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Every entry is carefully evaluated by TIME’s editorial team, ensuring your invention is seen by experts in your field.
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The Best Inventions list is published and promoted across TIME’s print magazine, website, and social media platforms, reaching a global audience of 120 million.
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Being named a TIME Best Invention boosts your visibility and credibility, driving new interest from customers and investors, and helping propel your business to the next level.
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Winners become part of an exclusive group of industry leaders that TIME editors return to throughout the year for coverage, expertise, and events.
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TIME Best Inventions are evaluated across a wide range of sectors and features – from accessibility to sustainability, healthcare to fashion – and thoughtfully assessed on their impact, innovation, and success.
Entry Deadlines & Fees
April 25, 2025
($535 per entry)May 23, 2025
($745 per entry)June 20, 2025
($895 per entry)October 2025
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