YouTube Super Chat & Memberships Net Calculator

YouTube Super Chat & Memberships Net Calculator turns live revenue into a clear take-home estimate that reads well on mobile. You enter two numbers—gross from Super Chats and Stickers, and gross from channel memberships—then set three levers that actually change your payout: platform cut, refunds, and tax withholding. The result is a straight-line summary with tiles for total net, Super Chat net, membership net, and a quick view of fees, refunds, and taxes deducted.

Start with reliable gross numbers. In YouTube Studio, export revenue for the period you care about. Separate Super Chats/Stickers from memberships so you can see which side drives most of the payout. If you run multiple live events in a week, sum them before you paste. Using period totals keeps the math stable and avoids noise from short streams with unusual spikes.

Platform cut is usually the largest adjustment. Many creators plan with thirty percent for both Super Chats and memberships. Programs, regions, and promotions can change this figure, but a single percent input is enough for most forecasts. If your deal sets different rates for memberships and live revenue, run two quick passes or split the gross across two browser tabs and use different percentages.

Refunds and chargebacks are the next reality check. Even low refund rates matter at scale. Enter the percentage you have seen over recent months rather than a one-off spike. The calculator reduces gross by refunds first, then computes the platform cut, so you are not paying a fee on dollars you never keep. That helps the projection mirror the common order of operations in revenue reports.

Tax withholding varies by country and paperwork. Some creators have zero withholding; others see ten to thirty percent depending on treaties and forms on file. Because this tool applies tax after platform cut and refunds, the percent you enter directly maps to cash withheld from your payout. If your accounting handles taxes later instead of at source, leave the input at zero and reconcile in your spreadsheet after you receive funds.

Use the outputs to set goals and communicate. If membership net is steady while Super Chat net swings, plan content blocks that encourage lightweight live contributions such as milestones, polls, or timed challenges. If you are growing paid members, show the membership tile in creator updates so moderators and collaborators see how perks and community posts translate into recurring payouts.

Keep a lightweight log with columns for period, Super Chat gross, membership gross, platform cut percent, refunds percent, tax percent, fees, and net. Over time you will see patterns by day, theme, and region. That makes it easier to schedule streams, choose sponsorship slots, and justify equipment or editor budgets with realistic ranges instead of one optimistic number.

This page is an educational estimator, not tax or legal advice. It does not model currency conversion, processor fees, or delayed adjustments. Treat it as a baseline for planning and status updates; refine with your actual payouts and local accounting rules as your channel grows.

For each stream (Super Chats/Stickers and Memberships): Base after refunds = Gross × (1 − Refunds%). Platform fee = Base × Platform%. Payout before tax = Base − Platform fee. Tax withheld = Payout before tax × Tax%. Net to you = Payout before tax − Tax withheld. Totals add the two streams. Rates are clamped between 0 and 100%. Negative inputs are treated as zero.