthal noted Mr Musk's provocative vision is accompanied by a persona which is a"blunt instrument that often seems to revel in division and aggressive mockery as he gives the world access to his id through social media.
"The goal overall has been to make life multi-planetary and enable humanity to become a spacefaring civilization," Mr Musk told Time in an interview released with the Person of the Year announcement. "Our intent with Tesla was always that we would serve as an example to the car industry, and hope that they also make electric cars so that we can accelerate the transition to sustainable energy," Mr Musk told Time.
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