Free tool by StreamNeeds
Run your whole stream from one place
Overlays, one chat bot for Kick, Twitch and Discord, bonus hunts, giveaways and a viewer store. This tool is free. Your StreamNeeds account adds the rest.
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Kick earnings calculator
Type in your subs, gifted subs and KICKs to see what Kick pays you each month and each year, and what the same month would pay on Twitch and YouTube.
Your month
The same number counts as Bits on Twitch and as cents of Super Chat on YouTube.
Your Twitch revenue split
50/50 is the standard split. Partner Plus pays 60/40 or 70/30.
Change prices
Kick doesn't publish a fixed value. Check your Kick dashboard.
You set this yourself on YouTube. $4.99 is the most common price.
$762.50a month
$9,150 a year at this pace
What you would have made on other platforms
The same subs and tips, paid at each platform's own rates.
- That's $338.25 a month more than Twitch would pay you, or $4,059 a year.
- That's $203.55 a month more than YouTube would pay you, or $2,443 a year.
Per sub or member you keep $4.75 on Kick, $2.50 on Twitch at 50/50 and $3.49 on YouTube.
Subs you need for a target
On Kick
211
subs a month
On Twitch
401
subs a month
On YouTube
287
members a month
Estimates before tax and any payout fees. Twitch figures use the $4.99 web price for Tier 1 subs. YouTube figures leave out ad revenue and app-store fees.
Grow those numbers
StreamNeeds gives your Kick chat points, giveaways, a store and live overlays, so viewers have a reason to stay and sub.
How Kick pays streamers
Kick takes 5% of subscriptions and KICKs and you keep 95%. Twitch's standard split is 50/50, and its Partner Plus programme raises that to 60/40 or 70/30 for streamers with enough renewing subs. YouTube pays 70% of memberships and Super Chat. Here is what one sub or membership pays you on each.
Kick
- Sub price
- $5.00
- Your share
- 95%
- You get per sub
- $4.75
Twitch (standard)
- Sub price
- $4.99
- Your share
- 50%
- You get per sub
- $2.50
Twitch Partner Plus
- Sub price
- $4.99
- Your share
- 60%
- You get per sub
- $2.99
Twitch Partner Plus
- Sub price
- $4.99
- Your share
- 70%
- You get per sub
- $3.49
YouTube membership
- Sub price
- $4.99
- Your share
- 70%
- You get per sub
- $3.49
| Platform | Sub price | Your share | You get per sub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kick | $5.00 | 95% | $4.75 |
| Twitch (standard) | $4.99 | 50% | $2.50 |
| Twitch Partner Plus | $4.99 | 60% | $2.99 |
| Twitch Partner Plus | $4.99 | 70% | $3.49 |
| YouTube membership | $4.99 | 70% | $3.49 |
Example: 100 subs and 50 gifted subs on Kick pay $712.50 a month. The same 150 subs on Twitch at 50/50 pay $374.25, and 150 YouTube members at $4.99 pay about $523.95.
Common questions
How much does Kick pay per sub?
- A Kick sub costs a flat $5.00 a month in every country Kick supports, and you keep 95%, so each sub pays you $4.75. Kick keeps the other 5% to cover payment processing.
Do gifted subs pay the same as normal subs on Kick?
- Yes. A gifted sub is a normal sub that someone else paid for, so it pays you the same $4.75.
How much is a KICK worth?
- Kick doesn't publish a fixed cash value per KICK, and you keep 95% of what viewers spend on them. The calculator starts at 1 cent per KICK. Open “Change prices” and set it to what your Kick dashboard shows.
Is Kick or Twitch better for money?
- Per sub, Kick pays more: $4.75 against $2.50 on Twitch's standard 50/50 split, or $3.49 at Twitch's best 70/30 split. Where you can grow an audience matters more than the split, which is why many streamers multistream to both.
How does YouTube compare?
- YouTube pays creators 70% of what fans spend on channel memberships, Super Chat, Super Stickers and Super Thanks, according to YouTube's Partner Program rules. You set your own membership price; at $4.99 a month, each member pays you about $3.49. Purchases made in the YouTube phone apps can pay a little less after app-store fees. Ad revenue isn't included here because it depends on your views and audience.
Are these numbers before tax?
- Yes. They are what the platform pays you before income tax and before any fees your bank or payout method charges.
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Everything else your stream needs
This tool is one small part of StreamNeeds. A free account adds the tools you run live, on Kick, Twitch and YouTube.
Overlay editor
Design scenes and widgets for OBS in your browser and switch them while you're live.
One chat bot everywhere
Commands, points and a viewer store across Kick, Twitch and Discord.
Bonus hunt tracker
Track slot results live and share a page your viewers can follow.
Giveaways and raffles
Run giveaways in chat and on Discord, with draws anyone can check were fair.
Points and a viewer store
Viewers earn points for watching and chatting and spend them in your own store.
Stream Pad
One-tap buttons for your phone or Stream Deck that switch scenes and run your stream.
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