--- title: Here Is the Latest News on TIME Person of the Year 2018 Poll description: As the final days of the 2018 Person of the Year reader's poll approach, BTS is poised to edge out their competition. canonical: https://time.com/5465743/time-person-of-the-year-2018-poll-news/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-11-29T15:41:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2024-01-17T15:10:03.000Z og:title: Here's Who Is Leading the TIME Person of the Year 2018 Poll og:description: Yes, there's still time to vote before the TIME Person of the Year is named og:url: https://time.com/5465743/time-person-of-the-year-2018-poll-news/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4768858fb29b213/6989401c7cdbace133d5e893/person-of-the-year-2018-poll.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Person-of-the-Year-2018-Poll og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's Who Is Leading the TIME Person of the Year 2018 Poll twitter:description: Yes, there's still time to vote before the TIME Person of the Year is named twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4768858fb29b213/6989401c7cdbace133d5e893/person-of-the-year-2018-poll.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # BTS Holds Onto the Lead in Final Days of TIME Person of the Year Poll by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Updated: Jan 17, 2024 3:10 PM UTCPublished: Nov 29, 2018 3:41 PM UTC  Musical group BTS attend the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Musical group BTS attend the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Updated: Jan 17, 2024 3:10 PM UTCPublished: Nov 29, 2018 3:41 PM UTC **Voting on TIME’s Person of the Year reader’s poll has closed.** See the results [here](http://time.com/5472018/person-of-the-year-poll-winner/). With one week of voting remaining for the [2018 Person of the Year readers’ poll](http://time.com/5454449/person-of-the-year-2018-poll-results/), [BTS](http://time.com/collection-post/5418827/bts-members/) is holding the top spot. The seven-member K-Pop band — which includes members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook — retains the lead in [the poll](http://time.com/5454447/person-of-the-year-2018-poll/) with 9% of all “yes” votes as of Nov. 28\. The second place vote getter is the the Thai cave divers with 7%, according to the latest results as measured by poll host Apester. The current top five contenders also include [South Korean President Moon Jae-in](http://time.com/5424359/north-korea-economy-moon-jae-in/) (5%), planet Earth (5%) and Mohammed Bin Salman (6%), the crown prince of Saudi Arabia who is currently under scrutiny for his [alleged involvement in the gruesome killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi](http://time.com/5457942/us-intelligence-khashoggi-saudi-arabia-prince/). [Christine Blasey Ford](http://time.com/5464747/christine-blasey-ford-pledges-funds-trauma-survivors/), the psychology professor who testified against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in September, former First Lady [Michelle Obama](http://time.com/5421731/michelle-obama-white-house/) and the [undocumented children](http://time.com/5317117/what-happens-children-separated-family-border/) have all earned 4% of the “yes” votes as well. [See the Results of the TIME Person of the Year Reader’s Poll](http://time.com/5454449/person-of-the-year-2018-poll-results/) While TIME’s editors will ultimately decide who is named the 2018 Person of the Year — the person or [group of people](http://time.com/5049635/person-of-the-year-cover-groups-history/) who, for better or worse, had the greatest influence on the events of the year — the poll provides insight into how TIME’s readers judge who had the greatest influence in 2018. 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