The 11 candidates chosen by TIME magazine’s editors are: Simone Biles, Hillary Clinton, CRISPR Scientists, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Nigel Farage, The Flint Whistleblowers, Beyoncé Knowles, Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg.
Time magazine has named Donald Trump its Person of the Year -- calling him "President of the Divided States of America."
As per CNN, Trump beat runner-up Hillary Clinton for the distinction, which Time editor Nancy Gibbs said is given to the newsmaker who has the biggest influence on world events, for better or worse.
Placing third was "the hackers," to cover people who breached the records of major government organizations, politicians, celebrities and everyday citizens.
Each year, readers have questions about how the Person of the Year was chosen. Here’s what you need to know about the process shared by Time.com.