Gaming
From Roblox to Steam – these are the platforms taking up to 65% commission from their creators

Rank |
Platform Type |
Commission (%) |
1 |
Video |
47.50% |
2 |
Writing |
37.50% |
3 |
Apps & Video Games |
23.50% |
4 |
Subscription Services |
9.60% |
5 |
Marketplaces |
6.75% |
Rank |
Platform |
Platform Commission (%) |
1 |
Kindle (books below $2.99 and above $9.99) |
65% |
2 |
Twitch |
50% |
2 |
Kindle Vella |
50% |
4 |
YouTube |
45% |
5 |
Kindle (books between $2.99 and $9.99) |
30% |
6 |
Amazon Appstore |
30% |
7 |
Steam |
30% |
8 |
Samsung Galaxy Store |
30% |
9 |
Microsoft Store |
30% |
10 |
Roblox |
26% |
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PewDiePie is YouTube’s most followed creator, with <110 million followers and estimated earnings of £10.2k per video and £44.7 million over the course of his career. However, after applying YouTube’s 45% creator fee, PewDiePie could be losing as much as £20.1 million.
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Kids Diana Show (YouTube’s highest-earning channel) has a total estimated earning of £88.7 million, £39.9 million of which YouTube takes as commission.
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Ninja is the most-followed name on Twitch and is estimated to have earned £3.7 million on the platform, but after Twitch’s fee, this drops to £1.9 million.
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From the 10 most popular streamers overall earnings, Twitch could have taken a total commission of £9.9 million.
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