--- description: Find out why Bo Petterson is one of the 100 most influential digital voices of 2026. title: Bo Petterson: TIME100 Creators 2026 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7539f2f2743197e4/6a56571fa1fc061867f7fcc7/time-100-creators-2026-Bo_Petterson-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9%2Coffset-x0.00%2Coffset-y0.00 --- Jul 14, 2026 # Bo Petterson @dadadvicefrombo by [Leslie Horn Peterson](/author/leslie-horn-peterson/) ## Leslie Horn Peterson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Courtesy of Bogomaz Studio Need to know how to change a lightbulb? Clean a dryer vent? Change your oil? Those are the kinds of questions many people might turn to their dads to answer, and they’re the pearls of wisdom that Bo Petterson is known for doling out on @DadAdvicefromBo. The father of six and grandfather of three started his account in 2020 after his daughter, Emily, suffered a traumatic brain injury that forced her to quit her job and move home. Bo created the account to help cover costly treatments and aid Emily in her recovery, and he’s since earned an audience of 4.76 million on [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@dadadvicefrombo "undefined") and 5.1 million on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/dadadvicefrombo/ "undefined"), helping strangers all over the internet figure out how to patch drywall and prepare for winter storms, playing the role of dear old dad for anyone who needs him. _Powered by Whalar Group_ Bo Petterson Is on the 2026 TIME100 Creators List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-creators/2026/bo-petterson/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-creators/2026/bo-petterson/"},"headline":"Bo Petterson","datePublished":"2026-07-14T11:30:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-14T15:35:21.021Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collection/time100-creators/2026/bo-petterson/","keywords":["TIME100 Creators","list"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7539f2f2743197e4/6a56571fa1fc061867f7fcc7/time-100-creators-2026-Bo_Petterson-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675%2Coffset-x0.00%2Coffset-y0.00&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Leslie Horn Peterson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/leslie-horn-peterson/"}],"creator":"Leslie Horn Peterson","articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7539f2f2743197e4/6a56571fa1fc061867f7fcc7/time-100-creators-2026-Bo_Petterson-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675%2Coffset-x0.00%2Coffset-y0.00&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"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/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time100-creators/","name":"TIME100 Creators"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-creators/2026/bo-petterson/","name":"Bo Petterson"}}]}] ```