Twitch vs Kick Revenue Calculator
One audience, two platforms: monthly earnings from subs, cheers and ads side by side.
With the same audience, Kick usually pays more per sub ($4.75 of $5 at 95/5) than Twitch ($3.00 of $5.99 at the standard 50/50, before fees), while Twitch adds ad revenue that grows with viewers and hours. 25 subs and $60 of cheers is about $176 a month on Kick vs about $118 plus roughly $25 of ads (30 viewers, 60 hours) on Twitch.
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Twitch: Tier 1 sub $5.99 (US web) at your split, before payment fees and taxes Twitch deducts first; cheers at $0.01 per Bit, with viewers paying about $1.40 per 100 Bits; ads estimated as in our ads calculator (65% of viewers see ads, 30-second ads). Kick: $5 subs at 95/5 and KICKs tips at 95%, treating spend as face value; Kick Partner per-stream pay is not published, so it is not modelled.
How to use the Twitch vs Kick revenue calculator
- Enter monthly subs and what viewers spend on cheers or tips.
- Enter average viewers and hours for the Twitch ad estimate.
- Pick your Twitch sub share (Plus Program levels 60/40 and 70/30).
- Compare the totals and per-hour figures.
Assumptions
Twitch: Tier 1 sub $5.99 US web at your split, before payment fees and taxes; Bits pay $0.01 each with viewers paying about $1.40 per 100; ads at your payout per 1,000 views, 65% of viewers seeing 30-second ads. Kick: $5 subs and KICKs at 95/5, treating KICKs spend at face value. Kick Partner per-stream income is unpublished and left out. Discovery and audience size matter more than the split, so test both before you move.
Grow the inputs, not just the split
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Frequently asked questions
Does Kick pay more than Twitch?+
Per sub, yes: $4.75 vs about $3.00 on Twitch's standard split. Twitch can close the gap with ads and the Plus Program's 60/40 or 70/30 share.
What is the Twitch Plus Program?+
An enhanced sub split: 60/40 at 100 Plus Points and 70/30 at 300 Plus Points for three consecutive months, then locked for 12 months.
Does Kick have ads revenue?+
Kick does not run a creator ad share like Twitch; Partners earn per-stream income at an unpublished rate.
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