How Long Should a Twitch Giveaway Last?

We'd run a Twitch giveaway for at least one full week of streams. Most of your viewers don't watch every stream, so a giveaway that ends after two days misses the regulars who only tune in at weekends.

Past that, run it only for as long as you'll keep mentioning it on stream. Once you stop talking about it, people stop entering.

  1. Set the end date on the Setup tab for a time you're live, so you can draw the winner on stream.
  2. Add a Twitch Action, such as a follow. We check Twitch Actions with Twitch itself, so you know they happened.
  3. Put the landing page link in your chat and channel panels, and say when it ends on every stream.

Building toward a follower milestone? The Twitch Follower Goal Giveaway template is a good starting point.

What Is The Best Duration to Run A Competition?

Run it for as long as you can keep promoting it. For most sweepstakes we'd start at one to two weeks, and give contests longer.

What Is The Best Giveaway Tool For Twitch Streamers?

We'd pick Gleam. Our Twitch Actions check follows and subscriptions with Twitch itself, and Channel Points can buy bonus entries.