Kick has announced an overhaul of its creator partnership program, making it quicker and easier for streamers to start earning money.
On March 15, Kick CEO and co-founder Ed Craven, aka Eddie, revealed all the upcoming changes during an episode of the Kick Talk stream:
“KCIP will no longer be called KCIP, it will be Kick Partner. You are a partner of Kick the moment you are on KCIP… We will be making the requirements for people who wish to enter KCIP, significantly more attainable.
“Path to Affiliate becomes Path to Creator, Path to Verification, which is the checkmark, this remains relatively similar. Parth to partner, this is coming down to something again a little more reasonable,” Eddie outlined.
He added: “No longer calling it this mysterious KCIP, but calling it a partnership because that it what it is. It is a partnership between Kick and between you and your community and solidifying that partnership and making it official.”
Kick overhauls partnership program and reduces monetization requirements
Following the announcement stream, Kick’s Head of Strategic Partnerships, Andrew Santamaria, posted a full breakdown comparing the old requirements to the new ones for the platform’s monetization tiers, now part of the revamped ‘Kick Partner’ program.
The new program includes three tiers: Path to Creator, Path to Verification, and Path to Partner. Here’s a breakdown of all the changes and requirements for each:
Path to Creator
| Old requirements | New requirements |
|---|---|
| 75 followers 5 hours streamed Subscriptions enabled |
5 hours streamed Subscriptions enabled |
Path to Verification
| Old requirements | New requirements |
|---|---|
| 20 subscribers 75 average viewers Stream for 12 days 30 hours streamed 300 unique chatters Verification unlocked |
10 subscribers 50 average viewers 15 hours streamed 100 unique chatters Verification unlocked |
Path to Partner
| Old requirements | New requirements |
|---|---|
| 25 subscribers 100 average viewers Stream for 15 days 50 hours streamed 500 unique chatters 1500 followers Monetisation unlocked |
25 subscribers 75 average viewers 30 hours streamed 250 unique chatters 250 followers Monetization unlocked |
Eddie stated that these updates are the “first of many changes coming to Kick,” but the overhauled partnership program has not yet been given a launch date.
The changes follow Twitch CEO Dan Clancy’s February announcement that the rival streaming platform is making major changes to help Twitch streamers earn money sooner, including enabling most broadcasters to monetize their channels from day one with open subscriptions and bits rather than requiring Affiliate or Partner status.
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