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- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the 2/7 favourite for this year's Time Person of the Year award
- Vladimir Putin is third favourite for the award with Russia's invasion of Ukraine remaining the biggest worldwide news story
- Previous winners of the last 10 years come from a variety of backgrounds
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the 2/7 favourite for this year's Time Person of the Year award
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the president of Ukraine and the man in charge of leading the defence of his country against the Russian invasion.
On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in scenes which sparked uproar across the globe and those scenes are still ongoing today.
Bookmakers make Zelenskyy the 2/7 favourite to be the Time Person of the Year for 2022 for his role as the Ukrainian President.
Smarkets have a full market up over the award, with odds on who the winner will be this year.
| Time Person of the Year | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Volodymyr Zelenskyy
|
2/7 | 77.8% |
| The Ukrainian People
|
9/1 | 10.0% |
| Vladimir Putin
|
14/1 | 6.7% |
| US Supreme Court | 14/1 | 6.7% |
| Pro choice/Abortion activists | 14/1 | 6.7% |
Vladimir Putin is joint third favourite for the award with Russia's invasion of Ukraine remaining the biggest worldwide news story
Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia and he has been criticised worldwide for the invasion of Ukraine by his country.
Putin is third favourite for the Time Person of the Year award and the war against Ukraine is the main reason for that.
The award isn't just for positive reasons and according to Time it's for the person or organisation who "had done the most to influence the events of the year."
Previous winners of the last 10 years come from a variety of backgrounds
The role call for Time Person of the Year Betting and Odds is a prestigious one for sure.
The the last couple of years, Doctors, Nurses, 1st Responders, Epidemiologists and all things connected with Covid have been at the top of the specials betting markets.
In 2021 though, Elon Musk was an unexpected winner for his contribution to technological development, at a time when he was the richest man in the world.
| Time Person Of The Year Since 2010
|
Winners
|
|---|---|
| 2021 | Elon Musk |
| 2020 | Joe Biden/Kamala Harris |
| 2019 | Greta Thunberg |
| 2018 | The Guardians - Journalists Under Fire |
| 2017 | The Silence Breakers - Me Too Movement |
| 2016 | President Donald Trump |
| 2015 | Angela Merkel |
| 2014 | Ebola Health Care Workers |
| 2013 | Pope Francis |
| 2012 | President Barack Obama |
| 2011 | Global Protestors |
| 2010 | Mark Zuckerberg - Facebook |
