Twitch earnings calculator
Twitch income is built on subscriptions: viewers pay $4.99, $9.99, or $24.99 a month, and you keep a percentage. On the standard affiliate/partner deal that's 50%, so a Tier 1 sub is worth about $2.50 to you; streamers who qualify for Partner Plus keep 70%, or roughly $3.49 per Tier 1 sub. Enter your sub counts by tier below, pick your split, and add monthly bits to see the full picture.
Twitch earnings calculator
- Tier 1 subs (1,000 × $4.99 × 50%) $2,495
Bits are Twitch's tipping currency — you receive one cent for every bit cheered, and an active chat can add 20–40% on top of sub income through cheers and hype trains. Ad revenue (roughly $3.50–$10.00 CPM shared with the streamer) and Prime Gaming subs, which pay like Tier 1 at no cost to the viewer, round out the stack. This calculator focuses on the recurring core: subs plus bits.
Subs are the backbone, but bits, hype trains, and ads stack on top — and Prime Gaming subs pay out like Tier 1 without costing your viewers anything extra.
Popular Twitch earnings breakdowns
- 100 subscribers ≈ $250 – $349
- 500 subscribers ≈ $1,248 – $1,747
- 1,000 subscribers ≈ $2,495 – $3,493
- 5,000 subscribers ≈ $12,475 – $17,465
- 10,000 subscribers ≈ $24,950 – $34,930
- 50,000 subscribers ≈ $124,750 – $174,650
- 100,000 subscribers ≈ $249,500 – $349,300
Frequently asked questions
How much is a Twitch sub worth to the streamer?
About $2.50 for a $4.99 Tier 1 sub on the standard 50/50 split, or ~$3.49 on the Partner Plus 70/30 split. Tier 2 ($9.99) and Tier 3 ($24.99) subs pay proportionally more at the same split.
How many subs do you need to make minimum wage streaming?
Roughly 1,000–1,200 Tier 1 subs on the standard split clears about $2,500–$3,000/month before taxes — comparable to full-time minimum wage in much of the US. Bits, ads, and sponsorships lower the bar in practice.
What is Partner Plus?
Twitch's program giving qualifying streamers 70% of net sub revenue (up to an annual cap) instead of the standard 50%. Qualification requires sustaining a threshold of paid sub points over consecutive months.
How much is 1,000 bits?
$10.00 to the streamer — each bit cheered pays exactly one cent. Viewers pay slightly more than a cent to buy bits; Twitch keeps the difference, not a cut of your payout.