Twitch refuses 70/30 sub split and streamers are furious
As if the gambling ban hasn’t created enough drama already, Twitch has set out plans to change its revenue system.
A big pile of controversy has hit Twitch, which not only includes a streamer allegedly bribing two of the platform’s staff but also another creator’s sexual harassment claims.
Amidst all that, the company also issued a ban on streaming gambling games, such as slots, which has further divided the Twitch community.
The latest revelation though is that Twitch seems to have rejected a request for higher revenue splits for streamers and has capped the existing 70/30 split for good.
This is why many former Twitch streamers have turned to YouTube, creating a mass exodus, citing the lack of higher revenue splits as a big reason for their switch.
Bigger streamers on the platform do currently benefit from the 70/30 split, but that’s about to change. Twitch has stated that starting in June 2023, big streamers on this higher split will only receive it on the first $100,000 (£88,400) of subscriber revenue.
Anything after this will come at the regular 50/50 split, which is all smaller streamers ever get.
Twitch’s president Dan Clancy defended the decision through a lengthy blog post.
‘For approximately 90% of streamers on standard agreements with premium subscription terms, this change will not affect them at their current revenue,’ he said.
Even though over 22,000 people signed a UserVoice petition for the 70/30 split, it looks like Twitch won’t be making the change any time soon.
One explanation that the platform offered, as to why Twitch won’t increase streamer splits, is the high costs of running the service.
‘Delivering high definition, low latency, always available live video to nearly every corner of the world is
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