How much do Bigo streamers make 2026? An official Bigo Live host who hits the S7 tier (800,000 Beans in a month) keeps about $10,300: a $6,700 tier salary plus about $3,600 from cashing out Beans at roughly 222 Beans per dollar. A new official host at N1 keeps about $145, and a casual host with no tier keeps only the cash-out, which is under $50 for most people.
Quick answer: How much do Bigo streamers make 2026 depends on two numbers: Beans received and the official host tier you hit. Beans cash out at about 222 per USD, so 100,000 Beans is about $450. The tier salary is paid on top of the cash-out and runs from $100 at N1 (10,000 Beans) to $24,000 at S11 (3,000,000 Beans). Miss the hours or the Bean goal by any amount and that month's salary is zero. Independent hosts can also earn weekly Bean Rush matching rewards without an agency. The full tier chart, the take-home math, and the deductions are below.
Updated August 2026. The Streamer Agency applied to become a Bigo Live agency on June 10, 2026, was verbally approved on July 23, and withdrew on August 21 after six rejections of identical documents and 23 days of "expedited review." We do not place hosts on Bigo. This page is the salary reference for every Bigo article on this site.
How Bigo Live pay works
Viewers buy Diamonds, send them as gifts, and the gifts land in the host's wallet as Beans. The host cashes out Beans at about 222 per USD, and an official host with an agency can add a monthly tier salary on top if she clears both an hours floor and a Bean goal. Two hosts with the same gift volume can take home very different amounts. That is why a professional streaming career depends on where you stream, not only how hard.
The 4 numbers that decide how much Bigo streamers make
- Bean cash-out rate: about 222 Beans per USD, so 800,000 Beans cashes out for about $3,600.
- Diamond price: $129.99 per 5,446 Diamonds in-app (about 2.39 cents each), or about $2,000 per 110,000 Diamonds through a reseller.
- Official host tier: 16 ranks from N1 to S11, each with an hours requirement, a Bean goal, and a fixed salary paid on top of cash-out.
- Valid days: billable hours are floored at 0.5 per day and capped at 2 per day, so a 40-hour month really means 20 or more valid streaming days.
How much do Bigo streamers make 2026: tiers at a glance
This is the 2026 official host chart, explained rank by rank on the Bigo Live rank and level system. Take-home assumes the host hits the tier exactly and cashes out every Bean at 222 per USD. The chart pays agency-signed hosts only. An independent host earns the cash-out column plus Bean Rush matching, not the salary column.
| Rank | Hours per month | Bean goal | Tier salary | Bean cash-out | Monthly take-home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | 20 | 10,000 | $100 | $45 | $145 |
| N2 | 25 | 20,000 | $200 | $90 | $290 |
| C | 30 | 30,000 | $260 | $135 | $395 |
| B | 30 | 60,000 | $520 | $270 | $790 |
| A | 30 | 90,000 | $800 | $405 | $1,205 |
| S1 | 32 | 130,000 | $1,120 | $586 | $1,706 |
| S2 | 32 | 170,000 | $1,440 | $766 | $2,206 |
| S3 | 33 | 230,000 | $2,000 | $1,036 | $3,036 |
| S4 | 34 | 300,000 | $2,600 | $1,351 | $3,951 |
| S5 | 35 | 400,000 | $3,500 | $1,802 | $5,302 |
| S6 | 35 | 600,000 | $5,200 | $2,703 | $7,903 |
| S7 | 40 | 800,000 | $6,700 | $3,604 | $10,304 |
| S8 | 42 | 1,000,000 | $8,000 | $4,505 | $12,505 |
| S9 | 46 | 1,500,000 | $12,000 | $6,757 | $18,757 |
| S10 | 48 | 2,000,000 | $16,000 | $9,009 | $25,009 |
| S11 | 50 | 3,000,000 | $24,000 | $13,514 | $37,514 |
What an 800,000 Bean month pays everyone
The S7 line is the one we know from the inside, because a member of our family hit it monthly. Here is where the money goes on that month, in three scenarios.
| Scenario | Viewers paid | Host keeps | Platform keeps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier hit, Diamonds bought in-app | about $19,100 | about $10,300 ($6,700 salary + $3,600 cash-out) | about 46% |
| Tier hit, Diamonds bought from a reseller | about $14,500 | about $10,300 | about 29% |
| Tier missed (hours or Bean goal short), in-app | about $19,100 | about $3,600 cash-out only | about 81% |
Casual host: under N1
- No agency, no tier, cash-out only at about 222 Beans per USD.
- Under 10,000 Beans a month means under $45.
- Most hosts in this band are streaming to friends and a handful of regulars.
- Bean Rush weekly rewards are the one upside here; see the section below.
- Time cost is whatever you choose, since no hours floor applies.
New official host: N1 to C
- 20 to 30 hours a month, which in practice is 15 to 20 valid days at the 2-hour cap.
- Bean goals of 10,000 to 30,000.
- Take-home of about $145 to $395 a month when the tier is hit.
- Take-home of about $45 to $135 when it is missed, because the salary drops to zero.
- Agency commission comes out of this before you see it; the rate is in your contract.
Working host: B to S2
- 30 to 32 hours a month, Bean goals of 60,000 to 170,000.
- Take-home of about $790 to $2,206 a month when the tier is hit.
- This is the band where the tier salary starts to exceed the cash-out by more than 2 to 1.
- It is also the band where most hosts first self-gift at month end to avoid falling a tier.
- A missed month at S2 drops take-home from about $2,206 to about $766.
Full-time host: S3 to S6
- 33 to 35 hours a month, Bean goals of 230,000 to 600,000.
- Take-home of about $3,036 to $7,903 a month when the tier is hit.
- At S6, a missed month costs $5,200 in salary on top of the same hours streamed.
- Viewers at this level are spending $5,000 to $14,000 a month on Diamonds in-app.
- Out-of-region gifts become a real risk here because one deduction can drop a tier.
Top tier host: S7 and above
- 40 to 50 hours a month, Bean goals of 800,000 to 3,000,000.
- Take-home of about $10,304 at S7 up to about $37,514 at S11.
- At S11 the platform takes in roughly $71,600 in-app to pay the host about $37,500.
- One of the largest hosts in North America, 2.28 million fans and over 42 million Beans, has never signed with an agency; her number is cash-out and program rewards, with no tier salary in it.
- At 222 Beans per USD, 42 million Beans is about $189,000 in cash-out alone over her career, before any program rewards.
Tier cliffs: the rule nobody mentions
The chart has no partial credit. A host who ends the month at 795,000 Beans is paid the S6 salary of $5,200, and a host at 800,000 is paid $6,700, so the last 5,000 Beans are worth $1,500. Buying those 5,000 Beans yourself costs about $120 in-app. That is the break-even idea. At most cliffs it is cheaper to self-gift than to miss, and hosts know it. Month-end rooms fill with hosts gifting their own accounts. The math is not always kind; some hosts spend $2,000 to unlock $1,200. The pull is strongest at the bottom, where N1 to N2 pays $100 for 10,000 extra Beans.
The out-of-region deduction
Diamonds are priced by region, and the United States is the most expensive. After the month closes, Bigo revalues Diamonds that were bought in cheaper regions; for a US host the revaluation is roughly 1/100th of face value. It is applied after the tier is counted. So a host can cross 800,000 Beans on the last day and lose the S7 salary a week later. The revaluation lands her below the line. Hosts have objected publicly since August 2021, including a change.org petition titled "Bigo we want equality fairness" complaining that gifts from out of region are not being "fully compensated."
Bean Rush: what independent hosts earn
Bean Rush (BBR) is Bigo's own program for hosts with no agency, and new hosts qualify. It matches Beans on a weekly cycle. In August 2026 the threshold was 1,500 Beans in a week for a 1,050 Bean reward, plus a 500 Bean promo bonus from August 17 to 23 for the first 100 creators. In plain terms, it is basically a match. It is also the whole package, because an independent host does not qualify for the official tier chart above; only agency-signed hosts are paid tier salaries. The tier salary is what an agency sells, and the price is its commission plus a binding it never releases voluntarily; the signing process is on how to get signed by a Bigo Live agency, and what it commits you to. Below the mid tiers that trade rarely pays, since the salary through B is $100 to $520, so independence plus the match usually wins. At S5 to S7 the salary is $3,500 to $6,700 and the honest question is whether salary minus commission beats cash-out plus the match.
How to estimate your own Bigo income
Count your valid days first. A day under 0.5 hours does not count, and a day over 2 hours counts as 2. Then total last month's Beans, find the highest tier whose Bean goal you cleared, and check that the hours line is met too. Add the tier salary to Beans divided by 222. Subtract agency commission and any out-of-region revaluation. Compare that to the cash-out-only number, then to a platform without cliffs. We cover that comparison in Bigo Live vs Twitch.
The 6 mistakes hosts make reading Bigo pay
- Counting gifts as income. Beans are worth about 222 to the dollar, not face value.
- Assuming the salary replaces cash-out. It is paid on top, which is why the chart is attractive.
- Ignoring the hours floor. One short day too many zeroes the salary.
- Self-gifting past break-even. Spending $2,000 to unlock $1,200 happens every month.
- Forgetting out-of-region revaluation. It lands after the tier is counted.
- Signing with an agency to "unlock" the chart before asking whether the best Bigo Live agency is an oxymoron.
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Further reading: our Bigo agency record, with dates, the Bigo Live agency contract, line by line, how to switch Bigo Live agencies without losing your income
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do Bigo streamers make 2026 at each tier?
An official host keeps the tier salary plus Bean cash-out. At N1 that is about $145 a month, at B about $790, at S3 about $3,036, at S7 about $10,304, and at S11 about $37,514. A host with no tier keeps cash-out only, at about 222 Beans per USD. Those figures are before agency commission and before out-of-region revaluation. Miss the hours floor or the Bean goal by any amount and the salary is zero. At most tiers that cuts take-home by 60 to 70 percent.
How many Bigo Beans equal one dollar?
About 222 Beans per USD at cash-out in 2026. So 10,000 Beans is about $45, 100,000 Beans is about $450, and 800,000 Beans is about $3,600. Viewers pay far more to create those Beans. In-app, $129.99 buys 5,446 Diamonds, about 2.39 cents each. A reseller sells about 110,000 Diamonds for roughly $2,000. The spread is the platform margin, and it widens sharply on any month where the tier is missed.
What is the Bigo Live tier salary?
It is a fixed monthly payment to official hosts who clear both an hours requirement and a Bean goal. It is paid on top of Bean cash-out. The 2026 chart runs from $100 at N1 (20 hours, 10,000 Beans) to $24,000 at S11 (50 hours, 3,000,000 Beans). There is no partial credit. A host at 795,000 Beans is paid the S6 salary of $5,200, not the S7 salary of $6,700. Official host status comes through an agency, and only signed hosts are paid on the chart.
How do Bigo hours actually work?
Billable hours are floored at 0.5 per day and capped at 2 per day. So the hours line is really a valid-days line. A 40-hour S7 month means at least 20 days of 2 or more hours each. Streaming 8 hours on one day counts as 2. Streaming 20 minutes counts as zero. This is the most common way hosts miss a tier they had the Beans for, and a missed tier means the full salary for that month is gone. A calendar built from that rule is on the Bigo Live streaming schedule that clears the hours floor.
Why do Bigo hosts gift themselves at the end of the month?
Because of tier cliffs. The gap between 795,000 and 800,000 Beans is $1,500 in salary, and 5,000 Beans costs about $120 in-app. At that price the self-gift pays for itself 12 times over, so hosts near a line buy their way across. The math does not always work. Some hosts spend $2,000 to unlock $1,200, and the agency takes commission on self-gifted Beans too. The pull is strongest at low tiers, where N1 to N2 pays $100 for 10,000 Beans.
What is the out-of-region deduction on Bigo?
Diamonds cost different amounts by country, and the US price is the highest. After month close, Bigo revalues Diamonds bought in cheaper regions and gifted to a US host, to roughly 1/100th of face value. The deduction lands after the tier is counted. So it can push a host back below a line she had crossed and remove that month's salary. Hosts have objected publicly since August 2021, and the complaint is unchanged: out-of-region gifts are not fully compensated.
Can you make money on Bigo Live without an agency?
Yes. Every Bean cashes out at about 222 per USD with or without an agency. Bigo's Bean Rush program matches independent hosts' Beans weekly, new hosts included. In August 2026 the example was 1,500 Beans in a week for a 1,050 Bean reward, plus a 500 Bean promo for the first 100 creators. One of the largest hosts in North America, 2.28 million fans and over 42 million Beans, has never signed with an agency. The one thing an unsigned host gives up is the tier salary, which pays agency-signed hosts only.
How much do top Bigo hosts make?
On the official chart, S11 pays a $24,000 salary plus about $13,500 in cash-out for 3,000,000 Beans, about $37,500 a month. S7, the 800,000 Bean line, pays about $10,300. The biggest independent host in North America has over 42 million career Beans, about $189,000 in cash-out alone at current rates. On the viewer side, an S7 month costs about $14,500 through resellers or $19,100 in-app. The platform keeps 29 to 46 percent of it.
Does The Streamer Agency place hosts on Bigo Live?
No. The Streamer Agency applied to become a Bigo Live agency on June 10, 2026 and was verbally approved on July 23. Six rejections of identical documents followed between July 24 and July 28, each with a different reason. "Expedited review" began July 29 and went nowhere. We withdrew on August 21, 2026. We do not place hosts on Bigo and will not. We represent hosts on TikTok Live, Twitch, Kick, and YouTube Live. The full timeline, with dates, is on our Bigo agency page.
