Kate Middleton, Chelsea Handler among Time's 'Most Influential'

Thanks to technology and social media, writes Time magazine Managing Editor Rick Stengel, "Influence was never easier or more ephemeral."

And that explains how some of our pop-culture faves are on the 2012 Time 100: The Most Influential People in the World list, right along with Kim Jong Un, Hillary Clinton, Tim Tebow and Jeremy Lin.

They include: Kate and Pippa Middleton, Chelsea Handler, Rihanna, Claire Danes, Kristen Wiig, Louis C.K., Matt Lauer, Stephen Colbert, Viola Davis, Harvey Weinstein, Jessica Chastain, Tilda Swinton, Viola Davis and Adele.