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Twitch Revenue Calculator
Estimate monthly and annual Twitch earnings from subscriptions, Bits, ads, donations, and sponsorships, with each source shown separately.
Estimated monthly revenue
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Estimated gross revenue before taxes and expenses.
How does the Twitch Revenue Calculator work?
Calquo combines estimated subscription revenue, Bits, advertising, donations, and sponsorship income to estimate a Twitch creator's monthly and annual gross revenue.
Use Simple mode when you know the streamer's approximate total subscriber count and estimated average revenue per subscription. Use Advanced mode when you want to calculate different subscription tiers and Prime subscriptions separately.
What revenue sources are included?
The calculator can estimate revenue from paid subscriptions, Prime subscriptions, Bits, advertising, donations or tips, and sponsorships.
These sources are calculated separately so you can see how much each one contributes to the estimated total.
Why subscription revenue varies
There is no single amount that every Twitch creator earns from a subscription. Subscription pricing can vary by region, and creator revenue-share arrangements can differ.
Because of this, Calquo lets you enter the estimated creator revenue per subscription instead of assuming that every subscription produces the same payout.
How Bits revenue is estimated
For example, if a streamer receives 25,000 Bits:
The calculator therefore estimates 25,000 Bits as $250 in creator revenue.
Example: How much could a Twitch streamer make?
Suppose a streamer has 1,000 paid subscribers and earns an average of $3 per subscription. During the same month, they also receive 25,000 Bits, $400 in estimated ad revenue, $500 in donations, and $1,000 in sponsorship income.
In this example, the streamer would have an estimated gross revenue of $5,150 per month, or $61,800 per year if the same monthly revenue continued for 12 months.
Why this is only an estimate
Twitch income can vary significantly from creator to creator. Subscription pricing can differ by region, revenue-share terms may vary, Prime subscription payouts can differ, ad revenue changes with audience and delivery, and donations or sponsorships are not guaranteed.
Calquo uses the values you enter to estimate gross creator revenue. It does not calculate taxes, business expenses, payment processing costs, refunds, or other deductions.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Twitch streamer make per subscriber?
There is no single universal amount. Subscription pricing and creator revenue-share arrangements can vary. Enter your estimated creator revenue per subscription for a more useful estimate.
How much does a Twitch streamer make with 1,000 subscribers?
It depends on the creator's actual revenue per subscription. If a creator averages $3 in revenue per paid subscription, 1,000 subscribers would represent about $3,000 in monthly subscription revenue before adding Bits, ads, donations, or sponsorships.
How much are 10,000 Twitch Bits worth to a streamer?
Using an estimate of one cent in creator revenue per Bit used to Cheer, 10,000 Bits represent approximately $100 in creator revenue.
Are gifted subscriptions included?
Yes. In Simple mode, gifted subscriptions can be included in the total paid subscriber count. In Advanced mode, they can be included in the appropriate subscription tier.
Are Prime subscriptions the same as paid subscriptions?
Not necessarily. Prime subscription revenue can follow different payout rules, so Advanced mode lets you enter Prime subscriptions separately and specify the estimated creator revenue per Prime subscription.
Does Twitch ad revenue stay the same every month?
No. Advertising revenue can vary based on audience size, viewer location, ad availability, stream hours, ad frequency, and other factors. Calquo therefore lets you enter your own estimated monthly ad revenue.
Does this calculator include taxes?
No. The results are gross revenue estimates before taxes, business expenses, payment processing costs, and other deductions.
Does this calculator show profit?
No. Revenue and profit are different. To estimate profit, you would need to subtract expenses such as taxes, equipment, software, internet, editors, moderators, travel, and other business costs from revenue.
How the Twitch revenue calculator works
The calculator adds up five income sources for one month of streaming and projects the total across a year. In Simple mode you enter a total number of paid subscribers and the average amount the creator keeps per subscription. In Advanced mode you enter Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and Prime subscriptions separately, each with its own creator revenue per sub, which matters because the tiers pay very differently and Prime subs pay less than a paid Tier 1.
Below the subscription inputs you enter the Bits received during the month, which the calculator converts at one cent each, plus dollar amounts for ad revenue, donations or tips, and sponsorship income. The results panel shows the monthly total, each source on its own line, and an annual figure that assumes the same month repeats twelve times. Amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar and represent gross revenue before taxes and expenses.
Revenue formulas
Consider a mid-sized channel with 800 Tier 1 subs at $3.00 each, 50 Tier 2 subs at $5.00, 10 Tier 3 subs at $12.00, and 100 Prime subs at $2.25. Subscription revenue is 2,400 + 250 + 120 + 225 = $2,995. Add 25,000 Bits (25,000 × $0.01 = $250), $400 in ad revenue, $500 in donations, and a $1,000 sponsorship, and the month comes to $5,145. Multiplied by 12, the annual estimate is $61,740.
What to enter for revenue per subscription
Twitch's US subscription prices are $5.99 for Tier 1, $9.99 for Tier 2, and $24.99 for Tier 3, and Twitch charges lower local prices in many other countries. The creator does not keep the full price. The standard revenue split for Affiliates and Partners is 50/50, so a US Tier 1 sub is worth roughly $3.00 to the creator, a Tier 2 about $5.00, and a Tier 3 about $12.50. Channels that qualify for Twitch's Plus Program earn a 60/40 or 70/30 split on the first $100,000 of net subscription revenue each year, which lifts a US Tier 1 to about $3.60 or $4.19.
Prime Gaming subscriptions are free for the viewer and pay the creator a fixed amount that is lower than a paid Tier 1 and varies by the subscriber's country; many streamers report figures in the $2.00 to $2.50 range. Gifted subs pay the same as a normal sub of that tier. If a large share of your audience subscribes from outside the US, lower your per-sub figures to reflect regional pricing.
- Tier 1 at a 50/50 split: about $3.00 for US subs, less for most other regions
- Tier 1 at a 70/30 split: about $4.19
- Tier 2 at 50/50: about $5.00; Tier 3 at 50/50: about $12.50
- Prime: typically $2.00 to $2.50, depending on region
Bits, ads, donations, and sponsorships
Bits are Twitch's on-platform tipping currency. Viewers pay about $1.40 for 100 Bits, and the creator receives one cent per Bit cheered, so 10,000 Bits is $100 to the streamer. The calculator uses that one-cent rate directly.
Ad revenue is the hardest source to predict. It depends on how many ads you run, the share of viewers who are subscribed or use Turbo and therefore see no ads, viewer location, and the time of year, with rates usually highest in the fourth quarter. Your Twitch dashboard's ad earnings for a recent month are the best number to enter. Donations through PayPal, Streamlabs, or StreamElements arrive off-platform, so Twitch takes nothing, but payment processors typically deduct around 3 percent plus a fixed fee per transaction. Sponsorships are negotiated per deal and can be a flat monthly retainer, a per-stream fee, or a rate per thousand viewers.
What the estimate does not include
The result is gross revenue. It does not deduct income tax or self-employment tax, which for a US creator can take 25 to 40 percent of net profit once federal, state, and Social Security and Medicare taxes are combined. It also leaves out expenses such as equipment, software, internet, and any share paid to an agency or editor.
The annual figure simply multiplies one month by 12. Subscriber counts move every month as people subscribe, lapse, or stop renewing, and ad and sponsorship income is rarely steady, so treat the annual number as a run rate rather than a forecast. Twitch pays out about 15 days after the end of each month once your balance reaches the $50 minimum.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Twitch streamer make per subscriber?
With the standard 50/50 split, a US Tier 1 subscription priced at $5.99 pays the creator about $3.00. Tier 2 pays about $5.00 and Tier 3 about $12.50, and channels in the Plus Program keep 60 or 70 percent instead of 50.
How much are 1,000 Bits worth to a streamer?
A streamer receives one cent per Bit, so 1,000 Bits is $10 and 10,000 Bits is $100. Viewers pay more than that to buy Bits, roughly $1.40 per 100, with the difference going to Twitch.
How much does a streamer with 1,000 subscribers make?
At an average of $3.00 per sub, 1,000 subscribers generate about $3,000 a month, or $36,000 a year, from subscriptions alone before Bits, ads, donations, and sponsorships are added.
Do Prime subscriptions pay the same as paid subs?
No. A Prime Gaming sub costs the viewer nothing and pays the creator a fixed amount that is lower than a paid Tier 1 sub and varies by country, commonly around $2.00 to $2.50.
Does the calculator include taxes?
No. All figures are gross revenue before income tax, self-employment tax, and expenses. Twitch reports earnings to US creators on Form 1099, and taxes are the creator's responsibility.
When does Twitch pay streamers?
Twitch pays out roughly 15 days after the end of the month in which you earned the money, provided your balance has reached the $50 payout threshold. Balances below that roll over to the next month.