A: Time magazine recently released its list of “The 100 Most Influential People of 2026.” It’s categorized into six groups: Artists, Pioneers, Titans, Icons, Leaders and Innovators.
B: TSMC chairman C.C. Wei made the list this year. Which category is he in?
A: Wei is actually among the Pioneers, with figures including Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro and MrBeast — the first YouTuber ever to surpass 400 million subscribers.
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B: Led by Wei, Taiwan’s “silicon shield” TSMC is the sixth-largest company in the world.
A: As Nvidia founder Jensen Huang wrote in his introduction, “C.C. Wei is truly one of the most influential people of our time.”
A: 美國《時代》雜誌近日公布「2026百大影響力人物」，包括六大類別：「藝術家」、「先鋒」、「巨擘」、「代表人物」、「領袖」、「創新者」。
B: 聽說台積電董事長魏哲家也上榜了，他是哪個類別？
A: 他在「先鋒」類別，入選者有迪士尼執行長賈許迪馬羅、全球首位破4億訂閱的網紅MrBeast等人。
B: 魏董帶領的「護國神山」台積電，目前可是全球第六大公司呢！
A: 對啊輝達創辦人黃仁勳在介紹文中就稱讚：「魏哲家無疑是這個時代最具影響力的人物。」
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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