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ZDF True Crime

@zdftruecrime·DE·de·11mo old

Stock footage · confirmed$Likely monetizedMystery & horror

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Subscribers

102K

growth after 2nd daily snapshot

Views / hour

recent uploads · 32K in 24 h

Views 7d

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1.9M on recent uploads

Total views

39.9M

115 videos

Uploads / week

2.6

44 min median

Median views

217K

last 20 uploads

Outlier

8.0×

vs niche median

Ad revenue 30d

$3.8K–11.3K

see how we estimated it

Growth

Daily snapshots stored by FameX

Why it's faceless

Stock footage · confirmed · 100% confidence

1The channel is the official YouTube presence of ZDF True Crime, broadcasting documentary-style deep dives and podcasts about real criminal cases using archival footage, investigative reenactments, and voice-over narration without any recurring on-camera host.

The formula

Niche, persona, format and what makes it work

Niche

true crime documentaries

Content pillar

Deep-dive investigations into notorious unsolved and solved crimes

Title patterns

The $[N] [X] That [benefit] Forever

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Videos

How we estimated ad revenue

Last 30 days. Every step is shown, and the parts add up to the total.

Niche RPM

what this niche typically earns per 1,000 views from an English audience

$2.00–$6.00

Audience

German

×0.75

Video length

40+ min · several mid-rolls

×1.3

Long-form · 1.9M views

at $1.95–$5.85 RPM

$3,779–$11,336

Shorts · 0 views (0%)

at $0.02–$0.06 RPM

$0.00–$0.00

Estimated total$3,779–$11,336

An estimate from public data, not YouTube Analytics. Sponsorships, memberships and products aren't included.

Monetization

YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months

$Likely monetized

Subscribers102K / 1K

Watch hours (12 mo, est.)6.4M / 4K

Estimated from public YouTube data, not confirmed by YouTube. Watch hours estimated from lifetime views (channel under a year old) × typical watch time.

What they sell

No product found yet.

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Data from YouTube via YouTube API Services, refreshed hourly. Analysis by FameX — not YouTube data. Revenue is an estimate from niche RPM ranges.

About ZDF True Crime

Is ZDF True Crime a faceless channel?

Yes. FameX classifies ZDF True Crime as a stock footage channel (confirmed, 100% confidence). The channel is the official YouTube presence of ZDF True Crime, broadcasting documentary-style deep dives and podcasts about real criminal cases using archival footage, investigative reenactments, and voice-over narration without any recurring on-camera host.

Is ZDF True Crime monetized?

Probably. With 102,000 subscribers and an estimated 6,413,665 watch hours in the last 12 months, ZDF True Crime appears to meet the YouTube Partner Program thresholds (1,000 subscribers and 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months). This is a FameX estimate, not confirmed by YouTube.

How much does ZDF True Crime make?

FameX estimates ZDF True Crime earns about $3,779–$11,336 a month from YouTube ads, based on 1.9M views in 30 days and a typical RPM for the mystery & horror niche. Sponsorships, memberships and product sales are not included.

What kind of videos does ZDF True Crime post?

ZDF True Crime makes true crime documentaries; it uploads about 2.6 videos a week; typical videos run 44 minutes.

Data updated 15 Oct 2026. Subscriber and view counts come from the YouTube Data API; verdicts, monetization and revenue are FameX estimates. How FameX works · More mystery & horror channels