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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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YouTube earnings calculator
Type in your channel members, gifted memberships and Super Chat to see what YouTube pays you each month and each year. Then see what the same fans would have paid you on Kick and Twitch.
Your month
You set this yourself on YouTube. $4.99 is the most common price.
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.
$558.95a month
$6,707 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.
- Kick would pay you $203.55 a month more, or $2,443 a year.
- That's $134.70 a month more than Twitch would pay you, or $1,616 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 YouTube
287
members a month
On Kick
211
subs a month
On Twitch
401
subs 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.
Give your members more to stay for
StreamNeeds gives your YouTube live chat points, giveaways, a store and live overlays, alongside Kick, Twitch and Discord.
How YouTube pays live streamers
YouTube pays you 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; $4.99 is the most common. Here is what one member pays you, next to a sub on Kick and Twitch.
YouTube membership
- Sub price
- $4.99
- Your share
- 70%
- You get per sub
- $3.49
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
| Platform | Sub price | Your share | You get per sub |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube membership | $4.99 | 70% | $3.49 |
| 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 |
Example: 150 members at $4.99 pay about $523.95 a month on YouTube. The same 150 subs pay $712.50 on Kick, and $374.25 on Twitch at 50/50.
Common questions
How much does YouTube pay per channel member?
- You keep 70% of what members pay. At $4.99 a month, each member pays you about $3.49. Memberships bought in the YouTube phone apps can pay a little less after app-store fees.
How much of a Super Chat do I keep?
- 70%, the same as memberships. A $10 Super Chat pays you about $7, before tax. Super Stickers and Super Thanks work the same way.
Who can turn on memberships and Super Chat?
- You need to be in the YouTube Partner Program, live in a country where the features are offered and be over 18. YouTube lets smaller channels join the programme for fan funding before they qualify for ad revenue.
Would I earn more on Kick or Twitch?
- Per sub, Kick pays the most: $4.75, against about $3.49 for a $4.99 YouTube member and $2.50 on Twitch's standard split. YouTube lets you charge more for memberships, so the gap depends on your price.
Is ad revenue included?
- No. YouTube shares 55% of ad money on long videos and 45% on Shorts, but what that comes to depends on your viewers and their countries, so it can't be worked out from members. The calculator covers memberships and fan funding, before tax.
Do gifted memberships pay the same?
- Yes. When a viewer gifts memberships, you get the same 70% of what they paid as for a normal membership.
Made by StreamNeeds
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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