{
  "slug": "livestream-earnings",
  "title": "Livestream Earnings Calculator",
  "heading": "Livestream Earnings Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/livestream-earnings",
  "summary": "Subs, bits, tips, and ads across a monthly streaming schedule.",
  "description": "Streaming income stacks four small revenue lines rather than one big one. Subscriptions are the stable base; tips and bits swing hard with schedule consistency.",
  "formula": "Monthly = Subs × net share + bits + tips + (hours × viewers ÷ 1,000 × ad CPM).",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=livestream-earnings",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "subs",
      "label": "Paid subscribers",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 180,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "subNet",
      "label": "Net per sub after split",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 2.5,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "bits",
      "label": "Bits / gifts per month",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 450,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "tips",
      "label": "Direct tips per month",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 300,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "hours",
      "label": "Stream hours per month",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 80,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "viewers",
      "label": "Average concurrent viewers",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 240,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "adCpm",
      "label": "Ad CPM",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 3.5,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "total",
      "label": "Monthly streaming income",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "subRev",
      "label": "Subscription revenue",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "adRev",
      "label": "Estimated ad revenue",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "perHour",
      "label": "Earnings per stream hour",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "perViewer",
      "label": "Monthly revenue per average viewer",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "annual",
      "label": "Annual income",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Paid subscribers: 180",
      "Net per sub after split: 2.5 $",
      "Bits / gifts per month: 450 $",
      "Direct tips per month: 300 $",
      "Stream hours per month: 80",
      "Average concurrent viewers: 240",
      "Ad CPM: 3.5 $"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Monthly streaming income: $1,216.80",
      "Subscription revenue: $450.00",
      "Estimated ad revenue: $16.80",
      "Earnings per stream hour: $15.21",
      "Monthly revenue per average viewer: $5.07",
      "Annual income: $14,601.60"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter paid subscribers.",
      "Enter net per sub after split ($).",
      "Enter bits / gifts per month ($).",
      "Enter direct tips per month ($).",
      "Enter stream hours per month.",
      "Enter average concurrent viewers.",
      "Enter ad cpm ($).",
      "Read your monthly streaming income on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "subs": 110,
        "subNet": 1.5,
        "bits": 275,
        "tips": 175,
        "hours": 50,
        "viewers": 140,
        "adCpm": 2.1
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "subs": 180,
        "subNet": 2.5,
        "bits": 450,
        "tips": 300,
        "hours": 80,
        "viewers": 240,
        "adCpm": 3.5
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "subs": 290,
        "subNet": 4,
        "bits": 725,
        "tips": 475,
        "hours": 130,
        "viewers": 380,
        "adCpm": 5.6000000000000005
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How does the livestream earnings calculator work?",
      "a": "Streaming income stacks four small revenue lines rather than one big one. Subscriptions are the stable base; tips and bits swing hard with schedule consistency. The underlying maths is: Monthly = Subs × net share + bits + tips + (hours × viewers ÷ 1,000 × ad CPM)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "7 values: paid subscribers, net per sub after split, bits / gifts per month, direct tips per month, stream hours per month, average concurrent viewers, and ad cpm. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the monthly streaming income result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a money amount in US dollars and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone comparing money scenarios before committing — budgeting a payment, sanity-checking a quote, or seeing what a change in rate or term actually costs."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/membership-revenue",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/creator-hourly-rate"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Livestream Earnings Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/livestream-earnings)"
}