# About Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't: YouTube Channel Profile

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As of 2026-10-27, Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't has 538,000 subscribers, 42,308,499 total views, and 1,095 videos. It ranks #142,019 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

## Profile

- Channel: [Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt/)
- Subscribers: 538,000
- Total views: 42,308,499
- Videos: 1,095
- Estimated monthly earnings: $3,878
- Worldwide rank: #142,019
- Country: United States (rank #26,587)
- Category: Education (rank #5,781)
- Joined YouTube: 2009-09-25
- Data recorded: 2026-10-27

## Channel description

Written by the channel:

> A Low-Brow, Crass Approach to Plant Ecology & Evolution as muttered by a Misanthropic Chicago Italian.  We study plants through the lens of ecology and evolution, rather than what supposed anthropocentric uses they can provide (as if holding up the biosphere wasn't enough).
>
> If you enjoy this kind of  light-hearted education, be aware that your contributions help support it. Support the cause by joining the Patreon, tossing 5 bucks at venmo address "societyishell", or purchasing some apparel and what the shit at the merch store : https://www.bonfire.com/store/crime-pays-but-botany-doesnt/.
>
> Thanks for reading. Have a great day and go f*ck yourself.