1. Britney Spears (72K)
2. Health Care Workers (55.8K)
3. Vaccine Developers (45K)
4. BTS (37.8K)
5. Simone Biles (36K)https://t.co/AqZVkQGBLn

— Fan Account (@breatheonmiley) September 10, 2021

She did it! Britney Spears won the TIME Reader Poll! She's the #1 most influential person in the world this year! #FreeBritney pic.twitter.com/ZPUzt0pZLA

— fan account ★ (@britneyvibess) September 10, 2021

Britney Spears won this year's @TIME 100 reader poll! Time asked readers to vote for who they think should make the annual list of the most influential people and possibly grace the cover of their coveted TIME 100 issue. 1.8 million votes cast in total – Britney took the win! pic.twitter.com/o7HsmMJ0vf

— BreatheHeavy (@breatheheavycom) September 10, 2021

Time notes it's ultimately the editor's choice to choose who will grace the cover as well as who makes the official list, which will be announced on September 15th.

— BreatheHeavy (@breatheheavycom) September 10, 2021

They add: "Spears spoke openly in court for the first time in June about her circumstances, alleging she’d been subject to “abusive” conditions, and her legal battle for autonomy highlighted a system that many disability rights advocates have long fought to reform."

— BreatheHeavy (@breatheheavycom) September 10, 2021

With 1.8 million votes cast, find out who claimed the top spot on the 2021 #TIME100 reader poll https://t.co/RM62eqAgsv

— TIME (@TIME) September 15, 2021

Britney Spears received 4% of the vote. https://t.co/44VjMHVjLd pic.twitter.com/ePrRFw8PlF

— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) September 15, 2021

[UPDATE] @BTS_twt

BTS placed at 4th in "TIME’s 2021 TIME100 Reader Poll".

📌 https://t.co/ZuY6j1AYnZ pic.twitter.com/E2yN2LdAa3

— BTS News & Updates⁷ (@dalbitbangtan) September 10, 2021