--- description: Find out why Selena Gomez is one of the 100 most influential people of 2020. title: Selena Gomez: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5aec0f423e6d0dba/698a1257656a3f5889bda830/time-100-Selena-Gomez.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 22, 2020 # Selena Gomez by America Ferrera  WESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 11: Selena Gomez attends the premiere of Universal Pictures' "Dolittle" at Regency Village Theatre on January 11, 2020 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) WESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 11: Selena Gomez attends the premiere of Universal Pictures' "Dolittle" at Regency Village Theatre on January 11, 2020 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images [Selena Gomez](https://time.com/collection/firsts/4899244/selena-gomez-firsts/ "undefined") is unabashedly spreading her wings and influence into whatever lane her passions lead her. She has always been a great musician, but she’s also always been _more_ than her music. In the past year, in addition to [releasing her third No. 1 album, _Rare_](https://open.spotify.com/album/3YPFaTR7WMi1Hd4NVKdCJx "undefined"), Selena got her own cooking show on HBO Max, [_Selena + Chef_](https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GXxiTeAijaTFAlwEAAADX "undefined"), and will star in and executive-produce the Hulu comedy series _Only Murders in the Building_. She launched her own beauty line, with which she’s pledged to raise $100 million over 10 years for mental-health services in underserved communities. She’s used her [enormous social-media platform](https://www.instagram.com/selenagomez/?hl=en "undefined") to encourage voting and to [support Black Lives Matter.](https://time.com/5849721/how-to-help-black-lives-matter-protests/ "undefined") And, perhaps most important in a time [when immigrants fear for their safety](https://time.com/3789293/behind-the-cover-americas-undocumented-immigrants/ "undefined") and [ICE raids](https://time.com/5629589/immigration-rights-trump-ice-raids/ "undefined") pepper the news, Selena has been an outspoken advocate for immigrant rights in America. Last year, she executive-produced the Netflix docuseries _Living Undocumented_, and [told the story of her own family’s emotional journey from Mexico to the U.S.](https://time.com/5690070/selena-gomez-americas-immigration-crisis/ "undefined") in TIME. Selena courageously uses her global platform in service of her _full_ identity. She is emblematic of her powerful generation, which patently rejects the notion that they belong in any one lane as artists, activists or citizens of the world. _Ferrera is an Emmy Award-winning actor_ Selena Gomez Is on the 2020 TIME 100 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888461/selena-gomez/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888461/selena-gomez/"},"headline":"Selena Gomez","datePublished":"2020-09-22T20:03:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:21:59.168Z","description":"Find out why the \"Boyfriend\" singer is one of the most influential people of 2020, according to America Ferrera.","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888461/selena-gomez/","keywords":["TIME 100","T100 2020","T100 2020 Artists"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5aec0f423e6d0dba/698a1257656a3f5889bda830/time-100-Selena-Gomez.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5aec0f423e6d0dba/698a1257656a3f5889bda830/time-100-Selena-Gomez.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888461/selena-gomez/","name":"Selena Gomez"}}]}] ```