What are Kicks?
Kicks are the virtual tipping currency on Kick.com. Viewers buy Kicks and send them to a streamer during a live broadcast, and the streamer receives roughly 95% of their value as a payout. One Kick is worth about 1 cent to the viewer, so a 1,000-Kick gift costs the viewer about $10 and pays the creator roughly $9.50.
What a Kick is worth
Kicks are bought by viewers and sent to a streamer as a gift during a live broadcast, Kick.com's equivalent of a tip. One Kick costs the viewer roughly 1 cent, so the maths is simple:
- 100 Kicks ≈ $1 to the viewer → $0.95 estimated to the creator
- 1,000 Kicks ≈ $10 to the viewer → $9.50 estimated to the creator
The gap between those two numbers is Kick's cut. Kick advertises a 95/5 split, so the creator keeps about 95%. More on the 95/5 split here.
Kicks vs subscriptions
Kicks are a one-off tip. A subscription is a recurring monthly payment to the channel. Both pay the creator and both are reported by Kick, but they're separate revenue streams and shouldn't be added together casually, a channel with huge Kicks numbers and few subs has a very different income profile from the reverse.
Why the payout is an estimate
Kick reports gift events as they happen, which is how StreamReceipt can show a gift land in real time. What's public is the size of the gift, not what Kick actually paid out. Applying the advertised 95% share gives a close estimate, but it can't account for promotions, regional pricing, or any deal a large creator negotiated. Treat every figure as an estimate of payout, not verified income.
Frequently asked questions
- What are Kicks on Kick.com?
- Kicks are the virtual tipping currency on Kick.com. Viewers buy Kicks and send them to a streamer during a live broadcast, and the streamer receives roughly 95% of their value as a payout. One Kick is worth about 1 cent to the viewer, so a 1,000-Kick gift costs the viewer about $10 and pays the creator roughly $9.50.
- How much is 1,000 Kicks worth?
- A 1,000-Kick gift costs the viewer roughly $10. The streamer receives an estimated $9.50 of that, because Kick keeps about 5% and the creator keeps about 95%.
- How much is 100 Kicks?
- 100 Kicks costs a viewer about $1 and pays the creator an estimated $0.95.
- Are Kicks the same as a subscription?
- No. Kicks are a one-off tip sent during a stream. A subscription is a recurring monthly payment to a channel. Both pay the creator, but they are separate revenue streams and are counted separately.
- Can you see how many Kicks a streamer receives?
- Yes. Kick announces gifts publicly and reports them through its official developer webhooks. StreamReceipt receives those events and tallies the estimated USD payout live, without needing a Kick login.