Twitch Earnings Calculator
Enter your subscribers by tier, your monthly bits, and your viewership. We'll estimate your monthly on-platform income from subs, bits, and ads, with a clear breakdown and a realistic range.
Estimated monthly income
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Your estimate will appear here once you add your numbers.
Breakdown (mid-estimate)
How Twitch income adds up
On-platform earnings come from three main sources, and this calculator estimates each:
- Subscriptions. The standard split gives the streamer about 50%: roughly $2.50 per Tier 1, $5 per Tier 2, and $12.50 per Tier 3. (Some established Partners negotiate 70/30.)
- Bits: you earn about 1 cent per bit, so 1,000 bits is around $10.
- Ads: the least predictable source. It varies with your viewers' regions, how many ads you run, and current rates, so we show it as a rough figure inside a range.
What this doesn't include: direct donations, brand sponsorships, and merch. For many streamers those add up to more than subs, bits, and ads combined, but they vary far too much to estimate.
More viewers lifts every line
Subs, bits, and ad impressions all scale with the size of your live audience. That's why growing concurrent viewers is the highest-leverage thing you can do for income. Targeted Twitch growth strengthens the early signals that help real viewers discover and stick with your stream.
Twitch earnings, answered
How much do Twitch streamers make per subscriber?
The standard split gives streamers roughly 50% of each subscription. That works out to about $2.50 from a Tier 1 sub, $5 from Tier 2, and around $12.50 from Tier 3, though some established Partners negotiate a 70/30 split. This calculator uses the standard 50% figures.
How much are bits worth to a streamer?
Streamers earn about 1 cent per bit, so 100 bits is roughly $1. Viewers pay a little more than that to buy bits. The difference is Twitch's cut.
Is the ad revenue estimate accurate?
Ad income is the least predictable part. It depends on your viewers' regions, how many ads you run, and current ad rates, so we show it as a rough estimate inside a range. Treat the total as a ballpark, not a guarantee.
Does this include sponsorships or donations?
No. This estimate covers on-platform income: subscriptions, bits, and ads. Direct donations, brand sponsorships, and merch often make up a large share of a streamer's income but vary too much to estimate here.
Grow the audience, grow the income.
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