Wondering how to become a Twitch partner? To get into the Twitch partner program, you must follow the path to partner and meet the required goals in a month or 30 days. Also, first, you must achieve affiliate status. Only then you can become a Twitch partner.
There are certain Twitch partner requirements, which are:
- Stream for 25 hours.
- Stream on 12 different days.
- Average of 75 viewers, including concurrent viewership excluding hosts, raids, embeds, etc.
To be eligible for the affiliate program, you have to follow the path to an affiliate. You must meet certain affiliate requirements over a span of 30 days, which requires:
- Reach 50 followers
- Stream for 8 hours
- Stream on 7 different days
- Average of 3 viewers (concurrent viewership including hosts and raids
Let’s see in detail how to become a Twitch partner and, along with that, how to become a Twitch affiliate.
How Can You Become A Twitch Partner?
You can become a Twitch partner if you are a committed streamer who is a prepared level up from being a Twitch affiliate. There is the Twitch Partnership Program that you will need to apply to once your meet the Twitch partner requirements.
Who are Twitch Partners?
Twitch Partners are content creators who stream a wide range of media, including games, music, talk shows, artwork, and anything else you can think of.
Also, the benefits include earning 1 cent per bit and having custom cheermotes and bit badges. In addition, after you become a partner on Twitch, your channel will have ads, and you can earn a share of the revenue generated from any ads played between your streams.
Twitch Partner Program Criteria:
- Obtain the Path to Partner achievements, or show that you have a large, active audience or following on other services.
- Content that complies with the DMCA guidelines, Twitch community guidelines, and the Twitch terms of service
- Those who complete Path to Partner should be able to uphold the standards outlined in the achievement consistently.
Twitch Partner Requirements:
There are certain Twitch partner requirements that you must meet to get into the partner program. The Twitch path to partner will help Twitch streamers to achieve the following goals.
- 25 hours of streaming.
- 12 different days of streaming.
- 75 average viewers (concurrent viewership excluding hosts, raids, and embeds).
Once you have met all the Twitch partner requirements, You are eligible to apply for the Twitch partner program. You will see an apply button on your Twitch profile which will direct you to the Partner application form.
Partner status is not automatically granted upon becoming eligible for Twitch Partner.
How To Become A Twitch Affiliate?
To be a Twitch affiliate, you must meet the goals on the path to an affiliate. In addition, there are certain eligibility criteria in the path to affiliate, Which should be completed in 30 days.
What Is A Twitch Affiliate?
Twitch affiliates are the streamers or creators on Twitch who are eligible to monetize their channel. So they can start earning revenue from subscribers, ads, and bits.
In addition, affiliates have other benefits like receiving 1 cent per bit used to Cheer in their channel, the same as Twitch partners, and will have access to all cheering settings and features but not the custom cheermotes.
Path To Affiliate On Twitch:
To become a Twitch affiliate, you will need to achieve the following goals on the path to affiliate:
- First, having an average of 3 or more concurrent viewers would be best.
- You should have a count of 50 followers minimum.
- Finally, 7 unique broadcasting days, with the broadcasting time surpassing 500 minutes.
After you meet the above requirements, you receive the invitation to join the affiliate program via email received by Twitch. You need to click on Get started in the email, which will direct you to the Preferences tab on the creator dashboard, where you will complete the following process:
Steps To Apply For Affiliate On Twitch
- You will provide basic, general information to be registered for the program.
- Sign the Twitch Affiliate Agreement to agree on the terms and conditions of the program.
- Provide Amazon with your tax information by completing the Royalty and Service Tax Interviews (TIMS).
- Inform Twitch how you would like to carry out the payouts.
Payout Options:
- Deposit the check in the bank
- Wire money to your bank.
- PayPal
Two-factor Authentication is important whether your are applying for affiliate program or partner program on Twitch
After completing the above steps, you will become a Twitch affiliate.
How To Check Twitch Affiliate Or Partner Progress?
Are you still awaiting your Twitch affiliate application’s progress? Well, the steps are pretty easy to understand and work on! All you need to do is:
- On your Twitch profile, go to the Creators dashboard.
- Head over to Insights.
- Click On Achievements.
Twitch Affiliate VS Twitch Partner. Which Is Better?
The primary distinction between Twitch affiliate and Twitch partner payout is the percentage of total revenue that partners receive.
Through Twitch’s Turbo plan enables creators to sell products and keep 100% of the revenue, partners and affiliates can sell merchandise. Likewise, partners have access to revenue-generating advertising opportunities.
Let’s look at the differences between Twitch affiliates and Twitch partners.
Twitch affiliates:
1. Monetization Tools: Twitch Cheering bits with no custom cheermotes, subscriptions with up to 5 unlockable sub emotes, and ad revenue
2. Video Tools: Transcoding, as available with priority access. Squad streams are allowed, VODS storage up to 14 days, and reruns of streams on your channel.
3. Payment Terms: Payout fees are covered by affiliates (brands, services, etc.)
4. Other features: Twitch channel points, polls on your Twitch profile, and instant access emote uploaded. Prefix changes are available once per name change—customer service with a standard support queue.
Twitch Partners:
1. Monetization Tools: Custom cheermotes with cheering bits, subscriptions with up to 60 unlockable sub emotes, and ad revenue.
2. Video Tools: Full access to transcoding, squad streams, VOD storage for up to 60 days, stream delays of up to 15 minutes, and reruns of your past content.
3. Payment Terms: Payout fees are covered by Twitch.
4. Other features: Channel points, polls on your Twitch profile, stream team creation, instant emotes, and prefix changes available once every 60 days, Priority partner support queue, and verified badge channels.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What Happened After I Applied To Become A Twitch Partner?
Depending on the volume of applications being processed at any given time, it may take more or less time to process your application. Twitch usually responds to you within 7 business days. You are welcome to reapply in the future if your application is rejected.
Q2. I Achieved All The Goals To Become A Twitch Partner, But It Doesn’t Show As Complete. Why?
Your achievement progress may not appear for up to 24 hours, depending on the achievement.
Q3. Is It Possible That I Can lose The Progress Towards Achievements?
Yes. For Example, ‘Stream for 8 hours in the last 30 days is the achievement. But you will lose progress if you don’t stream for a month. Once you’ve finished an achievement, progress won’t be monitored anymore.
Q4. Can I Become A Partner And An Affiliate At The Same Time?
No, think of it as, Twitch affiliate status being a level before Twitch partner status. So, in short, You have to become a Twitch affiliate before you can apply to become a Twitch partner.
Q5. I Ran An Ad Break. Why Isn’t It Showing Up On my Channel Analytics Page?
The Ad revenue won’t be shown immediately. On your Channel Analytics page, your ad revenue usually appears after 2 or 3 days.
Conclusion
We have covered everything on how to become a Twitch partner and how to become a Twitch affiliate, Both of the statuses have their own perks, and both require you to meet certain goals.
You can see the comparison above, and you will find that Becoming a Twitch partner has many more benefits than becoming a Twitch affiliate.
But the only way to become a Partner on Twitch is first to become an affiliate. So ensure that to achieve the goals on the path to partner and affiliate before 30 days.
So here’s everything you should know about how to become a Twitch partner and how to become a Twitch affiliate. Visit our website for more Twitch-related content.