Creator media kit · @willnotstart

Automotive stories.
Real audience.

Automotive content with an enthusiast's perspective. Explore the audience, recent performance, and experience behind @willnotstart.

Insights refreshed dailyLast refresh September 23, 2026 · 9:03 AM ET
In the workshop. On the road.
682.9KInstagram viewsLatest 30-day reporting window
44.9KInstagram interactionsLatest 30-day reporting window
20.8KCombined followers & subscribersInstagram, YouTube & Facebook · accounts may overlap

Instagram reporting window: Aug 24 – Sep 22, 2026. Follower counts are the latest available source snapshots.

Why this audience matters

Built to travel beyond the feed.

The audience comes for the cars and the stories behind them. These figures help brands understand where the community is based and how it engages.

Instagram demographics via Pillar · September 19, 2026. Percentages are rounded.

5.6KShares + saves

Instagram shares and saves in the latest 30-day reporting window.

12.6%Share + save rate

Shares and saves as a percentage of all Instagram interactions in the latest 30 days.

80%Ages 18–44

Of the Instagram audience reported by Pillar.

52%United States

The largest country in the Instagram audience reported by Pillar.

Best fit
OEM launchesParts + tiresRare + heritageDealers + marketplacesEvents + experiences

Detailed platform metrics.

01

Instagram

11.9K followers682.9K 30-day views
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Instagram · Last 30 days

What the audience is doing now.

Connected data via Windsor.aiAug 24 – Sep 22, 2026
682.9KViews
44.9KInteractions
34.8KLikes
3,438Shares
2,207Saves
483Comments
628New followers
7,449Avg. daily reach
1,497Avg. daily interactions

Instagram benchmarks

Performance and audience.

Pillar · Instagram verifiedUpdated September 19, 2026
15.2%Avg. engagement
1.3KAvg. likes / post · 30d
40.0Avg. comments / post · 30d
4.5KAvg. likes / post
37.3KAvg. reach / post
59.6Avg. comments / post
201.7KAvg. daily reach
3.9MEst. impressions

Pillar benchmarks use source-defined periods and may differ from the recent 30-day totals above. A period is shown where supplied.

Age distribution

64% are 18–34.

13–175%
18–2427%
25–3437%
35–4416%
45–549%
55–644%
65+2%

Gender split

Audience composition.

Male93%
Female7%
Among audience members with specified gender data.

Top markets

52% United States.

United States52%
India7%
United Kingdom5%
Canada4%
Australia2%
South Africa2%
Germany2%
Mexico2%
Brazil1%
Indonesia1%
02

YouTube

3.7K subscribers790K total views
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YouTube

Longer stories. Intentional viewers.

Pillar · YouTube verifiedUpdated September 19, 2026
3.7KSubscribers
790KTotal views
23Videos
790KTotal impressions

Age distribution

13–171%
18–2426%
25–3432%
35–4421%
45–5412%
55–645%
65+2%

Gender split

Male95%
Female5%

Top markets

United States67%
United Kingdom11%
Canada4%
South Africa3%
Australia3%
Netherlands1%
Sweden1%
Germany1%
India1%
New Zealand1%

Pillar also reports 18M estimated impressions across platforms, updated September 19, 2026. Its reporting period is not supplied; this is separate from the recent Instagram totals.

A new channel, not a new creator

Early-stage access. Proven execution.

Will has spent years making car videos, behind the camera and in front of it. Now he's bringing that experience to his own channel, cars, and projects.

11.9KInstagram followers
682.9KViews · latest 30 days

Build a relationship early, shape the creative together, and grow alongside the channel.

Selected collaborations

Brands already in the passenger seat.

BMW USA logoBMW USA
FCP Euro logoFCP Euro
Hagerty logoHagerty
Continental logoContinental
Red Bull logoRed Bull
Q Car Care logoQ Car Care

Earlier experience

Captain Crankshaft

August 2022 — June 2026
Former co-ownerEditorPresenterBrand partnerships

Will was a co-owner, editor, and presenter, and helped manage brand partnerships. That experience is part of what he brings to his own channel today.

More about this chapter

Will joined Captain Crankshaft near the beginning of its breakout and worked across the full content engine: editing short- and long-form automotive stories, presenting on camera, and helping manage the brand relationships that funded bigger ideas. The growth belongs to the whole team; Will's role connected the creative work, the audience, and the commercial side of the channel.

Visit Captain Crankshaft ↗
1.6K → 910KYouTube subscribersApproximately 908K added across the team's channel
243K → 619.7MYouTube lifetime views+619.5M views during the period
436KInstagram followersPublic snapshot · August 2026
508KTikTok followersPublic snapshot · August 2026

Sources and context

Latest public platform snapshots, dated after Will's June 2026 departure and shown as context rather than growth attributed solely to his tenure. By 2025, a Captain Crankshaft team member described the network as reaching more than 1.5 million people across the major platforms.

Let's make something good

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