Study reveals exactly how much the average streamer made last year

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Study reveals exactly how much the average streamer made last year

By SWNS
Published Sep. 7, 2023

It’s not all fun and games — a new survey has revealed seven in 10 gamers stream their content, and about half ever actually make money from it.

The poll of 2,000 US video game players, split by generation, found making a career out of live streaming, though, can be a daunting task. Fifty-one percent have made money from it, and of them, the average person has only made $1,264 within the past 12 months.

Still, it’s enough for 10% to consider quitting their job to stream full-time. Sixty-nine percent even claimed streaming should be considered a serious job industry all on its own.

Four in five millennials surveyed especially consider streaming a real job industry, closely followed by Gen Z (79%). Perhaps unsurprisingly, baby boomers were found to be the least likely to consider it a “real job” (46%).

Commissioned by the free to play game World of Warships and conducted by OnePoll, respondents from the study showed what it takes in order to have a “successful” career in streaming.

In order to be considered a successful streamer, you need to collaborate with other streamers or creators (56%), earn money from streaming (53%), stream on a regular basis (48%) and score a sponsorship or brand deal (48%).

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/09/07/study-finds-exactly-how-much-average-streamers-made-last-year/