Shah Rukh Khan tops 2023 TIME100 Reader Poll: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is basking in the glory of the success of the blockbuster ‘Pathaan’, has proved he is the ultimate king. The actor defeated royal couple Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Argentinian player Lionel Messi, and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg in the 2023 TIME100 Reader Poll. It is the readers of the magazine who voted for the world-renowned personalities they believe deserve a spot on TIME’s annual list of the most influential people. Securing the lead position in Time Magazine’s poll for its annual TIME100 list, SRK bagged over 1.2 million votes. According to the American publication, the actor received 4% of the vote in the poll.
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- For the second spot, the readers picked the Iranian women protesting for more freedom in the country’s Islamic regime. They garnered 3 per cent of the vote.
- The protestors were named TIME’s 2022 Heroes of the Year and had won last year’s Person of the Year reader poll too.
- Healthcare workers in the United States came in third with 2% of the vote because they have been at the forefront of the global pandemic since 2020. “By 2020, health-care workers overwhelmingly reported stress, anxiety, burnout, and exhaustion,” according to the TIME report. With 1.9 per cent vote share, Harry and his wife Meghan came third and fourth on the poll. The 38-year-old royal made headlines in January after his memoir ‘Spare’ hit the stands. The Duke of Sussex shared shocking details about Britain’s royal family.
- Soccer star Messi, who helped Argentina win the World Cup in Qatar against France last year, earned his place at the fifth spot. He received 1.8% of the vote. Other notable people and celebrities who voted included Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh, former tennis player Serena Williams, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and Zuckerberg.
