Twitch Income Calculator

Formula

• sub revenue = tier 1 subs × $4.99 × your share
• bits revenue = bits × $0.01
• ad impressions = ad minutes × average concurrent viewers
• ad revenue = (impressions ÷ 1,000) × CPM × 55%
• total = subs + bits + ads + donations

Methodology

Twitch splits subscription revenue 50/50 by default, with a 70/30 split available to some partners on the first $100,000 of annual sub income. Bits are simpler: each bit is worth one cent to the streamer regardless of what the viewer paid.

Ad revenue depends on how many viewers are watching when an ad runs, so it is modelled as concurrent viewers multiplied by ad minutes rather than by total views. Direct donations through a third-party processor avoid Twitch's cut entirely, which is why many streamers promote them.

Every figure here is an estimate. Real earnings move with your niche, audience country, season, advertiser demand and how a platform is paying that month, so treat the result as a planning range rather than a promise.

Example calculation

1. 200 tier 1 subs at $4.99 with a 50% share: $499.
2. 50,000 bits at $0.01: $500.
3. 240 ad minutes × 400 average viewers = 96,000 impressions; at a $3.50 CPM and 55% share that is about $185.
4. Plus $300 in donations, the month totals roughly $1,484.

Frequently asked questions