If you have searched for Kick’s monetization requirements you have probably found four different answers. That is because Kick uses the word “Partner” for two separate things, and because the verification step in between has been documented inconsistently for years. This guide covers the KICK Partner Program specifically: the tier that pays revenue per stream, what it actually requires, and how to apply.
If you are looking for the requirement to simply turn on subscriptions, that is five cumulative streamed hours and it is covered in our Kick streaming guide. This page is about the tier above it.
What the KICK Partner Program actually is
The Partner Program is Kick’s upper monetization tier. Kick describes it as letting creators earn revenue per stream, which is a different model from subscription revenue share. You do not grow into it automatically. You apply, and Kick reviews you.
You will see figures quoted online for what that per-stream rate is, often given as a dollar range tied to some internal scoring system. Kick does not publish a rate. Every specific number circulating traces back to secondary reporting rather than Kick’s documentation, so treat those figures as rumour until Kick states otherwise.
The requirements, as Kick currently publishes them
Kick lists the following, and states directly that these metrics are still being refined while the program is in its early stages:
- Your channel is verified before you apply
- At least 250 followers
- A minimum average of 75 concurrent viewers over the past 30 days
- 30 hours streamed in the past 30 days
- At least 25 active subscriptions in the past 30 days
- 250 unique chatters in the past 30 days
- 3 VODs in the past 30 days
- Relevant social links and a completed About section on your profile
- Compliance with Kick’s Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, DMCA policy and KCIP terms
Your progress against each of these appears in the Achievements section of your Kick dashboard. That dashboard is the only source worth trusting, including over this page, because it reflects your account against whatever the current criteria are.
The verification prerequisite, and why nobody agrees on it
Verification comes first. You cannot apply to the Partner Program without it.
Here is the honest situation. Search for Kick verification requirements and you will find lists demanding 15 hours streamed, or 30. Fifty average concurrent viewers, or 75. Ten active subscriptions, or 20, or 25. One hundred unique chatters, or 300. Two on-channel VODs, or three. These lists are published confidently and they contradict each other completely.
The likely explanation is that Kick has changed these thresholds repeatedly since 2023 and each guide froze whichever version was current when it was written. Several of the most-cited pages date from 2023 and 2024 and have never been revised.
What is observable now is that Kick’s own payout documentation links the phrase “Verification and KICK Partner Program” to the Partner Program article, which suggests the two processes have been folded together rather than existing as separate hurdles with separate numbers.
So the practical answer is: do not plan against any verification threshold you read on a third-party site, including the ones listed above. Open the Achievements section of your dashboard and work against what it shows you.
The security-side requirements are more stable and cheap to satisfy, so do them now regardless: confirm your phone number, enable two-factor authentication, keep your username stable, save your VODs rather than discarding them, and keep a clean record against the Terms of Service.
Which requirement is actually the wall
Look at the list again and sort it by what it costs you.
Social links, an About section, and policy compliance cost an afternoon. Three VODs cost nothing, because you just stop deleting them. Thirty hours across 30 days is three or four evening sessions a week, which is effort but entirely within your control. Two hundred and fifty followers is a persistence problem.
Then there are two numbers that behave completely differently:
- 75 average concurrent viewers over 30 days. Not a peak. An average. That means 75 people in the room on your quiet Tuesday, not just on your best night.
- 25 active subscriptions. Twenty-five people choosing to spend 5 dollars a month, repeatedly.
Everything else on the list you can produce alone through work. These two require an audience that already exists and already pays. That is the program. If you are 20 followers short you are close. If you are averaging 15 concurrent viewers, the follower count is not what is standing between you and Partner.
There is a useful implication here. The 250 unique chatters requirement sits at the same number as the follower requirement, which tells you what Kick considers a real audience. A follower is free and passive. A chatter chose to say something. Kick is checking that your community is participating, not just subscribed to a notification.
How to apply
The application is an email, not a form. You send it to Kick’s partner address from the email address attached to your Kick account, and include your Kick username.
Two details matter. It must come from the account email, or it cannot be matched to your channel. And you should apply once you comfortably clear the thresholds rather than the week you scrape past them, because a 30-day rolling average that dips the day after you apply does not help your case.
Eligible is not the same as accepted
Kick states this explicitly: meeting the requirements makes you eligible to apply, and does not guarantee entry.
Treat the application as a review rather than a transaction. Your profile, your content, your policy record and your consistency are all visible to whoever reads it. Turning up with the minimum numbers, a blank About section and a channel that looks abandoned between streams is a weaker application than the same numbers with a channel that looks like a going concern.
Fast Track: the route most guides skip
If you already have an established audience on another platform, Kick runs a Fast Track that bypasses the standard streaming metrics entirely. You do not need to be streaming on Kick already to apply.
Applications go directly to Kick’s partnerships team, and Kick says every submission is personally reviewed within 24 hours. You apply through the Fast Track section of Kick’s streamer partner page, where there is also an eligibility check if you are unsure.
This is the single most underused piece of information about Kick monetization. If you have spent two or three years building an audience on Twitch or YouTube, grinding 75 average concurrent viewers from a standing start on a new platform is the wrong strategy. Apply through Fast Track first and find out.
A realistic sequence
If you are starting from nothing, the order that wastes least time:
- Create the account, confirm your phone, enable two-factor authentication, complete your About section and social links.
- Stream five cumulative hours and enable subscriptions.
- Complete Stripe verification immediately, because it gates your payouts and sits in front of everything later.
- Stream on a fixed schedule and stop deleting VODs.
- Work on concurrent viewers and chat participation, not follower count.
- Check Achievements monthly rather than guessing.
- Apply when you clear the bar with margin.
Steps one to three take a week. Step five takes as long as it takes, and there is no version of this where it is fast.
Frequently asked questions
How many followers do I need for the Kick Partner Program?
250, alongside the other metrics. Followers alone will not get you in. The 75 average concurrent viewer and 25 active subscription requirements are the harder gates.
Do I need to be an Affiliate first?
In practice yes, whatever Kick is currently calling that tier. The 25 active subscriptions requirement cannot be met unless subscriptions are already enabled on your channel.
How much does the Partner Program pay per hour?
Kick does not publish a rate. Specific dollar figures circulating online come from secondary reporting, not from Kick.
How long does the review take?
Kick does not state a timeframe for standard applications. Fast Track applications are reviewed within 24 hours according to Kick.
What happens if I am rejected?
Kick does not document a cooling-off period. Keep streaming, keep your metrics above the bar, and treat a rejection as feedback that something outside the raw numbers needs work.
The thing worth remembering
Kick has changed these requirements repeatedly and says outright that they are still being refined. Any page that gives you a definitive list, this one included, is a snapshot.
The Achievements section of your dashboard is the only source that is current by definition. Use guides like this one to understand what the metrics mean and which ones actually matter, then check the real numbers where they live.
For how the money reaches you once you qualify, see our guide to Kick payouts and timing. For the full platform overview, start with the Kick streaming guide.
Requirements reflect Kick’s published documentation as of September 2026 and change without announcement. Verify current thresholds in your Streamer Dashboard.
