Tyler "Trainwreckstv," a popular streamer, recently shared the stark contrast between the revenue earned through subscriptions on the two major streaming platforms—Kick and Twitch.
Tyler illustrated that Kick provides a significantly higher percentage of subscription revenue to its creators than Twitch, with Kick offering 95% while Twitch only gives 50%.
He gave an example to showcase this difference by comparing the revenue earned by a Twitch streamer with 100 subs, which amounts to approximately $500, and demonstrated that the streamer would receive only about $250.
In contrast, a streamer on Kick with the same number of subs would earn around $475, highlighting the significant difference in earnings potential between the two platforms. Describing the gap, he said:
Trainwreckstv spearheaded Kick.com's entry into the streaming scene after its launch on December 6 last year. For those unaware, Tyler joined the platform as a non-owner advisor and non-exclusive streamer.
The streamer shared a detailed update on TwitLonger that was 1,107 words long. He mentioned some of Kick's unique and striking features, including a revenue split of 95% for the streamers and 5% for the platform, and the streamers receiving 100% of the tips.
After his initial tweet comparing the revenue split policies of the two streaming platforms, Tyler made another post indirectly critiquing Twitch's revenue system.
He wrote:
He added:
Responding to one of the replies, Tyler hinted that Twitch rolls money from subscriptions into the pockets of only a select few creators:
Trainwreckstv's series of tweets and replies ended up garnering several reactions from the streaming community. Here are a few highlighted responses:
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