Twitch Income Calculator

Twitch income comes from four sources: subscriptions, bits (small on-screen tips), advertising, and donations or tips. This model uses a fixed net payout per subscription and a fixed value per bit, matching Twitch's standard rates. The mix varies widely by streamer; for many partnered channels subscriptions are the biggest single share, with ads, bits, and donations making up the rest.

With 100 average concurrent viewers streaming 120 hours/month at 10 subs per 1,000 CCV (about 1 sub), 100 bits/hour, a 3 ad CPM, and 200 in donations, this calculator returns roughly 430/month. Streamers at this level vary widely around that figure. The largest channels earn far more, but they are rare outliers that sit well outside this kind of estimate.

Partner and Affiliate status differ. Affiliates typically receive a 50/50 subscription split, while Partners can negotiate more favourable splits and custom deals. Twitch's Partner path generally looks for around 75 average concurrent viewers held consistently over a 30-day window, which is why the split a channel earns on depends on the status it holds.

A worked example

With the defaults: avg concurrent viewers of 100, hours streamed monthly of 120, subs per 1,000 concurrent viewers of 10, bits per hour of 100. The tool returns 430.50. You can adjust any input and the result updates as you type — no submit button, no reload. That's the real power here: seeing how sensitive the output is to one or two assumptions.

What moves the number most

The result responds to Avg Concurrent Viewers, Hours Streamed Monthly, Subs per 1,000 Concurrent Viewers, Bits per Hour, and Ad CPM (in your currency). Not every input has equal weight. Adjusting one input at a time toward extreme values shows which ones move the result most.

The formula behind this

Subs = (CCV/1000) × subs/1k × 2.50. Bits = bits/hour × hours × 0.01. Ads = CCV × ad minutes × CPM/1000. Total = sum + donations. Everything the calculator does is shown in the formula box below, so you can check the math against your own spreadsheet if you want.

What the result tells you

The calculation distils your inputs into a single figure. Its value is in seeing how that figure shifts as the inputs change.

What this doesn't capture

The result reflects only the inputs you provide and the assumptions built into the formula. It is a simplified model rather than a complete picture, and factors specific to your situation may matter just as much.