Becoming a Twitch partner is by no means impossible, but it might pose a challenge for new creators. To get this much-admired account status, creators have to stream at least 25 hours across a minimum of 12 different days and maintain a live viewer average of over 75.
The tricky part? It all has to be done within a 30-day period. But with a new update, things are about to get a lot easier.
In the past, the viewer numbers garnered via Twitch raids, a tool where a creator can send another creator viewers after a stream, weren’t counted for creators hoping to become a Twitch partner.
But in a post on X, Angela, who works in Twitch’s Global Partner Operations, said that the platform no longer excludes raids when determining partner status.
“We don’t want to punish the idea of networking and communities,” she added.
What are raids, and what does this mean for Twitch partners?
Despite the name having somewhat negative connotations, raids are a much-loved Twitch feature that helps creators raise the views of fellow streamers. In short, the feature allows a streamer to send all of their current viewers to a different broadcaster once their own stream ends.
To start a raid, streamers must type “/raid” and the name of the Twitch channel they want to raid.
With raids now counting toward viewership, becoming a Twitch partner will become more accessible to smaller streamers. Some of these creators expressed their appreciation on X.
“This is such a win for us little guys!” one wrote.
“I’d love to hit partner someday and knowing that raids COUNT matters a lot to me!” another added. “We can help lift each other up one raid at a time.”
