Influence is exerted in many ways, through political acts, creative endeavours, technological breakthroughs and community building. Whatever form it takes, it is defined by what it achieves — by changing the world we live in. Nowhere is this more clear than in the FT Weekend Magazine’s Women of 2024 issue, a list of 25 of the world’s most influential women, written by the world’s most influential women.
This year we celebrate women who are remaking the world we live in today, from Europe’s competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, whose decade shaping the conversation about fair competition in digital markets came to a conclusion this year with two landmark rulings, to the phenomenon that is Taylor Swift, who upended an industry with the highest grossing tour of all time.
This special project was put together, over several months, in consultation with hundreds of FT journalists across dozens of bureaus, our readers and industry leaders.