Add your subs, bits, and average viewers to estimate your monthly Twitch payout — subscriptions, cheers, and ads combined, plus your annual total. Free, no sign-up.
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Turn Your VODs Into Clips Free| Revenue source | Viewer pays | You keep (50/50) | You keep (70/30) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 subscription | $4.99 / mo | $2.50 | ~$3.50 |
| Tier 2 subscription | $9.99 / mo | $5.00 | ~$7.00 |
| Tier 3 subscription | $24.99 / mo | $12.50 | ~$17.50 |
| Prime sub (free w/ Prime) | $0 to viewer | $2.50 | ~$3.50 |
| 100 Bits (cheer) | ~$1.40 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| Ad revenue | advertiser-paid | ~$2–$5 CPM | ~$2–$5 CPM |
This tool adds up the three ways Twitch actually pays streamers — subscriptions, bits, and ad revenue — to estimate your monthly payout and annual total. For subscriptions, it multiplies each tier of subs by what you keep after Twitch's revenue split. For bits, it applies the fixed rate of $0.01 per bit. For ads, it estimates how many ad impressions your stream serves based on your average viewers and hours streamed, then applies a realistic CPM. The result is a source-by-source breakdown so you can see exactly where your money comes from and which lever to pull to grow it.
Subscriptions are the backbone of most Twitch income. There are three tiers: Tier 1 at $4.99, Tier 2 at $9.99, and Tier 3 at $24.99 per month. What you actually keep depends on your revenue split with Twitch. The standard rate for Affiliates and most Partners is 50/50, so a Tier 1 sub nets you about $2.50. A higher 70/30 rate — where you keep roughly $3.50 on Tier 1 — is available mainly through Twitch's Partner Plus program, which you reach by holding around 350 recurring paid subs for consecutive months, or through older negotiated Partner deals. Prime subs (the free monthly sub bundled with Amazon Prime) pay you the same as a Tier 1 sub, which is why they matter as much as paid ones.
Bits are Twitch's tipping currency. When a viewer cheers a bit, you receive exactly one cent — so 100 bits is $1.00 and 10,000 bits in a month is roughly $100. Viewers pay a little more than a penny per bit when they buy them, but that markup covers Twitch and payment processing; your rate never changes. Because the value is fixed, bits are the easiest income to forecast: track your monthly bits and the math is simple. Engaged communities with cheer incentives, bit badges, and hype moments during big plays tend to generate far more bits per viewer.
Twitch shares advertising revenue with monetized streamers, and Partners in the ads incentive program can earn a set CPM on top. This calculator estimates your ad impressions as your average concurrent viewers multiplied by hours streamed and about three ads per hour, then values those impressions at roughly a $3.50 CPM (per 1,000 impressions). Real Twitch ad CPMs commonly land anywhere from $2 to $5 and swing hard with your audience's region, the time of year, and your ads incentive tier. Running scheduled mid-roll ads through the Ads Manager raises your impression count and therefore this line. Treat the ad figure as a conservative ballpark, not a promise.
Payouts scale almost entirely with how many people are watching. A small Affiliate with 10–20 subs, a few thousand bits, and 20–40 hours a month usually earns somewhere between $30 and $120. A mid-size streamer averaging a few hundred concurrent viewers with a couple hundred subs can clear a few thousand dollars a month once bits and ads stack on top of subscriptions. The single biggest driver of every number here is average concurrent viewers, because it lifts subs, bits, and ad impressions simultaneously — which is exactly why growing reach off-platform matters so much.
The number this tool gives you is Twitch on-platform revenue only. Most established streamers earn more from brand deals and sponsorships, direct tips and donations that flow through PayPal or Streamlabs rather than bits, merch, YouTube ad revenue on their VOD and clips channel, and affiliate links. Use this estimate as your Twitch baseline, then stack those other streams on top to see your true creator income.
1,000 Tier 1 subs at $4.99 earn about $2,500 per month on the standard 50/50 split (you keep roughly $2.50 per sub). On a 70/30 split — available through Partner Plus and some legacy deals — the same 1,000 subs earn about $3,500 per month (roughly $3.50 per sub). Tier 2 and Tier 3 subs pay more each, so a mix of tiers pushes the total higher. This is subscription revenue only, before bits, ads, and taxes.
Each bit is worth $0.01 to the streamer when a viewer cheers it, so 100 bits equals $1.00 and 10,000 bits per month equals about $100. Viewers pay slightly more to buy bits (roughly $1.40 for 100), but the extra covers Twitch and payment fees — you still receive one cent per bit cheered. Bits are a steady, predictable line because the rate never changes.
The split is how subscription revenue is shared between you and Twitch. 50/50 is the default for Affiliates and most Partners — you keep half of the roughly $4.99 sub. 70/30 means you keep 70%. Twitch offers the 70/30 rate mainly through Partner Plus (hit around 350 recurring paid subs for consecutive months) or older negotiated Partner deals. The viewer always pays the same price; the split only changes your cut.
A small Affiliate with around 10–20 subs, a few thousand bits, and 20–40 hours streamed per month typically earns $30–$120 per month. The large majority of Twitch's millions of monthly streamers earn under $100 per month, because payouts scale directly with subs, bits, and ad impressions — all of which depend on concurrent viewers. Growing your average viewership is the biggest lever on every number here.
Yes. Twitch shares ad revenue with monetized streamers, and Partners on the ads incentive program can earn a fixed CPM on top. Real ad payouts land roughly in the $2–$5 CPM range (per 1,000 impressions) depending on region, season, and your ads incentive tier. Running scheduled mid-roll ads through the Ads Manager increases impressions. Ad income is the roughest line to estimate because CPMs swing widely, so this calculator keeps it conservative.
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