Trainwreck today announced his partnership with Kick streaming, the new streaming platform he joined in December 2022 after rejecting Twitch.
Trainwreck reports that Kick’s creator program will pay streamers for each hour they stream, regardless of whether they have one viewer or 100,000. This offering has never been done by a streaming platform before and complements their current advertising program which Trainwreck states is competitive with Twitch and YouTube’s ad offerings.
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“That means as a creator on Kick, you’ll receive payment for ads when they become available, 95 percent of subscriber revenue, 100 percent of non-third party donations made on-site and access to the Creator Program,” Trainwreck explained.
Kick’s creator program is calculated based on how many hours a streamer streams, an advertising CPM (cost per thousand), the average viewers they have and viewer demographics and engagement. More details about the program will be revealed shortly by Trainwreck.
Streamers on Kick can get paid through Stripe’s payment processor on a set day each month or in popular cryptocurrencies Bitcoin or Ethereum the day after their stream ends.
“Twitch streamers put in an incredible amount of work to achieve success,” Trainwreck lamented. “Unfortunately, for most creators – except the largest ones – their efforts go unrewarded. Twitch ignores small and mid-sized creators by giving their budget away through lucrative paid contracts to a select few. Small to middle-sized creators lack paid opportunities on Twitch and must rely solely on subscription revenue splits and meager ad programs for income. Kick could spend millions investing only in large streamers but instead we are investing in all creators.”
Trainwreck will need to demonstrate how much Kick’s creator program will reward smaller and mid-sized streamers. According to him, Kick could pay just cents per hour streamed – which would barely make a difference.
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People are skeptical about Kick’s future as a competitive streaming platform, given its apparent focus on online gambling. Trainwreck got into controversy when he failed to disclose one of the investors at Kick was also the owner of online casino Stake.
Trainwreck noted that it will take time for all streamers to be rewarded for their hard work, but Kick’s creator program is a start in that direction.
Comparing Kick to its previous Twitch rivals, Kick is performing better.
Yesterday, streaming domain Kick made headlines with the announcement that chess grandmaster and celebrity Hikaru was joining their platform on a non-exclusive deal – this means he can still stream on Twitch if desired.
Soon after the announcement, xQc, one of Twitch’s biggest stars, stated during his live stream that Kicker is doing “the right thing” unlike when Mixer tried to scoop up every major talent from Amazon-owned platform years ago.
“People think it’s wrong that these guys are signing dual contracts,” xQc said about Hikaru’s non-exclusivity deal with Kick. “This was even before Mixer existed; one, it’s cheaper and two, it creates an actual transfer that happens gradually.”
How much is 100000 subs on Twitch?
Earning potential from 100,000 subscribers on Twitch depends on various factors, such as subscription tier, streamer revenue share percentage and any additional perks or benefits provided to subscribers.
Twitch offers three subscription levels for users: Tier 1 ($4.99), Tier 2 ($9.99) and Tier 3 ($24.99). Revenue shares for streamers range between 50%-70% depending on factors like partnership agreements or status of streamer.
To calculate potential earnings, follow this formula:
Earnings = (Number of Subscribers x Subscription Price x Revenue Share Percentage).
Example: chaudiere If a streamer had 100,000 Tier 1 ($4.99) subscribers at 50% revenue share and had $100,000 total subscribers on Tier 1, their earnings would equal $249,500
Note that this calculation only represents gross revenue before any deductions or fees are deducted, such as Twitch platform fees or payment processing charges that could impact earnings. Furthermore, streamers’ income can come from sources other than streaming such as donations, sponsorships, ads or merchandise sales.
