TIME Person of the Year 2025: Will it be a human?
Rules
Market Dates:
- Market Period: From publication date until December 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM UTC.
- Market Close: December 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM UTC.
Note: The Market Period and Market Close is subject to change upon TIME announcing a specific date when the outcome will be announced. The market may be altered to close before the announcement.
Addendum: The market was closed ahead of the announcement of the 2025 TIME Person of the Year on December 11 as per TIME: https://time.com/7339730/time-recognizes-the-2025-leaders-of-the-year-at-a-year-in-time/
- Resolution Time: The resolution will be determined after Time magazine has announced the outcome.
Resolution Criteria:
- Resolves to “Yes” if the Person of the Year 2025 is human.
- Resolves to “No” if the Person of the Year 2025 is not human.
Resolution Details:
- This market will only resolve based on information published by Time magazine via its website or other official channels.
- If TIME names a group Person of the Year 2025, this market will resolve to “Yes” if most members of the group are human.
- If TIME names AI, animals, extraterrestrials or any other non-human entity as Person of the Year 2025, this market resolves to “No”
Cancelation (Invalidity) Conditions:
This market will be canceled/invalid if:
- The resolution source is compromised or unavailable at Resolution Time.
- Time magazine doesn’t announce a Person of the Year for 2025 by the end of the first week of January.
If the market is canceled, participants can claim their stakes at the then-current market value of their shares, which could result in a profit or a loss depending on the price of those shares at cancelation.
