Twitch bits → USD 💜

How to convert Twitch bits to dollars

This converter shows what a number of bits is worth to the streamer who receives them, gives a rough figure for what a viewer pays, and turns a dollar amount back into bits. The two input boxes are linked, so typing in either one updates the other. Nothing is saved between visits.

Step by step

1. Type a number of bits into Bits (default 1,000). The arrows step in 100s, but you can type any whole number.
2. Or type a dollar amount into …or dollars to the streamer ($) to find how many bits that equals. The tool rounds to the nearest whole bit.
3. Read the three results: Streamer receives, Viewer pays (desktop bundles) and Streamer gets if used in an Extension (80%).
4. Use the bundle table below the results for typical purchase sizes.

How the numbers are worked out

• Streamer receives is bits × $0.01. Twitch's Partner program page says Partners earn a share equal to 1 cent per bit used to cheer for them, and Affiliates can earn from bits as well.
• Viewer pays (desktop bundles) is the lowest total for buying at least that many bits from the desktop bundles in the table: 100, 500, 1,500, 5,000, 10,000 and 25,000 bits. The line under the price shows which bundles that is. You can't buy part of a bundle, so an amount no mix hits exactly is rounded up, and the tool shows how many bits you would end up with.
• Streamer gets if used in an Extension (80%) is bits × $0.008. See the Extensions section below.

Why the viewer price can differ

Bigger bundles cost less per bit. The 100-bit bundle is 1.4 cents a bit, while 25,000 bits for $308.00 works out to 308 ÷ 25,000 = about 1.23 cents a bit. The table uses the desktop list prices published by Streamlabs.

Prices also depend on where you buy. Streamlabs notes that buying bits in the Twitch mobile app costs more than buying on the website, and that the desktop prices are available from a mobile browser. Prices can change and sales happen, so the purchase window on your own account is the final word.

Worked examples

• 1,000 bits: the streamer receives 1,000 × $0.01 = $10.00. The cheapest way to buy them is two 500-bit bundles, 2 × $7.00 = $14.00, since the 1,500 bundle costs more ($19.95).
• A $25 goal: type 25 into the dollars box. The tool shows 2,500 bits. One viewer covering it alone pays $33.95: one 1,500 bundle plus two 500 bundles ($19.95 + $7.00 + $7.00).
• 5,000 bits: the viewer pays $64.40 for one 5,000 bundle and the streamer gets $50.00. The $14.40 difference goes to Twitch.

Bits used in Extensions

The one-cent rule covers bits cheered in chat. When viewers spend bits inside a channel Extension, Twitch's 2018 Extensions announcement says the Partner or Affiliate gets 80% and the Extension developer gets 20%. So 1,000 bits spent in an Extension is worth 80% of $10.00, which is $8.00, to the streamer. The third result box shows this 80% figure.

Tips and common mistakes

• Mixing up the two prices. The streamer's figure is what they earn. The viewer's figure is what the viewer spends, and it is always higher.
• Counting Extension bits at full value. Apply the 80% share for bits spent in Extensions.
• Treating it as take-home pay. The streamer figure is gross earnings before any tax you owe. To plan income over time, try the savings goal calculator.
• Typing decimals into Bits. Bits are whole units, so the tool drops any fraction. A dollar amount with fractions of a cent gets rounded to the nearest bit.