The published web price for 500 Tier 1 gifted subs on Twitch is $2495.00; Tier 2 is $4995.00; Tier 3 is $12495.00. The streamer keeps $1247.50 (Affiliate / standard Partner 50/50), $1497.00 (Plus 60/40), or $1746.50 (Plus 70/30) on the Tier 1 path. Mobile in-app prices add ~30% for the Apple / Google store cut.
Cost & payout breakdown
| Tier | Per-sub price | Gifter pays (500 subs) | 50/50 net | 60/40 Plus net | 70/30 Plus net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | $4.99 | $2495.00 | $1247.50 | $1497.00 | $1746.50 |
| Tier 2 | $9.99 | $4995.00 | $2497.50 | $2997.00 | $3496.50 |
| Tier 3 | $24.99 | $12495.00 | $6247.50 | $7497.00 | $8746.50 |
Web prices shown — Twitch mobile (iOS / Android) adds ~30% for the in-app store commission. Regional VAT (EU / UK +~20%, AU / JP +~10%) stacks on top of the web base. Streamer net is uniform worldwide.
How the Plus Program 60/40 and 70/30 splits work
Twitch\'s Partner Plus Program (introduced June 2023, expanded January 2024) lets eligible Affiliates and Partners earn above the 50/50 default. The split tiers are driven by Plus Points, not raw sub count:
- Tier 1 sub = 1 Plus Point
- Tier 2 sub = 2 Plus Points
- Tier 3 sub = 6 Plus Points
- Hold ≥100 Plus Points for 3 consecutive months → 60/40 split
- Hold ≥300 Plus Points for 3 consecutive months → 70/30 split (the original Partner-Plus tier; the 350-PP threshold was lowered to 300 in early 2024)
- The $100K annual cap on the 70/30 split was removed in January 2024
- Gifted subs and Prime subs do NOT contribute to Plus Points — only paid Tier subs from real subscribers do
So a 500-sub gift bomb pays the streamer at whatever split they\'re currently sitting on, but doesn\'t accelerate them toward the 70/30 ladder. The path to 70/30 still requires holding 300 paid (non-Prime, non-gifted) subs for three months in a row — easier said than done at the large channel scale.
What 500 gifted subs feels like in chat
At the 500-sub scale the math stops being individual donor support and starts looking like sponsored stream economics. 500 Tier 1 gifts at list price is $2495 on the gifter side, which is closer to a small esports-sponsorship line item than a single fan's monthly support budget. Streamers who receive bombs at this scale typically thank the gifter on-stream, because a single 500-sub event shifts the channel's Affiliate-to-Plus Plus Points trajectory in a single afternoon — 500 new Plus Points (Tier 1 = 1 PP each) on a 300-PP three-month threshold path is non-trivial leverage. Caveat: gifted subs do *not* count toward the 300-PP / 3-month Plus Program qualification (Twitch excludes both gifted and Prime subs from PP accrual to prevent buy-in).
Tier 1 vs Tier 2 vs Tier 3 — which to pick for 500 gifts
Across all three tiers the streamer's split-percentage is uniform — 50/50 on the standard split, 60/40 on the 60-Plus tier, 70/30 on the 70-Plus tier. So when you compare $2495 for 500 Tier 1 vs $12495 for 500 Tier 3, you're paying 5.0× more for 500 times the unlock weight (sub-emote tier on the recipient side). The dollar-per-streamer-payout efficiency is identical.
Streamrise observation
500-tier gift events are rare in our channel-monitoring data — they typically land on partnered streamers in the upper percentile of Streamrise's 700K-channel coverage, often coinciding with a brand activation, a charity fundraiser, or an esports org-led "team night" event.
Step-by-step: how to gift 500 subs
- Open the channel's subscribe menu. Land on the streamer's channel, click "Subscribe" → "Gift a Sub". On the gift-quantity screen, tap "Custom" to type a quantity above 100.
- Plan the bomb-split if your region caps singletons. Some regions cap single-purchase gift bombs at 100 / 200 subs for fraud-prevention. 500 typically clears in 1-5 sequential bombs. Each bomb shows independently in chat as a sub-train; the streamer payout aggregates across them.
- Choose tier (Tier 1 / 2 / 3) and confirm. Pick the sub tier — Tier 1 is the social default. Confirm payment. Each bomb sub-event triggers chat Cheermotes plus full Hype Train progress contribution.
- Watch chat react. 500 is large enough to land on the channel's clip / VOD highlight reel for the night. Streamer typically thanks the gifter on stream and the gift event is logged in the channel's sub-event history.
FAQ
How much do 500 gifted subs cost on Twitch?
On the Twitch web purchase 500 Tier 1 gifts cost $2495.00, 500 Tier 2 gifts cost $4995.00, and 500 Tier 3 gifts cost $12495.00. Mobile (iOS / Android) buyers pay roughly 30% more because the in-app stores include Apple's and Google's commission. Regional VAT (EU / UK +~20%, AU / JP +~10%, BR varies) stacks on top of the web price. The streamer payout side is uniform worldwide — see the next answer.
How much does the streamer make from 500 gifted Tier 1 subs?
On the standard 50/50 split the streamer nets $1247.50. Plus Program qualifiers earn $1497.00 on the 60/40 tier or $1746.50 on the 70/30 tier. Note that gifted subs themselves do not contribute to the 300-Plus-Point qualification window — Twitch excludes them and Prime subs from PP accumulation. So a 500-sub bomb pays the streamer at whatever split they're already on, but doesn't accelerate them up the Plus ladder.
When does the streamer actually receive the money from 500 gifted subs?
Twitch pays out monthly with a $50 minimum and a NET 15 schedule — so 500 Tier 1 gifts cheered on, say, March 10 settle into the streamer's payout balance for end-of-March accounting and pay out around April 15 (give or take a couple of business days). Below the $50 minimum the balance rolls forward. Payout methods are ACH (US bank), PayPal, wire transfer, or Hyperwallet check in supported regions.
Does the answer change for Tier 2 vs Tier 3 gifts?
The streamer's split percentage stays identical across tiers (50/60/70 percent). The dollar amount scales with the sub price. 500 Tier 2 gifts pay $2497.50 on the 50/50 split; 500 Tier 3 gifts pay $6247.50. So Tier 3 nets ~5.0× the streamer dollar of Tier 1, at 5.0× the gifter cost.
What happens to streamer payout if a viewer chargebacks 500 gifted subs?
The streamer payout is reversed for the chargebacked subs. Twitch debits the next monthly payout by the streamer's share of the original gift. If the chargeback comes after the payout cleared to the streamer's bank, the deduction shifts to the *next* unclosed payout window. Repeated chargebacks against a streamer's channel can also trigger a Twitch fraud-review on the recipient side — though this is rare and reserved for clear fraud patterns, not isolated 500-sub events.
Is gifting 500 subs a tax-deductible business expense?
Generally no — it's a personal entertainment / community-support expense for the gifter and is not deductible. The exception is if the gifter is a business / sponsor running a clearly-documented sponsorship campaign with the streamer (signed agreement, branded promotional language tied to the gift event); then the gift's cost can be deducted as a marketing / promotional expense by the sponsor. This is a US-centric answer; UK / EU / AU rules differ. Consult a tax advisor for your jurisdiction.
Can 500 Prime subs also be gifted?
No. Twitch Prime subs (one per month per Amazon Prime account) cannot be gifted — they're tied to the subscriber's own Prime entitlement. Only paid Tier 1 / 2 / 3 subs can be gift-purchased. So a 500-sub gift event is always paid-tier subs and contributes to the streamer's payout the standard way; Prime subs accrued separately from regular viewers contribute on a different revenue track ($1.83-2.50 net per Prime sub depending on territory).
