ReelShiftKick Partner
Program.
The top tier on Kick, and the one real reason to pick it over Twitch. Here is the actual bar, and the number Kick will not tell you.
· Published 2026-10-09 · Updated 2026-10-09 · 7 min read
Twitch · YouTube · Kick · TikTok + uploads & URLs on Creator Plus
Short answer: to become a Kick Partner you need a verified channel with a filled in About section and linked socials, plus 30 hours streamed and 250+ unique chatters in the last 30 days, 25+ active subscribers, 250+ followers and an average of 75+ concurrent viewers. Partners keep 95% of every subscription on top of stream revenue, and Kick says it has paid out more than $400 million to creators since 2024. What Kick does not publish anywhere is a rate: no amount per hour, per viewer or per thousand viewers.
What you need to qualify
| Requirement | Target | |
|---|---|---|
| Channel | Verified, About section filled in, socials linked | Required |
| Hours streamed | In the last 30 days | 30+ |
| Unique chatters | In the last 30 days | 250+ |
| Active subscribers | Currently subscribed | 25+ |
| Followers | Total | 250+ |
| Average viewers | Concurrent | 75+ |
| Rules | Terms, community guidelines, DMCA policy | Must follow |
From streamer.kick.com/partner, checked 8 October 2026.
The requirement that actually stops people
Not the hours. Thirty hours in a month is five hours a week, which anyone serious is already doing.
It is the 75 average concurrent viewers. That is a real audience, not a starting one. Most channels never get there, and the ones that do usually brought an audience with them from somewhere else.
The 250 unique chatters is the second hurdle, and it is a different thing from viewers. People have to actually type. A channel with 75 lurkers and a silent chat fails this.
How it pays, and what Kick will not say
Partners get two things. First, they keep 95% of every subscription, which they would get anyway. Second, they get paid per stream based on the viewers who show up.
That second part is the whole appeal, and Kick publishes no numbers for it at all. No rate per hour, no rate per viewer, no CPM. Its Partner page says your income scales with your audience and that creators earn three to four times more on Kick at comparable viewer counts, but gives no figures to check that against.
So any specific figure you find online for what Kick pays per hour is somebody's estimate, not an official rate. Treat it that way.
The multistreaming penalty
Kick allows multistreaming, but there is a cost for Partners: while you are streaming to another platform at the same time, you earn 50% of your usual Kick revenue.
That is worth doing the maths on before you set up a multistream. Half of Kick plus whatever Twitch pays may or may not beat all of Kick.
Getting from zero to 75 average
Everything on that list except viewers is a matter of showing up. The viewer numbers are the entire difficulty.
Kick's own discovery is thin, so almost nobody builds 75 average viewers by being browsed. They arrive from somewhere else, and for most new channels that somewhere is short clips on TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
ReelShift clips your Kick stream while you are still live, vertical and captioned, so there is something to post the same night rather than a VOD you never get round to.
Pick your plan.
Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial: 1 channel and 5 streaming hours to try it on a real stream. Nothing is charged today, and we email you the day before it ends.
Quick answers.
What are the Kick Partner requirements?
A verified channel with an About section and linked socials, 30 hours streamed and 250+ unique chatters in the last 30 days, 25+ active subscribers, 250+ followers and 75+ average concurrent viewers.
How much does Kick pay Partners per hour?
Kick does not publish a rate. No amount per hour, per viewer or per thousand viewers appears on its Partner page. Any figure you see elsewhere is an estimate.
Do Partners still keep 95% of subs?
Yes. The Partner page states you keep 95% of every subscription on top of stream revenue.
Can I multistream as a Kick Partner?
Yes, but you earn 50% of your usual Kick revenue while you are doing it.
How much has Kick paid out?
Kick says the programme has distributed over $400 million to creators since 2024.
Last updated 2026-10-09