April 29, 2013 | Vol. 181, No. 15

COVER
Titans (TIME 100)
Leaders (TIME 100)
Icons (TIME 100)
Pioneers (TIME 100)
Artists (TIME 100)
EDITOR’S DESK
Covering the 100 (To Our Readers)
Seven portraits introduce our annual edition of the world’s most influential people

COMMENTARY
Listing Under the Influence (The Awesome Column)
I dig through 10 years of TIME 100 picks to see how often the editors got it right ― or wrong

BRIEFING
Origin Stories (Behind The 100)

Where the 2013 TIME 100 were born
Influence Times Two (Behind The 100)

The list’s most powerful couples
Influence Index (Behind The 100)

Ranking the 100’s sales, deals and spending
Spheres of Influence (Behind The 100)

How many the 100 command
Social Issues (Behind The 100)

What our influencers have buzzed about
Power Tools (Behind The 100)

What helps our influencers create
The Connections (Behind The 100)

How our influencers influence one another