Summary
- Twitch has made a major change to the requirements for obtaining Partner status on the platform, now including raids with its statistics.
- The change is said to be intended to encourage smaller communities on the platform to network and build each other up.
- Twitch has recently seen major changes at the streaming site's top end with Ironmouse breaking the record for most subscribers in Twitch history.
Twitch is making a major change to the way the Amazon-owned streaming platform calculates its requirements to obtain partner status, now including viewership from raids from other channels. The massively popular streaming platform has seen plenty of changes in recent years to make a positive impact on its talents, shipping out a plethora of helpful features. Twitch rolled out new updates to its clipping system last month, offering the ability for users to easily make "portrait" versions of their clips and promising future upgrades. Now, one of Twitch's exclusive statuses is getting a big change.
Twitch's Partner system serves as one of the main ways for streamers on the platform to monetize their content. In order for streamers to be eligible for Partner status, Twitch requires that its creators stream for at least 25 hours across at least 12 different days while maintaining an average of 75 viewers. Twitch also features programs like "Partner Plus" offering even better incentives for some of the streaming site's most popular content creators. A new update is now making it even easier for more creators to obtain Partner status.
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According to a recent statement made by Angela from Twitch's Global Partners Operation Team, Twitch has recently rolled out a change to its Partner eligibility requirements. The post reveals that Twitch now includes raids from other users in its statistics for Partner consideration, opening up the status to even more streamers. Angela cites not wanting to "punish networking and communities" from Twitch in its decision to change the requirements, potentially helping smaller communities build each other up.
Twitch Making Changes to Partner Status Requirements
The new changes to Twitch's Partner program come as the popular streaming platform has recently seen major changes among its top creators. Popular VTuber Ironmouse recently broke a Twitch record during her ongoing subathon, surpassing Kai Cenat for the highest subscriber count in the platform's history. Twitch even congratulated Ironmouse through the platform's official Twitter account, with the streamer planning to donate half of the proceeds from the subathon to the Immune Deficiency Foundation. Kai Cenat has also made major moves recently, rumored to be collaborating with McDonald's in the near future.
Twitch's adjustments to the Partner program will hope to entice more users to the platform as the site has seen multiple major talents coming back. Several popular content creators like LilyPichu and Myth have made their return to Twitch throughout recent months, after previously receiving major deals to leave the platform for YouTube. Many returning streamers have cited Twitch's better revenue splits and superior chat features as major reasons for returning to the Amazon streaming site. Twitch could be experiencing a major renaissance with big-name talents coming back and a wider range for its Partner Program.