Every year, Twitch runs a campaign for the entire month of September (plus extra) that they have coined SUBtember. From 28th August until the 1st of October all subscriptions to Twitch channels are discounted for subscribers - the bonus is streamers will still earn the same amount. On top of discounted subs, Twitch is also running additional bonuses for bits and gifted subs.
From 28th August to 1st October:
From 12th September to 18th September:
From 28th August to 25th September:
From 25th September to 1st October:
Additional SUBtember Bonuses:
Specific Streamer Resources:
SUBtember Creator Camp - which we will go into more detail about below.
SUBtember is about community and revenue - the goal on your channel is to provide enough value to your viewers that they choose to support you two-fold during the discounted subscriber event.
Community. Revenue.
Time to get your viewers hyped, get them excited to contribute to your channel, and to bring in new viewers that will hopefully turn into new subscribers. Run your own discounted campaigns and subathons.
If you provide enough entertainment value to your audience, you could be looking at securing six months worth of subs or more, an influx of bits, viewers gifting subs to each other.
Real numbers from Twitch based on previous Subtember events:
For Streamers:
And below, we will go through some ways to make achieving this easier.
SUBtember is about interacting with your community and providing live entertainment with enough value for them to support your stream and channel.
Overlays are the easiest way to do this.
Thinking of Stream Overlays as decoration is an oversimplification - they are engagement tools. Every overlay has its purpose; they all communicate information, provide visual stimulation, and compliment your content.
So, during SUBtember, you want to employ tools that will focus on generating interest with your community to prompt them to support you, increase your monetization - and there are some simple ones you can use to do just that.
All of the below will help you achieve each of the five SUBtember for Streamers benefits listed out by Twitch.
Hype Trains, Goal Bars, Call-to-Action, and other widgets call attention to a specific achievement or target you are working towards on stream. Having one of these employed whilst SUBtember is live will encourage your viewers to contribute to help you reach your goals - even more so as they will be doing it at a discounted rate.
SUBtember has an entire discount related to gifted subs, so celebrate it! 3D Alerts in a chest animation are the biggest way to show off your supporters when they contribute to your SUBtember goals.
Animated Alerts are the simplest way to not only showcase your latest subscribers and Bits purchasers, they are an easy way to say thank you to your audience. Keep your mind in the game or content you are showcasing, and show your gratitude at the same time by using alerts on stream.
That's an easy to follow round-up of SUBtember 2026, your chance as a streamer to improve your monetization, and interact with your community. Take advantage of the discounted subs and bits, and involve your audience in your stream with 1-click install alerts and widgets.
For more streaming tips, head over to our Blogs & Guides pages.
Join our Elements Community Discord for live support from the team.
Happy SUBtember,
Em
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