Ma Yun was selected as one of the 100 most influential people in 2009 by Time Magazine.

May 1st, according to foreign media reports, the "Time" magazine announced today the list of the world's 100 most influential people. Apart from vice president beauty contestant Sarah Palin and U.S. President Barack Obama, the list also includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, etc.