Storyteller of the Overlooked

History,
reclaimed.

The empires, the queens, the scripts — left out of the record. Told again, for millions.

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Elegida portrait

Every empire kept a version of history it didn't publish. This is the one Elegida tells.

She retells the history a generation never got in school — the queens, pirates, and kingdoms written out of the textbook — and the record corrects itself a million attention at a time. Also a working musician, she's now taking the same instinct on the road: cultural travel storytelling that puts Nigeria, and the wider continent, in front of a global audience. Think of it less as a feed and more as a touring exhibition — one still adding wings.

Walk The Archive

Five wings. One hallway.

Scroll to walk the hall — five wings, one after another. Jump ahead with the markers below, or walk it start to finish.

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Wing I

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By The Numbers

The last 30 days, on the record

120K+
Audience across four platforms
2.8M+
Instagram visitors, last 30 days
380K+
Instagram interactions, last 30 days
Audience growth in 10 months
Platform Breakdown

One primary stage, three growing ones

Instagram

@elegida_soy_
46.4K+
Audience
3.5M+
Views, 5 Aug–5 Sep
380K+
Interactions
+10.9K+
New audiences
93%+
Views from non-audiences
Top reels: 4.8M+ · 4.6M+ · 2.7M+ views  ·  June 2026: 3.5M+ views, +314%+ month-over-month
TikTok
@elegida_soy
26K+
2.2M+ total likes
Top videos: 2.1M+ · 1.5M+ · 1.4M+
Snapchat
elegida_soy · Creator account
35.5K+
Top spotlights: 471K+ · 303K+ · 261K+
Facebook
Elegida
17K+
Top reels: 1.3M+ · 1.3M+ · 461K+
Growth

Instagram audiences, Sep '25 → Sep '26

8.8K+
SEP '25
30K+
MAY '26
42K+
JUN '26
46.4K+
JUL '26
+12K+ audiences in June alone

A +39%+ single-month jump — the steepest point on the curve so far.

3.5M+ June views, +314%+ month-over-month

With 93%+ of that reach coming from non-followers, the algorithm is actively pushing her toward new audiences right now.

5× growth, Sep 2025 → Sep 2026

Ten months from 8.8K to 43.5K+, with the growth rate still accelerating.

Visitors

Who's walking through the exhibit

Ranked by who actually shows up — country by country, generation by generation.

Top Countrie by reach

United States37.9%+
Nigeria14.9%+
United Kingdom6.4%+
Canada3.5%+
India2.8%+
US + UK + Canada = 47.8%+ — a Western, diaspora-weighted audience. Top cities: Lagos, New York, Benin, London, Abuja.

Squad Standings by age

25–3435.6%+
35–4426.0%+
18–2413.2%+
45–5412.0%+
55+11.7%
61.6%+ aged 25–44 — an adult audience with real purchasing power.

Gender

Women66%+
Men34%+
Figures reflect IG audience analytics, 10 Jun – 9 Jul 2026.

Where does your country land?

Is your country on the podium — or should it be? Send this to a friend and follow @elegida_soy across all platforms to join the movement

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Still growing.
Every month, someone new finds her — and stays.

93%+
of her views last month came from people who didn't follow her yet. Your brand reaches new eyes, not the same ones twice.
+314%+
month-over-month view growth in June — momentum a media buy can't fake, and won't last forever.
43.1K+
likes on a nightlife feature she made. That's what happens when she actually vouches for something.
audience growth in 10 months, still climbing. The earlier you're in, the more of that curve belongs to you.

"She turns down more briefs than she accepts — which is exactly why her audience still trusts the ones she says yes to."

Recognized By

When culture-makers stop scrolling, they leave a like

Her audience isn't one class, one generation, or one country. It's wide enough that the people shaping culture globally — actors, creators, and public figures — have stopped to engage with the same stories everyone else did.

TPH
Taraji P. Henson
Actress · Producer
❤ Engaged with “African Women Before Colonization”
Screenshot available on request
GN
Genevieve Nnaji
Actress · Filmmaker
❤ Engaged with "Africans Lived In Huts"
Screenshot available on request
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And More
Across film, music & culture
❤ Additional names and documentation on file
Full list available on request

Screenshots and documentation available on request for brand partners.

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Let's put your story
in the record too.

For partnership inquiries, rates, and availability — reach out directly by email.