Following Time, FT Names Musk 'Person of the Year'... "Most Innovative Entrepreneur"

2-Time Winner Following Time

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, was named Person of the Year by the British daily Financial Times (FT), following the American news weekly Time.

On the 15th (local time), according to major foreign media, Lula Calaf, FT editor, stated in a column, "Despite his bizarre and provocative tweets that may seem childish to some, he is the most innovative entrepreneur of this era," adding, "For this reason, FT has selected him as Person of the Year 2021." He introduced Musk as having revolutionized the automotive industry, which had been skeptical about electric vehicles.

Earlier, Time also selected Musk as Person of the Year on the 13th, saying, "Few have had as extraordinary an impact on life on and off Earth as Musk."

Musk led electric vehicle company Tesla and space exploration company SpaceX, showing the best business performance this year. Tesla's market capitalization exceeded $1 trillion thanks to strong earnings, and SpaceX succeeded in private space tourism.

With over 66 million followers on Twitter, he exerted tremendous influence online as well. From hosting the famous American comedy show "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) to tweeting about cryptocurrency and meme stocks (stocks popularized by word of mouth among individual investors online), his erratic words and actions made various headlines.

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