List of covers of Time magazine (2020s) explained

This is a list of covers of Time magazine between 2020 and 2029. Time was first published in 1923. As Time became established as one of the United States' leading news magazines, an appearance on the cover of Time became an indicator of notability, fame or notoriety. Such features were accompanied by articles.

European, Middle Eastern, African, Asian and South Pacific versions of the magazine were published in addition to the United States edition. This article distinguishes versions when the covers are different.

For other decades, see Lists of covers of Time magazine.

2020

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January 20Nancy Pelosi[1] Her Gamble
January 27Jared Kushner[2] The Family Business
February 3The EarthYouthquake[3]
February 10Joe BidenWhat Makes Joe Run[4]
February 17Illustration of Xi Jinping[5] China's Test
March 2Martin Luther King Jr.His Legacy[6]
March 16Various covers of influential women throughout history100 Women of the Year[7]
March 30Coronavirus disease 2019[8] New Coronavirus 2019
April 6José Andrés[9] Apart. Not Alone
April 20An AnesthesiologistSpecial Report: Heroes of the front lines[10]
April 27Street art in Paris on April 11Finding Hope[11]
May 11A NOPE! signThe Long road back[12]
May 18US unemployment graph from 1933 to 2020The Great Reckoning[13]
May 25Illustration of Donald TrumpThere's a right way to reopen America. This isn't it.[14]
June 1Photograph by Hannah BeierGeneration Pandemic[15]
June 15Painting by Titus Kaphar...Trayvon Martin, Yvette Smith, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Lacquan McDonald, Tanisha Anderson, Akai Gurley, Tamir Rice, Jerame Reid, Natasha McKenna, Eric Harris, Walter Scott, Freddie Gray, William Chapman, Sandra Bland, Darrius Stewart, Samuel Dubose, Janet Wilson, Calin Roquemore, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Joseph Mann, Terence Crutcher, Chad Robertson, Jordan Edwards, Aaron Bailey, Stephon Clark, Danny Ray Thomas, Antwon Rose, Botham Jean, Atatiana Jefferson, Michael Dean, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd...[16] (Names around the red border)
June 22George Floyd ProtestsThe Overdue Awakening[17]
July 6Painting by Charly PalmerAmerica Must Change[18]
July 20A graph of climate change over the last 2 centuriesOne Last Chance[19]
August 3John Lewis[20] 1940-2020
August 17Illustration of Donald Trump and coronavirus disease 2019 floating in a body of water in front of the White HouseThe Plague Election[21]
August 31Image of a black and red Flag of the United States being sewnThe New American Revolution[22]
September 21A list of dates from February 29 through September 8 and the US coronavirus disease 2019 death toll with "200,000" highlighted[23] An American Failure
October 5Various covers, including Megan Thee Stallion, Anthony Fauci, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, The Weeknd, and moreTime 100[24]
October 19An image of coronavirus disease 2019 viral cells exiting the White House[25] (no caption)
November 2An illustration by Shepard Fairey of a woman wearing a face-covering with an image of a ballot boxFor the first time in history, Time replaced its logo with the word "VOTE"[26]
November 16An image of a distressed face mask designed to look like an American flagAmerican Reality[27]
November 23A photograph of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris taken on November 7 at their victory speechA Time to Heal[28]
November 30A photo-illustration by Sean Freeman and Eve Steben of a snowy and icy windowThe Covid Winter[29] Vaccines are coming.
So are the hardest months.
December 14A photograph by Sharif Hamza of Gitanjali RaoKid of the Year[30]
December 21Joe Biden and Kamala Harris[31] Person of the Year

2021

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January 18U.S. Capitol under attack[32] Democracy under attack
February 1Illustration of Joe Biden in the Oval Office[33] Day One
February 15Amanda GormanThe Black Renaissance[34]
March 1Six different covers, including Brit Bennett, Telfar Clemens, Dua Lipa, Sanna Marin, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Marcus Rashford.[35] The Next 100
March 15Women and the Pandemic[36]
March 29We Are Not Silent
April 12Twyla JosephThe Lost Year
April 26Climate Is Everything
May 10George FloydJustice Not Yet For All
May 24"God Bless The Child"
(painting by Jordan Casteel)
Visions of Equity
June 7Will Return: The Great Reopening
June 21We'll Never Be The Same
July 5The History Wars
July 19Naomi OsakaIt's O.K. To Not Be O.K.
August 2Various "Help Wanted" signsRethinking Work
August 23Jared Isaacman, Sian Proctor, Hayley Arceneaux, Christopher SembroskiThree Days That Could Change Humanity
Inside Inspiration4 / The First All-Civilian Trip Into Orbit
September 1316 bus drivers in New Mexico who delivered lunches to students during the pandemicThe People Who Saved A School Year
September 27Seven different coversThe World's Most Influential People
October 11Jane GoodallThe Enduring Hope of Jane Goodall
October 25Two different covers. Timothée Chalamet and Mark Zuckerberg
November 8Last call.
November 22Shannon BrewerThe Last Abortion Clinic
December 27Elon MuskPerson of the Year for 2021

2022

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January 17Shonda RhimesTV's Greatest
January 31Illustration of Joe Biden in the Oval OfficeYear One
January 31Alexei NavalnyThe Man Putin Fears
January 31Chloe KimSolid Gold
February 14How COVID Ends
February 14The Crisis that could change Europe forever
February 28Daniel MotaungInside Facebook's African Sweatshop
February 28Orion JeanKid of the Year
March 144 different covers, including Kerry Washington, Kacey Musgraves, Zahra Joya, Amal ClooneyWomen of the Year
March 14Illustration of the Flag of UkraineVolodymyr Zelenskyy and the Heroes of Ukraine
March 28Vitalik ButerinThe Prince of Crypto has Concerns
March 28The Resilience of Ukraine and The Agony of Ukraine
April 113 different covers, including Mindy Kaling, BTS, Andy Jassy100 Most Influential Companies
April 25Shohei OhtaniIt's Sho-time
April 25Earth, Inc.
May 5Elon Musk holding the logo of TwitterWhat everyone gets wrong about Elon Musk
May 5Olaf ScholzGermany's Moment
May 5Volodymyr ZelenskyyHow Zelensky Leads
SpringOlaf Scholz, Ursula von der LeyenTogether Again
May 23Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaLula's Second Act
May 23Olga RudenkoWitnessing a War
May 23The Cold Truth
June 85 different covers, including Mary J. Blige, Zendaya, Tim Cook, Mía Mottley, Simu LiuTime 100
June 28Ursula von der LeyenEurope's Power Broker
June 28When are we going to do something?
July 4The Oceans Issue
July 25Where the Abortion Fight Goes Next
July 25Shinzo AbeShinzo Abe
July 25Olena ZelenskaHer Private War
August 8Brittney GrinerBrittney Griner and her fight for freedom
August 8Into the Metaverse
August 22Hasina Najibi and Raihana RahimiStories of Hope, Fear & Resilience
August 22Katrina Babies
August 22How to do more good
September 12Gabriel BoricThe New Guard
September 12Cast of The Rings of PowerTV's Biggest Bet
September 12Serena WilliamsThe Greatest
September 26Elizabeth IIThe Queen
September 26Climate's New Era
October 16SZA, Keke Palmer, Sydney Sweeney, Farwiza FarhanTime 100 Next
October 16Valerii ZaluzhnyiThe General
October 16The Defenders
October 24Abraham LincolnHow our greatest president saved democracy and we can too
October 24Bukayo SakaNext Generation Leaders
November 7The Planet We Made
November 21Democracy
November 212022 FIFA World CupThe Dangerous Game
December 5Steven SpielbergSpielberg.
December 26Volodymyr ZelenskyyPerson of the Year

2023

DatePersons or topicsCaption
January 16The Secrets of Happiness Experts
January 30Zip It!
February 13Division & Destiny
February 27ChatGPTThe AI Arms Race is Changing Everything
March 13Our 100th Year
March 27The Giza pyramid complexThe World's Greatest Places
April 10Bad BunnyEl Mundo De Bad Bunny
April 24Unprecedented
May 22Charles IIIFinally, King
June 12Ron DeSantisWhat Ron DeSantis Means for America
July 3Kim KardashianThe 100 Most Influential Companies
July 24Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, Margot Robbie, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnonBarbie's World
August 14John FettermanOut of the Darkness
September 4Donald TrumpDoes this Ride Ever End?
September 25Jalen HurtsTime 100 Next
October 9Elon MuskElon Musk's Fight for the Future of AI
October 23Deion SandersThe Believer
November 6Jonathan Polin, Rachel Goldberg-PolinThe Hostage Nightmare
November 20 The Horror of Gaza
December 4 Sultan Al JaberMan in the Middle
December 6Taylor SwiftPerson of the Year

2024

DatePersons or topicsCaption
January 22Antony BlinkenThe Envoy
February 12Issa RaeWorking To Close the Racial Wealth Gap
February 26MrBeastHow He Became the Most Watched Person In the World
March 11Greta GerwigWomen of the Year
March 25Evan GershkovichThe Fight to Free Evan Gershkovich
April 8Jane FondaJane Fonda's Next Act
April 29Patrick MahomesThe World's Most Influential People
May 13Coco GauffWhy the Tennis Star is Playing for Herself Now
May 27Donald TrumpIf He Wins
June 10Selena GomezThe 100 Most Influential Companies
June 24Donald Trump Convicted in Historic New York Hush-Money Trial
July 15Melinda French GatesMelinda French Gates Is Going It Alone
August 5Kamala HarrisWhy Joe Biden Dropped Out

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Notes and References

  1. Ball . Molly . 'We've Upped the Ante.' Why Nancy Pelosi Is Going All in Against Trump . Time . February 23, 2021 . January 9, 2020.
  2. Bennett . Brian . Inside Jared Kushner's Unusual White House Role . Time . February 23, 2021 . January 16, 2020.
  3. Alter . Charlotte . How Millennial Leaders Will Change America . Time . February 23, 2021 . January 23, 2020.
  4. Ball . Molly . 'You've Got to Have Purpose.' Joe Biden's 2020 Campaign Is the Latest Test in a Lifetime of Loss . Time . February 23, 2021 . January 30, 2020.
  5. Campbell . Charlie . The Coronavirus Outbreak Could Derail Xi Jinping's Dreams of a Chinese Century . Time . February 23, 2021 . February 6, 2020.
  6. Felsenthal . Edward . Inside the Making of Time's Equality Issue . Time . February 23, 2021 . February 20, 2020.
  7. Gibbs . Nancy . Why Time Decided to Revisit a Century of Women and Influence . Time . February 23, 2021 . March 5, 2020.
  8. What to Know and What to Do About the Global Pandemic . Time . February 23, 2021 . March 19, 2020.
  9. Gregory . Sean . 'Without Empathy, Nothing Works.' Chef José Andrés Wants to Feed the World Through the Pandemic . Time . February 23, 2021 . March 26, 2020.
  10. Felsenthal . Edward . Front Line Workers Tell Their Own Stories in the New Issue of Time . Time . February 23, 2021 . April 9, 2020.
  11. Felsenthal . Edward . Why Time Devoted Its Time 100 Issue to Finding Hope . Time . February 23, 2021 . April 16, 2020.
  12. Park . Alice . Here's How Scientists and Public-Health Experts Recommend the U.S. Gets Back to 'Normal' . Time . February 23, 2021 . April 30, 2020.
  13. Semuels . Alana . No Income. Major Medical Bills. What Life Is Like for Millions of Americans Facing Financial Ruin Because of the Pandemic . Time . February 23, 2021 . May 7, 2020.
  14. Edwards . Haley Sweetland . There Are Sensible Ways to Reopen a Country. Then There's America's Approach . Time . February 23, 2021 . May 14, 2020.
  15. Alter . Charlotte . How COVID-19 Will Shape the Class of 2020 For the Rest of Their Lives . Time . February 23, 2021 . May 21, 2020.
  16. Altman . Alex . Why The Killing of George Floyd Sparked an American Uprising . Time . February 23, 2021 . June 4, 2020.
  17. Worland . Justin . America's Long Overdue Awakening to Systemic Racism . Time . February 23, 2021 . June 11, 2020.
  18. Felsenthal . Edward . America's Critical Moment . Time . February 23, 2021 . June 25, 2020.
  19. Pine . D.W. . The Story Behind Time's 'One Last Chance' Cover . Time . February 23, 2021 . July 8, 2020.
  20. Waxman . Olivia . 'It's a Picture of Someone Who Knows Who He Is.' The Story Behind Time's Commemorative John Lewis Cover . Time . February 23, 2021 . July 21, 2020.
  21. Ball . Molly . How COVID-19 Changed Everything About the 2020 Election . Time . February 23, 2021 . August 6, 2020.
  22. Williams . Pharrell . Harriot . Michael . Pharrell Williams: America's Past and Present Are Racist. We Deserve a Black Future . Time . February 23, 2021 . August 20, 2020.
  23. Fitzpatrick . Alex . Wolfson . Elijah . COVID-19 Has Killed Nearly 200,000 Americans. How Many More Lives Will Be Lost Before the U.S. Gets It Right? . Time . February 23, 2021 . September 10, 2020.
  24. Felsenthal . Edward . How We Chose the 2020 Time100 . Time . February 23, 2021 . September 22, 2020.
  25. Ball . Molly . Donald Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis Is Forcing Him to Face His Personal—and Political—Vulnerability . Time . February 23, 2021 . October 8, 2020.
  26. Felsenthal . Edward . Time Replaced Its Logo on the Cover For the First Time in Its Nearly 100-Year History. Here's Why We Did It . Time . February 23, 2021 . October 22, 2020.
  27. Ball . Molly . Even If Joe Biden Wins, He Will Govern in Donald Trump's America . Time . February 23, 2021 . November 4, 2020.
  28. Ball . Molly . As Donald Trump Refuses to Concede, America Is Caught Between Crisis and Confusion . Time . February 23, 2021 . November 12, 2020.
  29. Ducharme . Jamie . The U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Is Worse Than It's Ever Been. Why Aren't We Acting Like It? . Time . February 23, 2021 . November 19, 2020.
  30. Meet Time's First-Ever Kid of the Year . Time . February 23, 2021 . December 3, 2020.
  31. Carlisle . Madeleine . Joe Biden on Vaccines, Pardons and Uniting America: The 2020 Time Person of the Year Interview . Time . February 23, 2021 . December 10, 2020.
  32. Ball . Molly . How Trump's Effort to Steal the Election Tore Apart the GOP—and the Country . Time . February 23, 2021 . January 7, 2021.
  33. Alter . Charlotte . How President Biden Handles a Divided America Will Define His Legacy . Time . February 23, 2021 . January 21, 2021.
  34. Ball . Molly . The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election . Time . February 23, 2021 . February 4, 2021.
  35. Felsenthal . Edward . How We Chose the 2021 Time100 Next . Time . February 23, 2021 . February 17, 2021.
  36. These Mothers Wanted to Care for Their Kids and Keep Their Jobs. Now They're Suing After Being Fired. . Time . March 17, 2021 . March 4, 2021.