Time magazine named Alibaba Group CEO Wu Yongming to its TIME100 AI 2026 list in
the AI leaders category, citing his role in positioning Alibaba as a global AI
open-source leader. Wu appears on the magazine's central cover alongside Elon
Musk, Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman. ByteDance's Liang Rubo, SMIC's Liang Mengsong
and Moonshot AI's Yang Zhilin were also included on sub-lists for leaders and
innovators.