According to the latest announcement, the male artist born in 1997 ranked 15th and is the only Asian representative to appear in the rankings, recorded with the full name Jeon Jungkook.
AOL's list gathers many top influential figures in the fields of politics, sports, business and entertainment. Jungkook standing in the same ranks as names like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Elon Musk or Barack Obama shows his level of cross-border spread. In the group of male music artists, Jungkook is one of the two names participating with Justin Bieber.
AOL describes Jungkook as a "multi-talented and comprehensive" artist, recognizing his singing, rap, composing, music production and artistic orientation abilities. The image of a young artist constantly expanding creative limits is seen as a factor helping him maintain a strong appeal to the international public.
Jungkook's global influence is also clearly shown through online indicators. In 2025, he topped the ranking of the most searched male K-pop idol on YouTube globally, extending the 5-year streak of holding the number one position. In the US market, Jungkook also topped the search volume in the K-pop idol group, while maintaining the position of the most searched K-pop artist on Google for more than half a decade. On TikTok, the hashtag #jungkook exceeded 300 billion views - a milestone that made him the first solo artist to achieve this achievement.
In terms of awards, Jungkook won the K-pop Artist of the Year award at iHeartRadio Music Awards and won the Male Artist of the Year category at People's Choice Awards, becoming the first Asian artist to achieve this achievement. He is also the first Korean male singer to be included in Rolling Stone's "200 Greatest Singers of All Time" list.
Jungkook also leads the Billboard "Top 100 K-pop Artists of 2024" ranking, was honored by Gold House in the list of A100 influential Asians, and is also the only K-pop artist to be included in the list of 25 Powerful Artists of the Year voted by The Hollywood Reporter.
