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See which companies made Time’s 2026 most influential list and why
May 1, 2026, 4:09 p.m. ETWhat do Google’s Sundar Pichai, Hailey Bieber and Jimmy "Mr. Beast" Donaldson have in common? They have all been named among the most influential leaders shaping global business, featured on Time's 2026 list of the 100 Most Influential Companies.Now in its sixth year and its largest edition yet, the list spans 205 companies across 20 sectors. According to Time, this year’s selections are tied together by a shared theme: the power of storytelling. The companies recognized are not only driving innovation, but also crafting narratives that inspire employees, investors and consumers to believe in their long-term visions, the magazine says.That idea is embodied by Pichai’s decade-long push to transform Google into an “AI-first” company. While the strategy once appeared premature, Time notes that persistence paid off. Parent company Alphabet reached a $4 trillion market cap in January 2026, while its AI platform Gemini now accounts for roughly a quarter of global AI traffic.The same storytelling principle applies across industries. Bieber built Rhode into a media-driven brand before launching products, leading to a billion-dollar sale to e.l.f. Beauty. Meanwhile, Donaldson’s Beast Industries continues expanding beyond YouTube into entertainment, consumer products and technology.Seen side by side, the
TIME Reveals the 2026 TIME100 Most Influential Companies in the World
Alongside the annual TIME100 Most Influential Companies list, TIME unveils the TIME100 Companies Impact Awards—recognizing five standout companies driving meaningful progress in AI, Health, Sustainability, Equality, and Culture Today, TIME reveals the sixth annual TIME100 Most Influential Companies list, highlighting 100 companies making extraordinary impact around the world.The 2026 TIME100 Most Influential Companies issue features three worldwide covers, each spotlighting top executives from a company on the list with an in-depth profile, including: Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google; Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast), founder of Beast Industries; and Hailey Bieber, co-founder of Rhode. – See the complete 2026 TIME100 Most Influential Companies list: here– See the TIME100 Most Influential Companies covers: hereOf the 2026 TIME100 Companies list, TIME editor in chief Sam Jacobs writes: “One thread running through this year’s list is the power of narrative: the ability of a company and its leader to articulate a vision worth following, and to keep communicating it long enough for the rest of us to catch up.” Read more here.To assemble the list, TIME solicited nominations across sectors, and polled its global network of editors and correspondents, as well as outside experts. The result is a diverse group of 100 businesses helping
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