Twitter will soon let US users with 1,000+ followers who've hosted three Spaces in the past 30 days apply to host Ticketed Spaces, with Twitter taking a 20% cut
The VergeAshley Carman
Context & Ripple Effects
Twitter had been widening Spaces from a limited test toward broader access, including an earlier opening to accounts with 600 or more followers. Ticketed Spaces adds a monetization layer to that expansion, but initially reserves it for US hosts who have demonstrated both audience scale and recent activity.
The related coverage shows the program proceeding from applications to a limited iOS rollout with host-set prices and room caps. That sequence makes the eligibility rules a gate for an early creator-revenue product rather than a general feature for every Space host.
First-order effects
US creators meeting the follower and hosting thresholds can seek access to paid rooms, while Twitter takes 20% of Ticketed Spaces revenue.
Hosts below the thresholds can run Spaces but cannot yet use Twitter's native ticketing, creating a clear distinction between participation and monetization.
Second-order effects
The earlier 600-follower access threshold becomes an incentive ladder: creators who can already host gain a reason to build audiences and host regularly to qualify for ticketing.
Twitter's share aligns its revenue with paid-room volume, while later host-controlled prices and capacity limits give approved creators tools to package scarce live access.
Third-order effects
If Ticketed Spaces expands beyond the initial cohort, Spaces shifts from an engagement feature toward a creator marketplace in which platform access, audience thresholds, and revenue sharing determine who can monetize.
The staged path—from broadening hosting access to testing Ticketed Spaces applications and paid rollouts—points to Twitter using limited eligibility to control the early economics and quality of live-audio monetization.
The trend: Live-audio platforms are moving from broad creator access toward gated, native monetization tools that tie earnings to audience scale and platform revenue shares.
A creator sells a Ticketed Space for $5. The creator, who people are willing to pay for, gets $2.80. Twitter, who facilitated the connection and created the product, gets $0.70. Apple/Google, who leverage OS API control into a tax on all activity, do nothing and get $1.50. https:…
Amazing how many people replying to this work on the framework of “obviously they should get something”. Your car manufacturer doesn't get to take a cut of the fuel price every time you fill up. https://twitter.com/...
Users who meet all these criteria are eligible to host a ticketed space: • Over 1000 followers • Hosted 3 spaces in the last 30 days • Over 18 years old More details in this @verge piece. https://www.theverge.com/...
the whole 100% should just go to apple and google , wow .. so generous of them for giving us a 55% of the tip that people are sending to us 🥰🥰🥰 https://twitter.com/...
I look forward to Apple and Google explaining why you're paying them 30% for tickets sold inside a network they're not maintaining. lol. https://twitter.com/...
Wait, but this is EXACTLY what Discord is doing as well. Man, I guess every app is the same yet different ever so slightly now lol https://twitter.com/...
Gosh. Wish I could talk about something that twitter peeps would be willing to pay actual money for 😂 Can't think of anything though..... https://twitter.com/...
So Twitter will take 20% of the remainder after Apple/Google take their 30% Imagine that Twitter will take the same or similar cut with Super Follows once that product is live https://twitter.com/...
At some point creators might start to wonder who *they're* getting the most value out of for the cuts they take: Apple/Google or Twitter? The argument that Apple/Google should take 30% from creators is slim to say the least. https://twitter.com/...
For Ticketed Spaces (1,000 followers required), Twitter plans to take a 20% cut, *after* Apple's and Google's app store taxes. If the numbers hold, this means for a $10 ticket, each party gets: - Apple/Google: $3.00 - Twitter: $1.40 - Space host: $5.60 https://www.theverge.com/..…
This could very well be video format soon. Voila ! Twitter would have premium live video platform. 📺 Once successful, expect Facebook to copy and release clone soon. https://twitter.com/...
Happy that Twitter is partnering with Stripe to handle payments, as Stripe handles the logistics of integrating with the local financial infra in parts of the world, making it easier for Twitter to roll it out globally now Stripe might need to work on supporting Africa a bit http…
Twitter's product execution continues to impress with the preview of ticketed spaces. Creators are going to be stunned when they realize Apple gets a 30% cut then Twitter gets 20%. So you get only 50% and have to pay taxes on that. Apple's, the new IRS. https://www.theverge.com/.…
Imagine stand up sets in @TwitterSpaces, concerts in @TwitterSpaces, fan club chats for charity in @TwitterSpaces. Ticketed spaces have the potential to a real $$$ revenue stream for partners and public figures on here. https://twitter.com/...
Meanwhile, Twitter has started previewing Ticketed Spaces for US users. It will take 20% cut after Apple/Google's 30% commission https://www.theverge.com/...
A $5 cover fee for your Twitter Spaces would put $1.50 in Apple's coffers, $0.70 goes to Twitter, and you pocket $2.80. Before taxes. https://twitter.com/...
Apple's 30% App Store cut is about to become deeply unpopular among the influencer / journalist / celebrity set, not just developers and corporate types. https://t.co/odcIXq44cZ
new: twitter will take a 20 percent cut of ticketed spaces revenue. users keep 80 percent... after app store fees. the company says applications for ticketed spaces will open up in the next couple weeks https://www.theverge.com/...