u/Lueziid

I got gifted 120 Tier 1 subs yesterday, and Twitch only credited me $30.25 in revenue.

Can someone explain how this is even possible?

The viewer spent around $400 USD on those gifted subs, yet Twitch paid me about 25 cents per sub. Where did the rest of the money go?

I understand regional pricing exists, and I know the gifter is from India, but even then this payout makes absolutely no sense. I expected a lower payout than US prices, not an 80 to 90% reduction.

Has anyone else experienced this? Is this a reporting bug, a delayed update, or is Twitch really taking this much?

I'm genuinely confused and frustrated. If someone spends hundreds of dollars to support a creator, how does the creator end up receiving only $30?

I feel like Twitch's 50/50 split is a complete lie. I get paid nowhere near 50% of what viewers actually spend, and this has happened multiple times.

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I'm genuinely confused by my Twitch revenue and was hoping someone could explain it.

Yesterday I received around 150 gifted Tier 1 subs. Twitch even sent me an email saying viewers spent a total of $765 during the stream.

However, when I check my earnings dashboard, it shows:

• 160 Tier 1 subs
• Revenue: $205
• Revenue split: 50/50

One person alone gifted 114 subs, and they're from Sweden. Swedish Tier 1 subs cost around 55 SEK each.

What confuses me is that if viewers spent $765 and my split is supposed to be 50/50, I would expect to receive something much closer to half of that amount. Instead, $205 is less than 30% of the total spent.

I understand there are things like taxes, regional pricing, and platform fees, but the difference still seems much larger than I would have expected.

My audience is mainly:
• Sweden: 50%
• UK: 40%

Is this normal? Am I misunderstanding how Twitch calculates subscription revenue, or is there another explanation for such a large gap between the amount spent and the amount earned?

Has anyone else experienced something similar?

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