Streaming *IS* a job for some people (Destiny)

by CyberKN , Oh no, Destiny 2 is bad, Thursday, September 24, 2015, 20:29 (3587 days ago) @ dogcow

Kind of crazy. I didn’t expect to see people get financial success streaming games.

I must be getting old, I just don't understand how/why streaming & followers make you money.

Ad revenue.

Yeah, I get that. The rates must be much better than what my gut says they would be.

Well, if you break it down, it doesn't seem so crazy.

For instance, when Twitch agrees to "partner" a streamer, viewers are allowed to "subscribe" to that streamer for a $5.00/month fee, half of which goes to the streamer. The Subscriber gets custom chat emotes and the knowledge that they are supporting something that they enjoy, and has already been offered for free.

Popular streamers rarely talk about how many subscribers they get, but a good rule of thumb is about 10-20% of their viewership. So if a streamer has around 1000 subscribers, they're making $2500 a month out of that.

Then you throw in tips (which can be substantial, if what I've seen streamers getting is any indication), advertising deals, and twitch ads, and suddenly it's not so hard to see how these people are able to afford a living, or at least the "successful" ones.