How many streamers are millionaires?

According to the leaked data, 81 streamers have earned over $1 million each through Twitch since late 2019, with the top five earning more than $5 million each, and the top streamer, Felix Kjellberg, or PewDiePie, having a $40 million net worth. The number of millionaire streamers is a small fraction of the total number of streamers, with Twitch averaging 7.62 million active streamers per month, and only a handful of them making millions of dollars per year.

FAQs about Streamers and Their Earnings

General Information about Streamers

1. What percentage of streamers are successful?: Only a small percentage of streamers are successful, with 51% of streamers making money from Twitch, and the average person making only $1,264 within the past 12 months.
2. How many Twitch streamers are millionaires?: According to the leaked data, 81 streamers have earned over $1 million each through Twitch since late 2019.
3. Who is the richest streamer?: Felix Kjellberg, or PewDiePie, is the richest Twitch streamer with a $40 million net worth.

Earning Potential on Twitch

4. Do Twitch streamers make millions?: Some Twitch streamers make millions of dollars per year, with the top streamers earning more than $5 million each.
5. What is the average income on Twitch?: Twitch streamers with a slightly bigger audience can earn anywhere from $5,000 to $30,000 per month, depending on their average viewership.
6. How much does DR DisRespect make a year?: Estimates suggest that Dr DisRespect makes somewhere between $10,000 and $20,000 a month through his YouTube channel alone, with sponsorship deals, viewer donations, and investments helping to bring his annual income up toward the $1 million mark.

Popular Streamers and Their Achievements

7. Who is #1 on Twitch?: The most-followed channel belongs to Ninja with over 18.6 million followers.
8. Who was the first person to hit $1 mil on Twitch?: Tom Cassell is a British YouTuber and vlogger who was one of the first streamers to earn $1 million on Twitch.
9. What was the biggest Twitch stream ever?: Streamer Ibai currently holds the record with the highest number of peak concurrent viewers with 3.44 million.

Streaming as a Career

10. How many viewers do you need to make money from Twitch?: To make full-time money as a Twitch streamer, you’ll need about 1,000 subscribers.
11. Can you live off of streaming?: The people who are getting rich by streaming are an incredibly small minority, with big streamers making between $3,000 and $6,000 per month, and small streamers earning anywhere from $50 to $1,500 per month.
12. How realistic is becoming a streamer?: Yes, you can make a living with live streaming, but it’s not easy, and it might take years before you can call yourself a professional streamer.

Monetization and Revenue

13. Do streamers get 100% of bits?: No, streamers do not get 100% of bits, with 80% of 1 U.S. cent per Bit used going to the streamer and the remaining 20% being shared with the Extension developer.
14. What percentage of money does Twitch take?: Twitch takes 30% of net subscription revenue from streamers who meet the qualification criteria, with the standard revenue split being 50%.
15. How much do female Twitch streamers make?: Female gamers who stream live plays can earn anywhere from minimum wage to six figures, with the top-earning female Twitch streamer, Imane Anys—whose gaming alias is Pokimane on Twitch— earning more than $550,000 in 2020.