Twitch Subscriber Earnings Calculator

Twitch subscriber revenue depends on your sub count, tier mix, and the revenue split you have with Twitch.

Subscription tiers:

• Tier 1 Sub: $4.99/month from the viewer
• Tier 2 Sub: $9.99/month from the viewer
• Tier 3 Sub: $24.99/month from the viewer

Revenue split (streamer’s cut):

• Standard Affiliate/Partner: 50% of the sub price
• Premium Partner (“70/30” deal): 70% of the sub price (only available to top-tier partners, typically 1,000+ avg viewers)
• Sub gifting, Twitch Prime/Amazon subs: Twitch keeps a larger cut, typically you receive around $2.50 per Prime sub

What you actually earn per sub (standard 50/50):

• Tier 1: ~$2.50
• Tier 2: ~$5.00
• Tier 3: ~$12.50

What you actually earn per sub (70/30 deal):

• Tier 1: ~$3.49
• Tier 2: ~$6.99
• Tier 3: ~$17.49

Other income streams not included here:

• Bits: $0.01 per bit cheered
• Donations: direct Streamlabs/PayPal, and the only source you keep 100% of
• Ad revenue: roughly $2 to $6 per thousand impressions for gaming, with wide regional swings. Our stream revenue estimator works that side out.
• Sponsorships: highly variable, and above a few thousand viewers usually the largest line of all

Subscriber churn, which the annual figure depends on: Most streamers see 10–30% monthly churn. A thousand subs today is 700–900 next month if nobody new arrives, so the twelve-month figure below is not a forecast. It is what you would earn if the count held exactly steady, which only happens if you replace the leavers every month.

Work out what that costs you: 20% churn on 500 subs means finding 100 new subscribers a month simply to stay level. Sub counts also spike hard around charity streams and subathons and then fall back, so budget from a quiet month rather than your best one.

Important note: These are pre-tax estimates. Twitch sends a 1099 form to US creators at year-end. Self-employment tax (15.3%) and income tax both apply to your earnings.