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Full list of all Twitch payouts (Twitch leaks)

Payouts only include subs, bits, and ad revenue.

In October 2021, confidential Twitch data leaked online, exposing how much the biggest streaming stars on the platform received in payouts between August 2019 and October 2021.

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For most, the numbers were in the millions—especially for top streamers like xQc, Asmongold, Ludwig, and more. Several years later, the earnings are outdated and have likely grown even higher for some creators, while lower for others, but they give a good idea just how lucrative streaming can be for the very top of the platform. This rings especially true for someone like Kai Cenat, who broke the subscriber record recently.

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The big bucks. Image via Twitch

The payouts mentioned in the leak include subscriptions, bit donations, and ad revenue, but do not include streamer sponsorships or direct donations. The payouts also do not include any money they may have received from Twitch directly for signing a contract to stream exclusively on the Amazon-owned platform. 

Still, they’re a reliable source to roughly determine how much streamers make from their streams on a year-to-year basis, something that has piqued the community’s interest ever since the new-age gaming and streaming industry started.

Felix “xQc” Lengyel, Jaryd “summit1g” Lazar, Turner “Tfue” Tenney, and Nicholas “NICKMERCS” Kolcheff were among the top earners, along with a few others like Ludwig Ahgren, who have since moved to YouTube.

But not everyone earned as much as people expected. For example, Imane “Pokimane” Anys was only the 39th highest earner on the list. Tyler “Ninja” Blevins was even lower at 46th. Meanwhile, the top earner wasn’t even a single streamer or content creator at all, but rather a certain DnD streaming show.

Payouts listed below are for August 2019 through October 2021.

Top 100 Twitch earners, according to Twitch leaks

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The juice. Screenshot by Dot Esports
  1. CriticalRole – $9,626,712.16
  2. xQcOW – $8,454,427.17
  3. summit1g – $5,847,541.17
  4. Tfue – $5,295,582.44
  5. NICKMERCS – $5,096,642.12
  6. ludwig – $3,290,777.55
  7. TimTheTatman – $3,290,133.32
  8. Altoar – $3,053,839.94
  9. auronplay – $3,053,341.54
  10. LIRIK – $2,984,653.7
  11. DrDisrespect – $2,863,780.63
  12. Gaules – $2,844,985.18
  13. HasanAbi – $2,810,480.11
  14. Asmongold – $2,551,618.73
  15. loltyler1 – $2,490,584.9
  16. RanbooLive – $2,401,021.84
  17. MontanaBlack88 – $2,391,369.58
  18. ibai – $2,314,485.53
  19. Castro_1021 – $2,311,021.81
  20. MOONMOON – $2,236,043.55
  21. TheRealKnossi – $2,157,258.23
  22. moistcr1tikal – $2,098,742.63
  23. Mizkif – $2,086,548.21
  24. CohhCarnage – $2,061,059.29
  25. shroud – $2,040,503.15
  26. AdmiralBahroo – $1,985,892.39
  27. Pestily – $1,961,086.96
  28. Sykkuno – $1,916,327.43
  29. ESL_CSGO – $1,903,580.27
  30. LVNDMARK – $1,902,807.22
  31. DrLupo – $1,894,615.81
  32. AdinRoss – $1,854,656.42
  33. Clix – $1,843,917.31
  34. TeePee – $1,786,534.47
  35. Rubius – $1,764,965.15
  36. PaymoneyWubby – $1,756,486.29
  37. alanzoka – $1,731,716.65
  38. Trainwreckstv – $1,572,912.37
  39. pokimane – $1,528,303.11
  40. tommyinnit – $1,513,217.7
  41. Maximilian_DOOD – $1,499,562.93
  42. GRONKH – $1,481,291.05
  43. sodapoppin – $1,461,302.14
  44. ZeratoR – $1,440,221.4
  45. BobbyPoffGaming – $1,415,247.01
  46. Ninja – $1,378,791.48
  47. Philza – $1,364,215.61
  48. Amouranth – $1,363,346.32
  49. BruceGreene – $1,360,850.67
  50. 50.Odablock – $1,354,805.74
  51. RayNarvaezJr – $1,335,520.12
  52. Symfuhny – $1,334,485.63
  53. dakotaz – $1,324,198.49
  54. ZanoXVII – $1,310,925.8
  55. SypherPK – $1,295,112.63
  56. Trymacs – $1,288,207.23
  57. TheGrefg – $1,286,765.09
  58. Papaplatte – $1,286,004.35
  59. JohnPitterTV – $1,215,717.01
  60. RATIRL – $1,214,440.08
  61. RocketLeague – $1,204,908.7
  62. NoWay4u_Sir – $1,188,728.95
  63. GamesDoneQuick – $1,185,456.44
  64. GernaderJake – $1,176,353.74
  65. fps_shaka – $1,173,280.3
  66. EsfandTV – $1,170,700.02
  67. buddha – $1,158,170.55
  68. Locklear – $1,155,665.61
  69. stylishnoob4 – $1,147,599.76
  70. ANGRYPUG – $1,146,888.15
  71. Sintica – $1,075,977.17
  72. Fresh – $1,073,254.63
  73. Quackity – $1,065,157.18
  74. RonnieRadke – $1,063,989.05
  75. Riot Games – $1,052,571.76
  76. KYR_SP33DY – $1,052,545.35
  77. Gladd – $1,045,687.54
  78. juansguarnizo – $1,034,709.27
  79. Bugha – $1,034,227.61
  80. NickEh30 – $1,027,976.4
  81. Tubbo – $1,000,504.31
  82. Pikabooirl – $994,116.76
  83. RatedEpicz – $987,866.88
  84. Swagg – $984,854.8
  85. Shotz – $984,477.46
  86. CDNThe3rd – $976,750.53
  87. Tumblurr – $960,316.77
  88. Aydan – $953,042.02
  89. ops1x – $947,355.14
  90. scump – $946,332.99
  91. BarbarousKing – $933,633.48
  92. julien – $918,684.35
  93. mang0 – $916,857.66
  94. Kitboga – $915,795.53
  95. chocoTaco – $913,022.39
  96. alexelcapo – $911,427.22
  97. Anomaly – $908,794.96
  98. Jerma985 – $906,602
  99. The8BitDrummer – $895,020.23
  100. TSM_ImperialHal – $886,999.17

As mentioned above, a handful of streamers have switched platforms since this list dropped, including Ludwig “Ludwig” Ahgren, Sykkuno, Lily “LilyPichu” Ki, and Ali “Myth” Kabbani, who all signed big-money contracts to stream exclusively on YouTube, while some eventually came back to the platform once again after leaving, like xQc.

It’s unclear whether Twitch could match these offers but chose not to, or tried to, but the streamers decided to move on. If the latter is true, it could tie into the growing dissatisfaction over how much streamers earn on the platform.

The default payout for subscriptions is 50 percent of $5 ($2.50), but top streamers typically receive 70 percent ($3.75). However, in April 2022, Bloomberg reported that Twitch is considering cutting the rate back to 50 percent. There are also reports that Twitch gives streamers more of an incentive to run ads, which has been subject to criticism from streamers and viewers alike.

The Twitch earnings leak shows how much streamers who break into the upper echelons can expect to make from their streams alone. As you’d expect, it’s quite a lot.

Highest paid Twitch streamers by subscribers (2025)

While the data above is outdated, we can estimate how much Twitch streamers earn now by subscribers alone. This just scratches the surface of their potential earnings, but it at least gives us a good idea of the current top earners on the platform.

Channel nameActive subscribersEstimate income from subscribers
1. KaiCenat943,360$815,231 to $2,357,031
2. caseoh_44,842$56,287 to $112,982
3. byilhann44,131$61,975 to $110,213
4. eliasn9732,045$56,855 to $80,173
5. Tumblurr31,045$56,762 to $77,652
6. jasontheween27,804$30,716 to $69,507
7. Jynxzi26,818$40,615 to $67,015
8. HasanAbi26,298$35,952 to $66,520
9. ANTILIPSI20,233$17,202 to $57,561
10. Camy21,874$17,652 to $54,749

This data was recorded in October 2025 by Streams Charts. As you can see, Kai Cenant leads the pack with over 900,000 subscribers and a potential income of over $800,000 to $2 million. This would be on top of any revenue he earns from ads, sponsorships, and everything else associated with streaming. In other words, he’s loaded.


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Jerome has been in and around the gaming industry for the last eight years.