According to CoinMeta, Jack Ma of Alibaba Group was selected as one of the 100 most influential figures in the global technology industry in 2026 by Time magazine. He was recognized for leading Alibaba to become a leader in global open-source development, and was included in the "Leaders" category. He appeared alongside Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, and Sam Altman, co-founder of PayPal, at the center of the magazine's cover, becoming one of the "focus figures." Liang Rubo from ByteDance, Liang Mengsong from SMIC, and Yang Zhilin from Moonlit Side also made it onto sub-lists for Leaders and Innovators, respectively.