Time 100: 2015's most influential people

Kanye West, Emma Watson, and Sarah Koenig from Serial are among the 2015 Time 100.

For the 12th year the magazine has compiled its list of the world's most influential people.

From actors to scientists and human rights campaigners, editors have chosen the people who, in their view, have changed the world in the last year.

The inclusion of Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised a few eyebrows.

He won the readers' poll, the only part of the Time 100 selection process where the general public have a say. So who made the list?

Kanye, the pop-culture juggernaut

"Kanye West would be the first person to tell you he belongs on this list. The dude doesn't believe in false modesty, and he shouldn't," said Elon Musk of SpaceX fame.

"Kanye does think. Constantly. About everything. And he wants everybody else to do the same: to engage, question, push boundaries. Now that he's a pop-culture juggernaut, he has the platform to achieve just that. He's not afraid of being judged or ridiculed in the process."

And don't feel like Kim is missing out. The elder Kardashian sister made the list as well.

Susan Wojcicki's garage, sort of

Some of the names are less well known, but the stuff they're behind isn't.

Google was founded in Susan Wojcicki's garage in 1998, and she became the company's marketing manager in 1999.

Susan was largely responsible for Google AdWords among other products, making the search engine the giant it is today.

She now heads up YouTube. And she did some of the original Google doodles. So now you know. It also makes it slightly ironic that when you Google CEO, the first image of a woman that pops up is Barbie.

Emma Watson and Reese Witherspoon

In the pioneers category, Emma Watson (for her UN humanitarian work) and Reese Witherspoon (for her mastery of Hollywood) both made the cut.

The voice of the Serial podcast

Serial fans shouldn't feel left out either. Sarah Koenig, the writer and narrator of the series, made the list, with Ewan McGregor writing: "To say it was addictive is an understatement."

And these top scientists

They shared the honour with Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna - two of the most influential women in science. They pioneered a system to "edit" genes which could lead to countless treatments for everything from HIV to cancer.

Here's the full list again, if you want to know who else made the cut

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