United States
Goodnews_Movement is a US-based Instagram media account founded and operated by Michelle Figueroa (@iammichellefigueroa), built around a single, deliberate editorial premise: current good news only, with politics explicitly excluded.
Total Followers -0.1%
5.5M
Across Instagram
Primary Platform
YouTube
5.5M followers · 100% of audience
Engagement
4.8%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mega
Est. $66K–$155K / IG post
Figueroa joined ABC News Live as a recurring contributor, highlighting uplifting stories — from a celebrity's generous donation to a toddler's heroic act — as part of an ongoing segment series.
The Boston Globe Magazine ran a deep-dive profile on Michelle Figueroa and her 5.5M-follower account, examining her mission-driven approach to paid partnerships and her goal of creating a "contagion of good deeds."
Figueroa announced a Kindness Tour bringing a kindness curriculum to elementary schools, reading her book A Good Thing Happened Today and teaching students five ways to make the world a better place.
| Platform | Followers | 30d Growth | Engagement | Posts / wk | Last upload |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,522,955 | -5K | 4.8% | 7.5 | 6 days ago |
| Window | Combined | |||
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| Last 7 days | -2209 -0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | -2209 |
| Last 30 days | -4971 -0.1% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | -4971 |
| Last 90 days | +3K +0.1% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +3K |
| Last 365 days | +3K +0.1% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +3K |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
Goodnews_Movement is a US-based Instagram media account founded and operated by Michelle Figueroa (@iammichellefigueroa), built around a single, deliberate editorial premise: current good news only, with politics explicitly excluded. The account curates uplifting human-interest stories — recurring themes include community caregiving, aviation heroes, family milestones, and acts of everyday generosity — and has grown to a multi-million follower audience while maintaining an engagement rate that runs well above the category norm, a sign that its feed functions less like passive content and more like an active community gathering point. Figueroa has also extended the brand into publishing with a children's book, signaling ambitions beyond social aggregation.
The audience skews heavily female and clusters in the millennial 25–34 bracket, a demographic that advertisers in wellness, family, and values-driven consumer categories actively target. Brand partnerships reflect that positioning: a noted collaboration with Ecosia, the environmental search engine, and content tied to United Airlines suggest sponsors are drawn to the account's wholesome, trust-first tone rather than its scale alone. With doom-scroll fatigue remaining a persistent cultural conversation, Goodnews_Movement sits in a durable lane — a feel-good counterweight that retains commercial appeal for brands seeking association with optimism and community rather than controversy.
Goodnews_Movement reaches an audience concentrated in United States primarily through YouTube, and is best activated via Instagram Reels and Stories. Their sponsorship history skews toward Tech / Environment, a clear signal of fit for brands in those categories. Demonstrated partners include Ecosia. Engagement on YouTube runs around 4.8%, which points to an audience better suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel campaigns than to pure-reach buys. Their YouTube-first format lends itself to integrations that sit inside the creator's usual content rather than running as standalone ads. Because the audience follows entertainment content rather than arriving through untargeted reach, sponsorships that match the channel's subject matter tend to convert more efficiently than broad placements. A consistent, on-topic posting focus gives sponsors a predictable, brand-safe environment, lowering placement risk compared with broad, general-interest channels. Campaigns here are best measured on qualified engagement and consideration within the niche rather than on raw impression volume. For United States-focused brands in Tech / Environment and related categories, Goodnews_Movement offers a defined, creative-fit audience rather than broad, low-intent impressions.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Goodnews_Movement's tier (Mega, 5.5M combined followers, United States). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Goodnews_Movement is run by Michelle Figueroa, who goes by @iammichellefigueroa on Instagram. She created and curates the account herself, selecting uplifting real-world stories to share with her audience. The account has grown to a Mega-tier following under her editorial direction.
Michelle Figueroa built the account around a single promise: current good news only, with politics explicitly excluded from the feed. The idea is to give people a reliable break from divisive or heavy news cycles without drifting into evergreen fluff. That strict boundary is widely credited for the account's unusually loyal, emotionally engaged audience.
Yes — Michelle Figueroa has published a children's book, which she promotes directly in her Instagram bio. It carries the same feel-good, family-friendly ethos as the account itself into a physical format. The purchase link is available through her bio.
Yes, Goodnews_Movement has worked with Ecosia as a named brand partner — the hashtag #ecosiapartner appears in their sponsored posts. Ecosia is a search engine that funds tree-planting, making it a natural brand fit for an account centered on positive-impact storytelling. It is one of the recognizable sponsors publicly associated with the account.
Pilot and airline-crew stories are a signature recurring format on the account, reflected in frequent use of hashtags like #pilot and #aviation. These moments — a flight attendant going above and beyond, a crew surprising a passenger — generate strong emotional reactions and shares, which keeps them a staple of the feed. United Airlines content appears alongside this theme as well.
United Airlines-related content appears within Goodnews_Movement's aviation coverage, as signaled by the #unitedairlines hashtag attached to posts. Whether that reflects an ongoing brand relationship or organic story curation isn't confirmed by the available data, but airline goodwill stories are clearly a consistent content pillar. Aviation sits alongside family and caregiving as one of the account's most identifiable topic areas.
Yes — caregiving and senior living are recurring themes on the account, visible through the hashtags #caregiving and #seniorliving used on posts. Stories spotlighting compassion toward older adults fit naturally within the wholesome, human-interest angle Michelle Figueroa has built the brand around. This content resonates strongly with the account's core audience, which skews toward women in the 25–44 age range.
The account focuses on timely, uplifting real-world stories across themes like family moments, pilot and aviation acts of kindness, senior care, and everyday generosity. Michelle Figueroa curates current news rather than recycled feel-good lists, so the content stays tied to what is actually happening in the world. The no-politics rule means the feed functions as a deliberate counterweight to typical news consumption.
The account's massive reach is concentrated on Instagram, where Michelle Figueroa has built a following well into the Mega tier. YouTube is listed as a platform but Instagram is clearly the primary home for the brand's audience and engagement. The account's engagement rate runs well above the category median for media and news accounts on Instagram.
Goodnews_Movement's engagement rate runs roughly three times the typical benchmark for media and news accounts on Instagram. The strict curation policy — good news only, no politics, no filler — creates a highly loyal audience rather than passive scrollers who simply follow out of habit. That tight alignment between the content promise and what the audience actually wants to see is the key driver of unusually strong interaction.
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