--- description: Internet fame isn't cause for celebration on its own, but: 99. Chewbacca Mom brought us unadulterated joy. 100. The lonely grandpa known as Sad Papaw... title: Viral Stars Who Make the World Better image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Viral Stars Who Make the World Better by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 30, 2016 11:22 AM CUT by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 30, 2016 11:22 AM CUT Internet fame isn’t cause for celebration on its own, but: 99\. Chewbacca Mom brought us unadulterated joy. 100\. The lonely grandpa known as Sad Papaw reminded us of the need for community. 101\. The ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge remains a standout example of social media’s power. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4389151/viral-stars-who-make-the-world-better/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4389151/viral-stars-who-make-the-world-better/"},"headline":"Viral Stars Who Make the World Better","datePublished":"2016-06-30T11:22:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:57:57.597Z","description":"Internet fame isn't cause for celebration on its own, but: 99. Chewbacca Mom brought us unadulterated joy. 100. The lonely grandpa known as Sad Papaw...","url":"https://time.com/4389151/viral-stars-who-make-the-world-better/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4389151/viral-stars-who-make-the-world-better/","name":"Viral Stars Who Make the World Better"}}]}] ```