All this week, The Times is picking one hundred people who they believe will most affect our world in 2012. Bridging all spheres of life, the selections are a truly global lot who will, or should, touch everyone’s life this year.

If you are a parent, you already know about Moshi Monsters, the game-cum-social network for children who love cute, colourful monsters but who need mum and dad to pay for membership fees and the ever-expanding range of branded CDs, magazines and soft toys. The brainchild of Acton-Smith, resident of London’s “Silicon Roundabout”, this year could see his multi-million pound enterprise go global.

Congratulations to Michael Acton Smith the CEO of Mind Candy motivational speaker and founder of Moshi Monsters for coming in at 36th place under Science & Technology, business.

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