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Put two or three platforms side by side

Pick the ones you are actually choosing between. The same questions get asked of each, the answers come off the company's own pages, and every figure carries the day we read it.

Places that pay youThings you build on

Ten questions about whether the money reaches you, asked of each one.

Set your country and every row that publishes a country rule gets marked with whether it accepts you. Nothing is removed and nothing moves.

2 PLATFORMS · 10 QUESTIONS · 5 ANSWERED BY ALL · 1 WHERE ONE STAYS SILENT

Twitch
YouTube Partner Program

Can you even be here

Where you can sign upIs my country on the list at all?1 of 2 publish this
TwitchIn which countries is the Affiliate program available?The Affiliate program is available globally. This means you can apply for the Affiliate program no matter where you live.source · checked 2026-09-11
YouTube Partner ProgramDoes not publish thisNot published on the eligibility page itself: you must live in a country/region where the YouTube Partner Program is available, with the list kept on a separate pagesource · checked 2026-09-11
Where you can be paidTwo lists, and they are not always the same one.
TwitchWe have not checked this one yet
YouTube Partner ProgramWe have not checked this one yet
Minimum ageHow old do I have to be, and is it higher for some offers?
TwitchI'm under 18, can I still sign up?13: you can sign up under 18 if you are over the age of 13, and your parent or guardian will need to agree to the terms of the Monetized Streamer Agreementsource · checked 2026-09-11
YouTube Partner ProgramWays to make money in the YouTube Partner Program18 for channel memberships, Super Chat, Super Stickers and Super Thanks, each of which also requires living where that feature is available; ads themselves run through an AdSense for YouTube accountsource · checked 2026-09-11

Getting the money out

What you are paid inCash, or something that is only spendable in one place?
TwitchHow is the subscription revenue I receive determined?Cash: the standard subscription revenue split for Affiliates is 50/50 between you and Twitch, with enhanced rates for eligible creators through the Plus Programsource · checked 2026-09-11
YouTube Partner ProgramHow to earn money on YouTubeCash through an AdSense for YouTube account: advertising revenue from Watch Page ads and Shorts Feed ads, plus Shopping, memberships and fan funding where availablesource · checked 2026-09-11
Ways to get paidIf the one method fails, is there a second one?
TwitchOnboarding QuestionsChosen in payout onboarding, including PayPal and eCheck/local bank, which need no zip code; changing the method means restarting onboarding, and changes after the 8th miss that month's payoutsource · checked 2026-09-11
YouTube Partner ProgramAdd your payment method for AdSense for YouTubeDepending on your payment address: check, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), wire transfer, or PayPal Hyperwalletsource · checked 2026-09-11
Minimum payoutHow much must pile up before they let go of it?
TwitchWhat happens to my unpaid earnings when I leave the Affiliate Program?The payout threshold is $50 for most users; unpaid accruals below it stay on the account and are paid only once they reach the threshold with a valid payout methodsource · checked 2026-09-11
YouTube Partner ProgramPayment thresholds$100 for a U.S. Dollar account, with a $10 verification threshold and a $10 payment method threshold before it; A$100 and C$100 in those currenciessource · checked 2026-09-11
Fee taken out of the payoutWhat is deducted that the payout page does not mention?
TwitchWe have not checked this one yet
YouTube Partner ProgramWe have not checked this one yet
Time from earning to money in handThe whole chain, not the speed they advertise for the last step.
TwitchWe have not checked this one yet
YouTube Partner ProgramUnderstand AdSense for YouTube's payment processEarnings for a month are finalized between the 7th and 12th of the next month and paid between the 21st and 26th, once the balance has reached the payment threshold and there are no holds; a hold removed after the 20th rolls the balance to the following monthsource · checked 2026-09-11

Keeping what you earned

How a balance can be lostDoes it expire, get charged rent, or vanish if I go quiet?
TwitchWhat happens to my unpaid earnings when I leave the Affiliate Program?Earned revenue is not lost: an invalid payout method holds the balance until you update it, and a balance under the threshold remains on the account, payable only if you rejoin as an Affiliate or Partner and reach the thresholdsource · checked 2026-09-11
YouTube Partner ProgramPayment thresholdPayment requires no holds on the account and compliance with the AdSense Program policies and the AdSense for YouTube Terms and Conditions; a channel with active Community Guidelines strikes cannot join, and membership requires staying activesource · checked 2026-09-11

Who is on the hook

Who is legally on the hookWhich company, and does it publish anything about whether it can pay?
TwitchWe have not checked this one yet
YouTube Partner ProgramWe have not checked this one yet

There is no winner at the bottom of this table

Nothing here gets added up. A score would have to decide that these questions weigh the same for everyone, and they do not. A lower cash-out bar is better if you need the money this month and worse if it arrives as a gift card you cannot spend on rent. One payout method is fine right up until it is the one that does not work where you live.

The rows worth your attention are usually the ones where the columns disagree about whether to answer at all. A platform that publishes its fee and a platform that does not are not two platforms with different fees. One of them has told you, and you can hold them to it.

Rows marked as not checked are about us, not about them. They mean nobody here has gone looking yet, and they stay visible for that reason. Found a figure that has moved? Tell us, and it gets a new source and a new date rather than a quiet edit.

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