Cross-Platform Earnings Comparator New
Twitch vs Kick vs YouTube vs TikTok Live vs Trovo vs Rumble — same audience, six platforms, one revenue table. See where the same audience earns more.
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How this comparator works
Pick a monthly subscriber count, cheering volume, tip total, and ad-impression figure. The tool runs the same audience through every platform's 2026 revenue split and ranks them by monthly take-home. Use the scenario buttons to jump straight to a hobbyist (100 subs), mid-tier (500 subs), or pro (1,000 subs) baseline. Most users start there and tweak from the result.
Per-platform formula: subs × creator-rate + cheer-units × unit-rate + tips + (ad-impressions / 1,000) × CPM. Ad CPM is a band rather than a single number. Widen it to $1–$8 to stress-test a YouTube-heavy month, or shrink it to $2–$4 for a Twitch baseline.
2026 platform revenue splits, verified
Static reference table. The comparator above uses the same numbers; this is the crawler-readable copy with sources. Twitch Affiliate is 50/50 standard, the Plus Program raises that to 60/40 at 100 Plus Points and 70/30 at 300 Plus Points (no revenue cap — Twitch removed the legacy $100K cap in January 2024 and retired the legacy contractual 70/30 Partner deal at the same time). Kick is 95/5, YouTube Membership is 70% on web (~$2.45 net on iOS after Apple IAP), TikTok creators net ~$0.0025 per gift Coin received (TikTok converts Coins → Diamonds at roughly 1:0.5, then $0.005 per Diamond), and Trovo is 50% standard (70% only at Partner tier).
| Platform | Per-sub net (creator) | Cheer / tip unit | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twitch Affiliate | $2.50 (50% of $4.99) | Bits $0.01 each | ~$2–$6 CPM |
| Twitch Plus (100 pts) | ~$2.99 (60/40, no revenue cap) | Bits $0.01 each | ~$2–$6 CPM |
| Twitch Plus (300 pts) | ~$3.49 (70/30, no revenue cap) | Bits $0.01 each | ~$2–$6 CPM |
| Kick | $4.74 (95% of $4.99) | KICKs ~$0.01 | None (host-side only) |
| YouTube Live (web) | $3.49 (70% of $4.99 web) | Super Chat $0.70 / $1 | ~$3–$10 CPM |
| YouTube Live (iOS) | ~$2.45 (70% post-Apple 30%) | Super Chat ~$0.49 / $1 | ~$3–$10 CPM |
| TikTok Live | n/a (no subs in most regions) | Diamond ~$0.0025 / Coin received | None |
| Trovo (standard) | $2.50 (50% standard split) | Elixir ~$0.005 / unit | None |
| Trovo (Partner tier) | ~$3.49 (70% Partner tier) | Elixir ~$0.005 / unit | None |
Why same-audience model
Comparing Twitch and Kick by simulating audience-size differences requires migration-conversion math that depends on the streamer's brand strength. Public Kick poaching data shows 15–25% audience retention over six months, but that range is wide enough to make any single number misleading. Strip audience-size out and you get the cleanest answer to "given my current viewers, where would the same dollar of support pay me more?" That's the question this tool is designed for.
What this comparator misses
Discovery: Twitch's directory and recommendations beat every alternative. Payout cadence: Kick pays out near-instantly via dashboard, Twitch holds 15–45 days. Exclusivity clauses: a Twitch Partner contract restricts multistreaming on YouTube Live and Twitch-listed competitors. Tax overhead is excluded. See the Streamer Tax Estimator for net take-home, and the Free Stream Revenue Estimator for a single-platform deep dive.
