• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    Best guess is subs and bits make the most:

    Market research company Nielsen estimates that Twitch brought in revenue from all sources of about $2 billion in 2020.6

    The parent company reportedly has set a target of $1 billion a year in advertising alone from Twitch. Most guesstimates suggest that it has not yet reached that level.

    If that’s accurate, ads make up less than half, with the rest being merch, subs, and bits. I’m guessing subs and bits are the biggest piece of the pie (if we combine them), followed by ads.

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      7 months ago

      Wait you can buy bits? I thought they were earnt by watchtime and clicking on a little button next to chat.

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        7 months ago

        you are thinking of points, partners have channel points(that they can name whatever) that you earn as you watch them. those can be used for channel redemption. Bits are paid for currency that lets you do different things per streamer depending on what they have setup.