How Old Do You Have to Be to Stream on Twitch? (2024)

FAQs

How Old Do You Have to Be to Stream on Twitch? ›

The Twitch Services are not available to persons under the age of 13. If you are between the ages of 13 and the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction of residence, you may only use the Twitch Services under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms of Service.

In order to register for a Twitch account you must be at least 13 years of age. If you are the parent or legal guardian of a child under 13 who has become a Twitch Services member, you can contact Twitch at privacy@twitch.tv to have their account terminated indefinitely and personal information deleted.

I'm under 18, can I still sign up? Yes. Your parent or guardian will need to agree to the terms of the Monetized Streamer Agreement, so make sure you have them with you when you go through the application.

Twitch prohibits any content or activity that endangers youth. This includes content that features or promotes child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and the sexual exploitation, sexual misconduct or grooming of youth (which is defined by this policy as minors under 18).

Age Restrictions

People who are 13 or older but under the age of majority where they reside (varies based on legal residence, but is 18 in most U.S. states) may only use Twitch under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by Twitch's Terms of Service. Children under 13 may not use Twitch.

Twitch recommends that children between 13 and 18 (in most states) be supervised while using the app. While it's important to view and discuss Twitch content with children, most parents are unlikely to have the capacity to monitor their children's Twitch use closely enough to keep them safe.

Once you have more than 50 followers and meet other requirements, you can become an affiliate and earn cash from subscriptions, Twitch bits, and brand deals. As a partner, you can boost your earnings even more with ad revenue.

To become a Twitch Affiliate, you have to meet the Affiliate requirements and then apply for membership in the Affiliate program. You must have 50 followers and stream for eight hours on seven different days over a 30-day period. You must also average three viewers during this period.

Once you start bringing in revenue, Twitch pays out every 15 days, via methods like direct deposit and PayPal—typically, as long as there is more than $50 in your account. If you want to be paid by wire transfer, you'll have to wait until you've earned $100 to receive a payout.

Can you twerk on Twitch? ›

The new do's and don'ts of sexual content on Twitch

“There is a thriving artist community on Twitch, and this policy was overly punitive and did not reflect the impact of the content,” Hession wrote. ✅ Twerking, grinding, and pole dancing are now allowed without a label.

For alcohol use, sipping on a drink while streaming wouldn't require a label, but appearing visibly intoxicated to the point you are slurring your speech, or making being drunk the focus of your stream (e.g. doing a “drunk history”) would require a label.

Our policy prohibits the use of terms like “simp,” “incel” or “virgin” specifically when they are being used to negatively refer to another person's sexual practices.

An 88-year-old man made it to the Guinness World Records (GWR) list after winning the title of 'oldest gaming streamer (male)'. GWR took to Facebook to share a video capturing the man's journey in his own words.

Oldest gaming streamer (male) 🎮Yang Binglin 🇨🇳 88 years and 15 days... grandpa gaming | TikTok.

You hardly believe it, but there are people of various ages streaming on Twitch. The age starts at 16 years and ends at 64 years! To dig even further into numbers for you, 41% of Twitch streamers are between the ages of 16 and 24. 32% of Twitch streamers are between 25 and 34 years old.

Twitch has inappropriate content and adult games inappropriate for children, and parents can adjust settings in accounts they control to limit inappropriate content and games inappropriate for children. However, according to the official website of the Twitch Safety Center, children under 13 may not use Twitch.

Twitch is a website where users can watch and stream live video content, including video games, music, and creative arts. It is important for parents to be aware that Twitch is primarily geared towards a mature audience, with some content containing strong language, violence, and other mature themes.