Estimate Twitch earnings from subscribers, bits, ads and your category.
Affiliates earn $2.50 per Tier 1 sub. Partners can earn up to $3.50 on a 70/30 deal.
These values are estimates. Actual creator earnings vary significantly by region, watch time, ad fill, sponsorships and account-level factors.
Top 5 industries by RPM, indexed against Twitch's $0.15–$0.40 baseline per 1k viewers.
Twitch streamers earn from subscriptions ($2.50/sub on standard split), bits ($0.01 each), ads (~$2–$10 CPM), and sponsorships. Subscriber count and average viewers are the biggest revenue drivers.
Affiliates split sub revenue 50/50 with Twitch; established Partners can negotiate up to 70/30. Bits and ads provide a baseline ($2–$10 CPM), while sponsorships and subs drive the majority of income for top streamers. Direct YouTube and TikTok clips funnel new viewers and amplify earnings.
A Tier 1 sub at 50/50 pays the streamer $2.50/month. 1,000 active subs = $2,500/month baseline. Bits pay $0.01 each. Ad revenue is highly variable but averages $3–$5 CPM in gaming. Sponsorship deals often match or exceed all platform income combined.
Stream consistently 4+ hours/day at the same time, build community on Discord, hit Affiliate and then Partner status, and pursue category-relevant sponsors. Multi-streaming to YouTube and Kick (where contractually allowed) doubles discovery.
Data sources. Public creator earnings reports, official platform payout disclosures, ad-tech benchmarks (e.g. published CPM/RPM ranges) and aggregated data shared by creators in our community.
Assumptions. We blend publicly reported Twitch payout data, industry RPM/CPM benchmarks and creator-shared earnings to build niche-weighted ranges. Numbers are interpolated from real ranges — not pulled from a private ad account. RPM (revenue per 1,000 views) and CPM (cost per 1,000 impressions) vary heavily by niche, region, seasonality, watch time and audience demographics.
Estimates only. All results are illustrative estimates, not financial advice or a guarantee of earnings. Actual payouts depend on your specific account, monetization status, advertiser demand and platform policy changes.
Affiliates earn $2.50 per Tier 1 sub. Partners can earn up to $3.50 on a 70/30 deal.
It supplements income — typically $2–$10 CPM — but subs and sponsorships are usually the main drivers.