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  "name": "Is Twitch or YouTube better for live streaming income?",
  "description": "Twitch pays higher per-viewer income for smaller streamers via subs and bits, but YouTube pays materially better once you factor in the VOD tail — a livestream on YouTube keeps earning ad revenue for months as it's re-watched. Full-time streamers under 500 concurrent viewers typically earn more on Twitch; large streamers usually earn more on YouTube.",
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  "dateModified": "2026-07-10",
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    "Twitch Revenue Calculator",
    "Multi-Stream Creator Income"
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    "question": "Is Twitch or YouTube better for live streaming income?",
    "shortAnswer": "Twitch pays higher per-viewer income for smaller streamers via subs and bits, but YouTube pays materially better once you factor in the VOD tail — a livestream on YouTube keeps earning ad revenue for months as it's re-watched. Full-time streamers under 500 concurrent viewers typically earn more on Twitch; large streamers usually earn more on YouTube.",
    "tableTitle": "Twitch vs YouTube live-stream income comparison",
    "columns": [
      "Metric",
      "Twitch",
      "YouTube Live"
    ],
    "rows": [
      {
        "label": "Sub revenue share",
        "value": "50% (70% if elite)",
        "note": "70% (memberships)"
      },
      {
        "label": "Tip/Bit take",
        "value": "~$0.70 per bit",
        "note": "70% of Super Chat"
      },
      {
        "label": "Ad RPM (live)",
        "value": "$1–$3",
        "note": "$2–$8 (long-form)"
      },
      {
        "label": "VOD replay revenue",
        "value": "Minimal",
        "note": "Continuous"
      },
      {
        "label": "Sponsor-friendliness",
        "value": "Higher — familiar format",
        "note": "Growing"
      }
    ],
    "context": "The multi-stream play (stream on Twitch, VOD-upload to YouTube) captures upside from both. Twitch drives live community + sub income; YouTube captures the long-tail ad revenue that Twitch doesn't. It's essentially free extra income if you already have the source stream file.",
    "methodology": "Revenue-share terms from public Twitch and YouTube Partner docs (2026). Ad RPM ranges from creator disclosures.",
    "dateModified": "2026-07-10",
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        "label": "Twitch Revenue Calculator",
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        "label": "Multi-Stream Creator Income",
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