{"id":898,"date":"2019-09-09T02:36:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T02:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xygaming.com\/content\/?p=898"},"modified":"2019-11-27T17:58:54","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T17:58:54","slug":"make-money-from-gaming-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repeat.gg\/content\/make-money-from-gaming-streaming\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Money From Gaming – Streaming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Streaming is as simple as creating an account on Twitch. This gives you a broadcaster video channel page as well as the freedom to view any streamers live.<\/h2>\n

There are many forms of careers or incomes from Gaming or Esports. Most people think that the only way of making it is with the current prospect of becoming a professional gaming celebrity or video game creator. In this series, I will list some paths that can take a slice of that delicious $101.62bn video game industry pie, for gamers ranging from casual to professional.<\/p>\n

We will go into detail of what each method is, how much they make and how to get started<\/p>\n

What and How Big is video gaming streaming?<\/h2>\n

Gaming and streaming go hand to hand like salt and pepper, which has contributed to gaming becoming the number one in viewable content on the internet. Some facts to digest: Twitch TV has over 100 million viewers in just one month, YouTube Gaming Channels bring in more than 3.5 billion views each month, and 71 million people watching competitive gaming worldwide with a peak of more than 640,000 viewers at a time. This meant more people were watching others play video games than tuning in for the biggest US sporting events. These numbers have just increased eight-fold in the past few years meaning right now\u2026 these figures and statistics may be obsolete by the time you read it.<\/p>\n

\u201cStreamers\u201d are players that show live footage of themselves playing video games, whether playing alone at home against others or showcasing their matches live for the viewers to watch. Twitch.com is a home to practically all of the top streamers who stream their gaming sessions or even their day-to-day life. The general public can either pay a subscription fee or donate money through the program itself to support their favourite players.<\/p>\n

The bee’s knees in streaming services for gamers, Twitch is so popular that it is the fourth highest trafficked site on the internet, putting it right behind NetFlix, Google and Apple. So, of course, it comes to no surprise that Amazon and Google went into a bidding war for the purchase of the site back in 2014, where we eventually saw Amazon take the top bid.<\/p>\n

So even though we have other streaming services like Azubu being in 2nd to its rival Twitch, we will be using Twitch as the leading example of how to make a living off streaming in video games.<\/p>\n

How do they make their money and how much?<\/h2>\n
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Where there is popularity, there is advertising, and Twitch is no exception. You can place live running ads or message ads into chat during your broadcast as well as run referral programs from advertisers.<\/p>\n

Another aspect of how streamers make money may be surprising to some – donations. Users or followers can send in donations which usually pop up across the streamers screen allowing for the donor to send a short message that will be seen by the viewers and the broadcast operator. Donations in the hundreds aren\u2019t rare, and there are cases of some streamers getting tens of THOUSANDS donated to them by generous fans. One user receives $57,000 during one of his streams which is one of the largest single game donation. The dollar amount is entirely up to the followers and all start at the $1 US dollar mark.<\/p>\n

The primary source of income for a twitch streamer is subscription buttons, which is given to users with high popularity. You can find more details here in the Twitch Application. Twitch partners can earn even more revenue through these subscriptions. If you are eligible to obtain this feature viewer can purchase a monthly subscription to your channel in exchange for access to exclusive perks such as<\/p>\n