Twitch money calculator
See what your stream could earn on Twitch. Put in your subs by tier, Prime subs, Bits and ads, pick your share, and see what Twitch would pay you a month and a year.
Twitch could pay you about
$281a month
- Per year
- $3,376
- Per hour live
- $3.52
Where it comes from
- Subs$180
- Prime subs$22.50
- Bits$50.00
- Ads$28.80
Ads: 9,600 ads at most (3 minutes an hour of 30-second ads, every viewer seeing every one). Twitch pays on the 15th of the next month once you're owed $50.
More viewers, more subs
Every 10 more Tier 1 subs add about $30.00 a month. Most new viewers find a streamer off Twitch, in clips on TikTok, Shorts and Reels. Clyper turns a stream into up to 30 vertical clips with your webcam over the game, captioned.
An estimate at US prices, before taxes and payment fees (Twitch takes them from sub revenue before your share). Many countries pay less for a sub. Prime subs pay Twitch's fixed US rate; ads pay what you set.
How Twitch pays streamers
Twitch pays Affiliates and Partners from four places. Subs are the biggest for most streamers: viewers pay $5.99, $9.99 or $24.99 a month in the US for Tier 1, 2 or 3, and you get 50% of what's left after taxes and fees. A gift sub pays like any sub of its tier. Prime subs, free to viewers with Amazon Prime, pay a fixed $2.25 in the US.
Bits pay $0.01 each, so a 1,000-Bit Cheer is $10 to you. Ads pay 55% of the net ad revenue they make, if you run at least 3 minutes of mid-roll ads an hour; Twitch doesn't say what an ad pays, and viewers on ad-free subs, Turbo or ad blockers see none. Twitch pays out on the 15th of the next month once you're owed at least $50. For every detail, read how much Twitch pays per sub, Bit and ad.
The Plus Program: 60% and 70%
Twitch's Plus Program raises your share of paid subs to 60% once you have 100 Plus Points a month, and to 70% at 300, for 3 months in a row. Recurring subs earn the points, more for higher tiers. The higher share then lasts 12 months. On 300 Tier 1 subs, that's $1257.00 a month instead of $900.00.
Getting paid at all: Affiliate and Partner
Twitch only pays Affiliates and Partners. You're invited to Affiliate once you reach 25 followers and 3 average viewers, with 4 hours live on 4 different days, within 30 days. Partner takes 75 average viewers on 6 streams in each of two 30-day periods, and an application. See how to grow on Twitch for getting there.
The quickest way to more viewers is outside Twitch. People find new streamers in short clips on TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Reels, then come to watch live. Clyper turns a stream's VOD into vertical clips with your webcam over the game, captioned, ready to post (read how to clip streams).
Questions
How much does Twitch pay per sub?
On the standard 50% share, about $3.00 of a $5.99 Tier 1 sub in the US, $5.00 of Tier 2 and $12.50 of Tier 3, before taxes and fees. A Prime sub pays a fixed $2.25 in the US.
How much do 100 subs pay on Twitch?
About $300.00 a month if they're all Tier 1 subs on the standard share, or $419.00 at the Plus Program's 70%. Prime subs and other countries' lower prices bring it down.
How many subs do you need to make $1,000 a month on Twitch?
About 334 Tier 1 subs on the standard 50% share, before taxes and fees. Bits and ads add to it, and a higher Plus Program share needs fewer.
How much does Twitch pay for 100 Bits?
$1.00. Twitch pays streamers $0.01 for every Bit used to Cheer in their channel, whatever the viewer paid for it.
How much does Twitch pay for ads?
55% of net ad revenue when you run at least 3 minutes of ads an hour. Twitch doesn't publish a rate per ad, so set the calculator's from your own Earnings Analytics.
Is the calculator free?
Yes, with nothing to sign up for, and what you type stays in your browser.
Clips of every stream
Upload a VOD or paste a YouTube link and Clyper finds the best moments, stacks your webcam over the game and captions every word: up to 30 clips from one stream.
Guides
- Getting startedHow much does Twitch pay streamers in 2026?What Twitch pays per sub, per Bit and for ads, how the Plus Program (once Partner Plus) raises your share, who gets paid and when, and a worked example.12 min read
- Getting startedHow to become a Twitch Affiliate: requirements and onboardingThe four requirements and how Twitch counts them, the invite and onboarding, a 30-day plan, what Affiliate pays, and Partner next.13 min read
- GrowingHow to grow on Twitch and get more viewersHow viewers find streams on Twitch now, what to stream and when, growing off Twitch with clips, and reading your analytics.12 min read
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