Crimson Files YouTube Stats

@crimsonfileshq · True Crime & Mysteries · Updated Nov 6, 2026

Crimson Files channel overview

Crimson Files (@crimsonfileshq) is a YouTube channel in the True Crime & Mysteries niche created in 2025. It has 1.1K subscribers and 491K total views across 649 videos, an average of 757 views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 679 views, and a typical video (the median) gets 750 views. Over the last 12 months, Crimson Files published 50 videos (100% Shorts), and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 17 days, Crimson Files gained 0 subscribers and 4K views, about 236 views a day.

How much does Crimson Files make?

Returbe doesn't have enough recent views to estimate Crimson Files's monthly revenue. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.03 to $0.1, typically $0.06, based on the channel's niche, audience language and the share of its views coming from Shorts. At that rate, 1 million long-form views earn about $60.

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Upload schedule

Based on its last 51 uploads, its most common upload day is Saturday (18% of uploads), usually around 00:00 UTC. The last video went out on Mar 11, 2026.

Crimson Files's best outlier videos

An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Crimson Files's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?

• Cold Case Solved: DNA Ends 30‑Year Hunt for April Tinsley’s Killer10K views · Jul 27, 202513.4× typical views
• They Found Me At The Door 🚪 #scary #shorts4.5K views · Mar 1, 20260.9× typical views
• Stranger sent me a photo from my front porch 💀 #terrifying1.5K views · Feb 22, 20260.3× typical views
• She Caught Him Taking Photos Without Permission #streetphotography #confrontation1.4K views · Mar 4, 20260.3× typical views
• Bro turned off the lights WRONG 💀 #fail #shorts #hilarious1.3K views · Mar 7, 20260.3× typical views
• That Feeling When You're Being Watched #scared #school #shorts1.2K views · Feb 28, 20260.2× typical views
• He Broke His Glass Door And It Gets Worse #shorts #fail1.1K views · Mar 6, 20260.2× typical views
• This ferris wheel ride went terribly wrong #fail #amusementpark1.1K views · Feb 25, 20260.2× typical views

Latest videos

0 of Crimson Files's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• Security Camera Caught What's Actually Happening #paranormal #scary #proof695 views · Mar 11, 20260.1× typical views
• Drugged and attacked by her own family—her 911 call says it all #911 #truecrime589 views · Mar 10, 20260.1× typical views
• That Yellow Hallway Felt Wrong #backrooms #liminal166 views · Mar 9, 20260× typical views
• This Dog's Behavior Reveals His True Feelings #dog #psychology #shorts935 views · Mar 7, 20260.2× typical views
• Bro turned off the lights WRONG 💀 #fail #shorts #hilarious1.3K views · Mar 7, 20260.3× typical views
• He Thought It Was a Simple Favor Until... #truecrime #scary44 views · Mar 7, 20260× typical views
• Doorbell camera catches the weirdest moment #creepy #shorts72 views · Mar 6, 20260× typical views
• He Broke His Glass Door And It Gets Worse #shorts #fail1.1K views · Mar 6, 20260.2× typical views
• They've Escaped Into Both Worlds #haunting #found667 views · Mar 5, 20260.1× typical views
• His reaction when he realized who I was #shorts #shocking785 views · Mar 4, 20260.2× typical views

The True Crime & Mysteries niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 5.3K videos from 534 channels in this niche. 8.3% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 20K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $9.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Criminally Obsessed (247K subs, best video 36.9×), Crime 360 (241K subs, best video 12.3×), Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski: True Crime Today (399K subs, best video 10×), Frontline Crime (78K subs, best video 25.3×), Queens of Crime - Female True Crime Stories (25K subs, best video 39.3×), Crazy planet (31K subs, best video 58.2×).

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Frequently asked questions

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