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TIME names Elon Musk 2021 Person of the Year

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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.

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TIME magazine has announced its Person of the Year for 2021 is the business leader Elon Musk. TIME said: "Few individuals have had more influence than Musk on life on Earth, and potentially, life off Earth too." It added that Mr Musk is the world's richest person, with more than $255 billion. He is also an example of the great changes in our society. He is helping to save the world and our future. He is working to explore space and get to Mars.

This year has been amazing for Elon Musk. He went into space* in his own rocket. His company SpaceX might take us to Mars. His car company Tesla has two-thirds of the electric car market. It is valued at around $1 trillion. Musk is also an engineer, inventor and pioneer in technology companies. He started the e-payments company PayPal. He has companies in robotics, solar technology and artificial intelligence. TIME called him a genius.

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TIME magazine has announced its Person of the Year for 2021. The award goes to the entrepreneur Elon Musk. TIME explained that: "Few individuals have had more influence than Musk on life on Earth, and potentially, life off Earth too." It added: "In 2021, Musk emerged not just as the world's richest person, but also as perhaps the richest example of a massive shift in our society." Mr Musk is the richest person in history. He has more than $255 billion. He is also helping to save the world and our future. He is leading efforts to explore space and get to Mars.

The year 2021 was amazing for Elon Musk. He went into space* in his own rocket, made by his company SpaceX. This company might take us to Mars. Mr Musk is also well known for his car company Tesla. This has two-thirds of the electric car market. It is valued at around $1 trillion. Musk is also an engineer, inventor and pioneer in many other cutting-edge industries. He started the e-payments company PayPal. He has companies in robotics, solar technology, crypto-currency, artificial intelligence and super-speed public transport. TIME called him a genius.

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Every December, TIME magazine announces its Person of the Year. This year, that award goes to the groundbreaking entrepreneur Elon Musk. TIME's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal explained why. He wrote: "Person of the Year is a marker of influence. Few individuals have had more influence than Musk on life on Earth, and potentially, life off Earth too." He added: "In 2021, Musk emerged not just as the world's richest person, but also as perhaps the richest example of a massive shift in our society." 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 efforts to explore space and get to Mars.

The year 2021 was an amazing one for Elon Musk. He went into space* in his own rocket. It was made by his company SpaceX. This is a pioneer in space tourism. It might enable us to travel to Mars. Mr Musk is also well known for his car company Tesla. This controls two-thirds of the multi-billion-dollar electric car market. It is valued at around $1 trillion. Musk is also an engineer, inventor and a trailblazer in many other cutting-edge industries. He first made his name by co-founding the e-payments company PayPal. Today, he is a leading player in robotics, solar technology, crypto-currency, artificial intelligence and super-speed public transport. TIME called him a genius and a visionary.

* ERROR: Elon Musk has never been into space.

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