Kick earnings calculator
Kick's pitch to streamers is a single number: 95. Creators keep 95% of subscription revenue, so a $4.99 sub pays out roughly $4.74 — nearly double what the same sub is worth on Twitch's standard 50/50 deal. Enter your subscriber count below, add monthly tips and gifted Kicks, and see what your channel produces.
Kick earnings calculator
- Subs (1,000 × $4.99 × 95%) $4,741
Beyond subs, Kick streamers earn through direct tips (which reach the creator essentially in full, minus payment processing) and Kicks, the platform's gifted virtual currency. For the platform's biggest names, negotiated exclusivity deals dwarf everything else — but for everyone under that tier, the 95/5 sub economics are the reason to be here, and they're what this calculator models.
The 95/5 split is the whole pitch: a $4.99 Kick sub pays the creator roughly what a $9.99 Tier 2 Twitch sub does. Direct tips typically reach the creator minus processing fees.
Popular Kick earnings breakdowns
- 100 subscribers ≈ $474
- 500 subscribers ≈ $2,370
- 1,000 subscribers ≈ $4,741
- 5,000 subscribers ≈ $23,703
- 10,000 subscribers ≈ $47,405
- 50,000 subscribers ≈ $237,025
- 100,000 subscribers ≈ $474,050
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Kick sub pay the streamer?
About $4.74 of every $4.99 subscription — Kick keeps just 5%. Payment processing fees come out of the creator's share, so real deposits land slightly under the headline number.
Is Kick really better money than Twitch?
Per subscriber, yes: roughly 1.9× the standard Twitch split. The catch is audience size — Twitch's viewer base is several times larger, so the platform that pays more per sub isn't always the one that pays more in total.
What are Kicks?
Kick's virtual gifting currency: viewers buy Kicks and send them in chat, and creators redeem them for roughly a cent each (our estimate — exact value varies with purchase bundles).
How many Kick subs do you need to go full-time?
At ~$4.74 per sub, about 650 subs clears $3,000/month before tips — roughly half the subscriber count a standard-split Twitch streamer needs for the same income.