What are the Kick Partner requirements?
To be eligible for the Kick Partner Program you need to hit a set of thresholds over the past 30 days: 75 average concurrent viewers, 30 hours streamed, 25 active subscriptions, 250 unique chatters, and 3 VODs, plus 250 or more followers overall, a verified channel, and a completed profile (Kick help center). Meeting all of it makes you eligible to apply; it does not guarantee you get in. There is also a Fast Track route for creators who already have an audience elsewhere. Here is the full checklist and what Partner unlocks.
The full Partner checklist
Kick's Partner eligibility is measured over the past 30 days and combines audience metrics with account setup. The 30-day metrics are 75 average concurrent viewers, 30 hours streamed, 25 active subscriptions, 250 unique chatters, and 3 VODs. On top of those you need 250 or more followers overall, a verified channel, and a completed profile, meaning your social links and your About section are filled in (Kick help center, updated July 2026). When you meet them, you apply by emailing kickpartners@kick.com.
Eligible is not the same as accepted
Meeting every threshold lets you apply; it does not guarantee entry. Kick reviews applications, so treat the checklist as the door, not the decision. There is one shortcut worth knowing: a Fast Track route for creators who already have an established audience on another platform, which lets them apply without building it up again on Kick first (Kick's Fast Track page, streamer.kick.com/partner). If you are moving over with a following, that is the path to ask about.
How Kick pays once you can earn
Once you can earn, as an Affiliate or a Partner, Kick's split is the headline. A Kick subscription is $5 a month, of which the streamer keeps $4.75, or 95 percent, with 25 cents going to Kick's processing fee (Kick help center, updated August 2026). KICKs, Kick's tipping currency, also pay out at 95 percent. Payouts run through Stripe: weekly or monthly once your account is verified, and monthly only if it is not. One rule to plan around is that Kick pays 50 percent of its usual revenue on content you multistream to other platforms at the same time. For the full income picture, see how much Kick streamers make.
Does Kick have an Affiliate program?
Yes. Kick refers to earning as an Affiliate or a Partner, so there is an entry Affiliate tier below Partner where you can start earning. What Kick does not clearly publish is the exact Affiliate thresholds, so unlike the Partner checklist above there is no reliable set of numbers to quote for it. If you are early, the practical read is to build toward the published Partner metrics while earning at the Affiliate tier once you qualify for it.
Sponsorship: the income you price yourself
Subscriptions, KICKs, and Kick's other programs all pay at a split Kick sets, once you clear its tiers. Sponsorship is different: it is the income where you name your own price for your own on-screen ad space, rather than take a platform split. Publsh does not require Kick Partner or Affiliate status. You price each placement yourself: when your account opens you publish a rate, a brand books it, and you keep 87.5 to 92 percent of what they pay, priced on your live audience in viewer-seconds and measured on Kick from the serving side that draws the ad. To estimate what your audience could support, run the earnings calculator, and to weigh the platforms overall, see kick vs twitch for streamers.
Clear the 30-day checklist, or Fast Track in with an existing audience. The 95 percent split applies from the Affiliate tier up, and a sponsorship rate you set yourself sits alongside it.
Frequently asked
How do you become a Kick Partner?
Hit Kick's 30-day thresholds (75 average concurrent viewers, 30 hours streamed, 25 active subs, 250 unique chatters, 3 VODs), plus 250 or more followers, a verified channel, and a completed profile, then apply by emailing kickpartners@kick.com (Kick help center, July 2026). Meeting them makes you eligible to apply; it does not guarantee entry. A Fast Track route exists for creators with an established audience elsewhere.
Does Kick have an Affiliate program?
Yes. Kick describes earning as an Affiliate or a Partner, so there is an entry Affiliate tier below Partner. However, Kick does not clearly publish the exact Affiliate thresholds, so there is no reliable set of numbers to quote for it, unlike the Partner checklist.
How much does Kick pay per sub?
A Kick streamer keeps $4.75 of a $5 monthly subscription, or 95 percent, with 25 cents going to Kick's processing fee (Kick help center, August 2026). KICKs pay out at the same 95 percent. Payouts run through Stripe, weekly or monthly once your account is verified.