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.
How much money is each Twitch sub count worth?
Every row below uses the same 2026 assumptions as the calculator above, so you can find your nearest milestone at a glance and then adjust the inputs for your own channel. Figures are monthly and assume every subscriber is on the base tier.
| Subscribers | Standard 50% split / mo | Partner Plus 70% split / mo |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | $125 | $175 |
| 100 | $250 | $349 |
| 200 | $499 | $699 |
| 500 | $1,248 | $1,747 |
| 1,000 | $2,495 | $3,493 |
| 2,000 | $4,990 | $6,986 |
| 5,000 | $12,475 | $17,465 |
| 10,000 | $24,950 | $34,930 |
| 20,000 | $49,900 | $69,860 |
| 25,000 | $62,375 | $87,325 |
| 50,000 | $124,750 | $174,650 |
| 100,000 | $249,500 | $349,300 |
What those numbers mean at each scale
How much is 100 subs on Twitch? $250 – $349 / month
100 Twitch subscribers works out to roughly $250 – $349 per month. The math is simple: each Tier 1 sub costs viewers $4.99, and a standard affiliate or partner keeps 50% of that — about $2.50 per sub. Hitting 100 subs is an early milestone, and it's also where bits, hype trains, and Prime subs start meaningfully padding the total.
How much is 1,000 subs on Twitch? $2,495 – $3,493 / month
A streamer holding 1,000 subscribers earns approximately $2,495 – $3,493 every month from subs alone — before bits, ads, sponsors, or donations. The spread depends on your revenue split: the standard deal pays 50%, while streamers who qualify for the Partner Plus program keep 70% of net sub revenue, which at 1,000 subs is a difference worth thousands of dollars a year.
How much is 50,000 subs on Twitch? $124,750 – $174,650 / month
50,000 subscribers puts a channel in Twitch's top tier, and the sub income matches: roughly $124,750 – $174,650 per month depending on split and tier mix. At this scale nearly every streamer qualifies for the 70% Partner Plus split, and Tier 2/Tier 3 gift subs push the real figure above the all-Tier-1 estimate shown here.
Working toward an income target?
The milestone table runs forwards, from audience to dollars. These pages run it backwards, from a monthly income goal to the audience it takes to get there:
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.