This is a list of people or topics appearing on the cover of Time magazine in the first decade of the 2000s.
As Time became established as one of the United States' leading news magazines, an appearance on the cover of Time became an indicator of notability, fame or notoriety.
Such features were accompanied by articles.
For other decades, see Lists of covers of Time magazine.
How to protect yourself from viruses Bill Gates defends the Microsoft monolith The Rave Scene Inside a Crime Ring The pills, the fads-and the science The genetics The latest theories What you can do now Is this any way to run an election?