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- Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now 7/4 to win the Time Person of the Year award
- Elon Musk remains evens favourite to win the award with a 50% chance of winning
- We take a closer look at last decade of Time Person of the Year winners
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now 7/4 to win the Time Person of the Year award
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has now shortened into 7/4 to win the Time Person of the Year award for 2023 with bookmakers having a full betting market up for the award.
OLBG have looked further at the betting odds with Elon Musk, Zelenskyy and OpenAI CEO and Co-Founder Sam Altman wrapping up the top three of the market with Joe Biden just behind.
The Russia-Ukraine war has entered its 616th Day with Ukraine’s campaign to reclaim occupied lands ramping up in the past week with fresh attacks from Russia expected to happen.
Zelenskyy's actions have seen him remain as one of the most important people in the world currently and that could see him awarded a second consecutive Time Person of the Year award according to Paddy Power.
| Time Person of the Year 2023 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Elon Musk | 1/1 | 50.0% |
| Volodymyr Zelenskyy | 7/4 | 36.4% |
| Sam Altman | 15/8 | 34.8% |
| Joe Biden | 6/1 | 14.3% |
What the expert says..
Elon Musk remains evens favourite to win the award with a 50% chance of winning
X owner and businessman Elon Musk stays at the head of the betting market to win the Time Person of the Year award after he's remained a massive name worldwide this year.
Musk and his running of the social media platform formally known as Twitter has been weekly news with various controversies around how he is managing the platform to make it his own.
The latest betting odds suggest an implied probability of 50% that he wins the Time Person of the Year award for 2023 just two years on from his last crowning.
Time Person Of The Year Odds and Betting
We take a closer look at last decade of Time Person of the Year winners
The last decade of the Time Person of the Year has seen a variety of winners across different occupations and that will likely stay the same going forward in the award.
Elon Musk could well win the award for a second time after he was made Person of the Year back in 2021 and that shows just how important the businessman has been in the world in the past 12 months.
Here is a list of the remarkable individuals and groups who have been recognised as Time Person of the Year since 2010:
- 2010: Mark Zuckerberg
- 2011: The Protester
- 2012: Barack Obama (for the second time)
- 2013: Pope Francis
- 2014: Ebola Fighters
- 2015: Angela Merkel
- 2016: Donald Trump
- 2017: The Silence Breakers
- 2018: The Guardians
- 2019: Greta Thunberg
- 2020: Joe Biden & Kamala Harris
- 2021: Elon Musk
- 2022: Volodymyr Zelenskyy & The Spirit of Ukraine
