Damn, the Twitch leaks really do confirm what I already knew: the pay is absolute dogshit.
I'm apparently the 5086th best paid streamer on the platform, and I get paid way less than minimum wage.
Twitch revenue doesn't become 'liveable' till your in the top 1000 or higher.
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Obviously, community is far more important to me than payouts, but it's friggin grim seeing tons of streamers pour countless hours into the platform for what feels like a pittance.
Obviously sponsorships, external funding, etc... tip the scales, but oof.
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@PersistentWorld
While this is very true, I don't begrudge the top streamers that much. Most of them worked hard to get where they are, and earned their success to a degree.
I'm just blown away by how many "large" streamers are still getting paid poverty wages for their efforts.
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@silly_pseudonym
Yup. Hopefully most streamers have a double dip with YT, TikTok, sponsorships, merch, etc... But man I feel awful for anyone trying to survive exclusively off of twitch.
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