Bits

Twitch's native tipping currency. Viewers purchase Bits with real money and "cheer" them in chat to tip creators — 1 bit ≈ 1 US cent to the creator.

Bits are Twitch’s native in-platform tipping currency. Viewers purchase bits with real money and spend them by “cheering” in chat — a visual animation triggered at set thresholds (1, 100, 1000, 5000, 10000 bits produce larger and more elaborate on-screen animations). Streamers receive approximately $0.01 per bit (subject to bulk-purchase discounts).

Bits preceded and partially complement tipping via direct cash-out platforms like Streamlabs. The key product difference: bits are visible to the entire chat and part of the shared event of the stream, whereas Streamlabs tips are a more traditional viewer-to-creator donation.