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October 04, 2025 THE COVER STORY How We Chose the 2025 TIME100 Next BY SAM JACOBS Editor in Chief, TIME While we've made it our mission at TIME to cover people who have reached the pinnacle of their fields, the TIME100 Next is an opportunity to recognize those still on the rise. Our goal with this annual project is to provide a snapshot of the moment and to highlight those who we feel are truly changing the world. This year's covers feature three people transforming their fields: actor Jonathan Bailey, singer Tate McRae, and CEO April Koh. Bailey stars in blockbusters including Jurassic World: Rebirth and Wicked, while simultaneously building the Shameless Fund, his foundation benefiting LGBTQ+ nonprofits. McRae, the 22-year-old Canadian pop star, has had her music streamed more than 20 billion times across all platforms, and is now on a world tour. Koh became the youngest female founder leading a unicorn through her vision of improving access to mental-health care via her startup Spring Health, which is used in over 40 countries. See who else made the list below. READ THE STORY » What I've been reading this week Inside the Push to Reimagine Banking's Climate Strategy JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon believes profit is the key to unlocking clean energy.   I Spent 491 Days as a Hostage of Hamas. This Is My Story "I brace myself for total darkness, for the Hamas tunnels I've seen on TV, the ones we've all heard about."   Repeat COVID-19 Infections Could Double Your Risk of Long COVID The latest study shows that getting repeat COVID-19 infections can come at a high health cost.   An Expert on Siblings on Taylor Swift's 'Eldest Daughter' What an expert on birth order makes of Swift's new track off of 'The Life of a Showgirl.'     Want more from TIME? Sign up for our other newsletters.         Subscribe to TIME TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services in this email. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Connect with TIME via Facebook | Twitter | Newsletters PRIVACY POLICY | YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS Questions? Contact newsletters@time.com Update your email preferences or unsubscribe here © 2025 TIME USA, LLC. All rights reserved. TIME Customer Service, P.O. Box 37508 Boone, IA 50037-0508, United States of America Terms of Service