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HALF A MILLION ON YOUTUBE!!

March 25, 2026 / 01:17

This episode discusses the milestone of Crime Junkie reaching 500,000 subscribers on YouTube, the differences between growing a podcast and a YouTube channel, and the importance of community engagement.

The hosts express gratitude to their audience for their support, emphasizing that the growth on YouTube is due to viewer interaction and engagement. They highlight the significance of comments and shares from fans.

They also mention their goal of solving cases and how the community plays a crucial role in that mission. The hosts encourage viewers to subscribe to their channel for more content.

Ashley expresses excitement about the future of their YouTube channel and the exclusive content planned for subscribers.

TLDR

Crime Junkie celebrates 500,000 YouTube subscribers and highlights community support in solving cases.

Episode

1:17
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Do you want to guess how many subscribers that Crime Junkie just hit on YouTube?
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500,000! That is half a million, you guys. This is like incredible. Bonkers. Like it's
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really unreal. Uh growing on YouTube is a whole different beast from podcasting.
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Yeah, but I mean the only reason we can is because you guys are showing up because I recently found out, by the
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way, we are the fastest growing true crime channel right now on YouTube. So, whether you have been watching us since
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we started our YouTube channel or you just found us, thank you for showing up, for watching, for commenting, and for
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being part of this community. We are here to do more than just tell stories. We want to solve cases, but we can't do
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that without you. Truly, we read your comments. We see you sharing episodes. It means so, so much to us. When we
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started podcasting, we never imagined you all would be like watching us, too. >> I always say nobody starts a podcast to
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do video, but it is like an incredible experience. And by the way, if you are watching this right now and you're not
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subscribed, what are you doing? Now is the time. You can find Crime Junkie on YouTube and hit that subscribe button so
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you never miss an episode, never miss a case update, or any of our YouTube exclusive content. We've got so much
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more coming. Ashley, I'm so excited. Thank you, guys. >> Thank you, guys.

Episode Highlights

  • 500,000 Subscribers Milestone
    Crime Junkie hits half a million subscribers on YouTube, a remarkable achievement!
    “500,000! That is half a million, you guys.”
    @ 00m 04s
    March 25, 2026
  • Fastest Growing True Crime Channel
    Crime Junkie is recognized as the fastest growing true crime channel on YouTube.
    “We are the fastest growing true crime channel right now on YouTube.”
    @ 00m 19s
    March 25, 2026
  • Community Appreciation
    The hosts express gratitude to their audience for their support and engagement.
    “It means so, so much to us.”
    @ 00m 43s
    March 25, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • 500,000! That is half a million, you guys.
    HALF A MILLION ON YOUTUBE!!
  • We are the fastest growing true crime channel right now on YouTube.
    HALF A MILLION ON YOUTUBE!!
  • It means so, so much to us.
    HALF A MILLION ON YOUTUBE!!
  • If you are watching this right now and you're not subscribed, what are you doing?
    HALF A MILLION ON YOUTUBE!!

Key Moments

  • Milestone Celebration00:04
  • Community Thanks00:35
  • Call to Subscribe00:56