The Twitch Plus Program raises your share of subscription revenue to 60/40 at Level 1 or 70/30 at Level 2, up from the standard 50/50 split described in the Affiliate Program FAQ. According to Twitch's Plus Program page, you qualify by earning at least 100 Plus Points for Level 1 or 300 for Level 2 in each of three consecutive calendar months, only recurring paid subs earn points (1 for Tier 1, 2 for Tier 2, 6 for Tier 3), and the higher rate then lasts for 12 months.
Affiliates and Partners qualify on the same terms and there is no application: Twitch checks your points each month and enrols you automatically. The parts that cause confusion are gift subs, Prime subs and the regional thresholds, so this guide separates what earns points from what simply benefits from the higher rate once you have it, then gives you a log to track the three-month run yourself.
Levels, thresholds and the Latin America exception
| Level | Net share on subs | Monthly points, standard | Monthly points, listed Latin American countries | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 60/40 | 100 for three consecutive months | 50 for three consecutive months | Plus page; LATAM post |
| Level 2 | 70/30 | 300 for three consecutive months | 200 for three consecutive months | Plus page; LATAM post |
Twitch's Latin America announcement introduced the lower thresholds from June 1, 2025, for monetised streamers based in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela. The Plus page's FAQ says Twitch decides where you are based from your onboarding information, IP location and tax reporting, that moving away after qualifying may mean re-qualifying, and that falsifying location to use the regional criteria leads to suspension. It also notes the change does not apply to Spanish-speaking streamers in Spain.
Here the official pages pull against each other. The same Plus page that carries the Latin America FAQ still states that Plus Point requirements are the same for all Affiliates and Partners across the globe, and its English version does not print the reduced numbers at all; only the blog post does. If you stream from one of the listed countries, rely on the Plus Program tracker in your own dashboard, which Twitch says updates for eligible streamers, rather than either page in isolation.
Older articles add a third layer of confusion. Twitch's January 2024 update lowered the 70/30 bar from 350 to 300 points, added the 60/40 level, opened the program to Affiliates from May 2024 and removed the US$100K annual cap on 70/30 earnings. Anything still quoting 350 points or a cap describes the earlier Partner Plus program.
What earns Plus Points, and what only earns the higher rate
| Subscription type | Earns Plus Points? | Paid at your Plus rate once enrolled? | Detail to remember | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recurring paid sub | Yes: 1, 2 or 6 points by tier | Yes | Points arrive each time the sub is charged, whether new or renewing | Plus page |
| Gift sub | No | Yes | Gift revenue gets the higher share, but gifting never moves your monthly points total | Plus page |
| Prime sub | No | No | Paid at a fixed rate per redeemed sub, set by the viewer's country | Prime guide |
| Multi-month sub | Yes, on each monthly renewal date | Yes | A fresh multi-month purchase earns one month's points in its first month, not the whole bundle | Plus page |
| Upgrade to a higher tier mid-term | Yes, for both tiers in that month | Yes | The viewer is charged at once and prices are not prorated, so Twitch advises against mid-month upgrades | Plus page |
| Downgrade to a lower tier | Lower value, from the month the cheaper tier is charged | Yes | Nothing changes until the current paid term runs out | Plus page |
| Gift or Prime sub continued as paid | Yes, from the month the viewer is first charged | Yes | An early upgrade still waits until the gift or Prime period ends before it counts | Plus page |
This is where third-party explainers most often go wrong. Some still say gift subs count towards Plus Points, or describe the requirement as a rolling average. Twitch's page says gift purchases do not contribute and that qualification months must be consecutive, each one clearing the threshold on its own. Gift subs still matter for revenue, which our guide to Twitch gifted subs covers from the streamer side.
Three examples from Twitch's own page
The Plus page works through several cases, and three of them show how the rules play out in a real month.
- In the renewal example, a viewer starts a Tier 1 sub on January 20 and keeps it until April 20. You earn a point on January 20, then on February 20 and March 20 as it renews, but nothing on April 20, because the sub ends that day instead of being charged again.
- In the upgrade example, a viewer on Tier 1 moves to Tier 2 partway through their term. They are charged twice, and you receive points for both tiers that month, three in total from one person.
- In the gift and Prime example, a viewer receives a one-month gift sub, or uses a Prime sub, on August 13 and upgrades to paid straight away. No points arrive until September 13, when the gift or Prime period ends and the first paid charge happens.
The pattern behind all three is the same: points follow the date a viewer is charged for a recurring sub, never the date they commit to one.
How a month is counted
- Calendar months in UTC: the Plus page totals points from the 1st until 23:59:59 UTC on the last day, then resets you to zero, so streamers far from UTC should check when the month really closes in local time.
- Enrolment happens on the 1st: Twitch grants qualification at the start of each month, and its FAQ says the calculation can take up to 12 hours, with the higher share applying to revenue earned during that window if you qualify.
- The agreement must come first: you need to have adopted the Monetized Streamer Agreement before the qualifying months, and Twitch's example is that qualifying in October means adopting it by the end of September.
- Clear the line, do not touch it: the page says “100 Plus Points or more” in one place and “more than 100” in others, so treat a month that lands exactly on a threshold as uncertain.
Plus Points tracker and three-month qualification log
Twitch shows current progress in Earnings Analytics, under the Plus Program panel, and offers a goal widget through Stream Manager by choosing Manage Goals and then Plus Program. What the dashboard does not keep for you is a simple record of consecutive months and how close each one came. Fill this in on the 1st of every month.
| Month | Tier 1 charges | Tier 2 charges, doubled | Tier 3 charges, times six | Month total | Clears Level 1? | Clears Level 2? | Consecutive months cleared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month one | |||||||
| Month two | |||||||
| Month three | |||||||
| Month four |
- Month total equals Tier 1 charges, plus Tier 2 charges counted twice, plus Tier 3 charges counted six times, using the point values on the Plus page.
- Count charges, not people. A viewer who upgrades mid-month can produce points for two tiers in the same month.
- Leave gift subs and Prime subs out of every column, and log them separately if you want a revenue view.
- When the consecutive column shows a full qualifying run at a level, the higher share starts on the following 1st.
- If a month misses, set the consecutive count back to zero; Twitch says partial runs do not carry over.
The 12-month clock, moving up and requalifying
Once you are in, the rate lasts at least 12 months, and every later month in which you meet the criteria again pushes the end date out to 12 months from that point, according to the Plus page, whose own example is that clearing the bar in February, March and April gives you the rate from May 1 to April 30 the following year. If your points then drop, the enrolment section says you keep the higher share until 12 months after your most recent qualification, so one weak month after enrolling costs nothing immediately.
Moving from Level 1 to Level 2 works the same way, as the Plus page describes it: three consecutive months at the higher threshold, at any time while you hold Level 1. The program also has firm integrity rules. Twitch says chargeback or refund abuse that inflates your sub count may affect participation, and trying to qualify through other accounts, identities or someone else's account can bring temporary or permanent disqualification. Partners on Premium Partner terms already receive every Plus benefit through their agreement.
Talking about the program with your community
Twitch's FAQ says you are welcome to discuss the criteria, the benefits and whether you have qualified, and the goal widget shows your progress to anyone viewing your channel page on the web. If you share it, be precise: gift subs support you and are paid at your Plus rate once you are enrolled, but they do not count towards qualifying, and Prime subs count towards neither. Telling viewers otherwise sets up disappointment when a big gifting night leaves the tracker unchanged.
Keep the tone honest rather than urgent. In its guidance on running discount promotions, Twitch's custom gift sub discounts page warns against exaggerated claims about how funds will be used and artificial urgency, and the same standard is sensible for a Plus goal. To see what a higher share would mean in money for your channel, plug your own sub figures into our Twitch income worksheet; for where Plus fits among every other income line, see the Twitch revenue map.
Limitations of this guide
The Plus Program has changed several times since it launched, and Twitch's current page contradicts itself on regional thresholds and on whether a month that lands exactly on the line counts. Our reading reflects the pages we checked on 1 October 2026, and your dashboard tracker is the more reliable guide to your own status. The enhanced rate applies only to subscription revenue, not to Bits or ads, and what it is worth depends on where your subscribers live because of local pricing. Partner status is a separate question with its own review, covered in our Twitch Partner requirements guide.