Twitch in 9 slides
The leading live streaming platform, where streamers earn through subscriptions, bits, and ads once they reach Affiliate status. Owned by Amazon.
- Live streaming platform
- Creator platforms
- Based in San Francisco, United States
What you do on Twitch
How the money is made: creating content
- Create and publish
- Grow an audience
- Fans, ads or sponsors pay
- Regular payouts
The leading live streaming platform, where streamers earn through subscriptions, bits, and ads once they reach Affiliate status. Owned by Amazon.
Founded 2011 · next to 12 other creator platforms
Work and topics
Good for
What Twitch takes
50/50 sub split (up to 70/30 via Plus) + bits/ads
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign upFree
- Invite only
- Do the work
- Earnings clearMonthly, 15 days after month end (Net15)
- First payout30+ days
Time to your first payout
$50 (most methods), $100 for wire transfer
2 ways to withdraw
- Bank transfer
- PayPal
Can you join?
Only by invitation, if you are 13 or older.
You need a computer, reliable internet and an existing audience. First payout: 30+ days.
What you need
- 13 or olderMinimum age
- A computer
- Reliable internet
- An existing audience
- Free to joinSign-up cost
- Invite onlyHow sign-up works
What people actually earn
The October 2021 leak of Twitch payout data covered payouts to almost 2.4 million streamers from August 2019 to October 2021, as reported by news outlets.
Source: en.wikipedia.org ↗Leaked Twitch data showed Critical Role was paid $9,626,712 from August 2019 to October 2021, ahead of xQc at $8,454,427, per news reports cited on Wikipedia.
Source: en.wikipedia.org ↗How it scores
Strong on access and track record. Weaker on getting paid.
- FeesNot enough facts
- Getting paid2.3
- Access4.5
- Track record4.0
- Proof of earnings4.0
- Verified earnings
- Open worldwide
- Free to join
- Top 10K website
- 10 years running
- Fully documented
How much we know
We have 11 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- Minimum payout
- How fast you get paid
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
- Wikipedia or reference page
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts