Streaming settings by platform
What Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Facebook and TikTok each publish for bitrate, resolution, keyframes and audio. Every figure is the platform’s own.
Checked October 9, 2026
| Platform | 1080p at 60 fps | 720p at 30 fps | Video codec | Keyframe interval | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twitch | 6,000 kbps | 3,000 kbps | H.264 | 2 s | 96 kbps |
| YouTube Live | 17,000 kbps | 8,000 kbps | H.264, HEVC, AV1 | 2 s | 128 kbps |
| Kick | 1,000 to 8,000 kbps | 1,000 to 8,000 kbps | H.264 | 2 s | Stereo, 48 kHz at most |
| Facebook Live | 4,500 to 9,000 kbps | 1,500 to 4,000 kbps | H.264 | 2 s | 128 kbps |
| TikTok LIVE | LIVE Studio sets it | LIVE Studio sets it | Not published | Not published | Not published |
For YouTube the video figure is the H.264 recommendation; AV1 and HEVC recommendations are on its own page. Kick publishes one range for every output up to 1080p at 60 fps.
Twitch bitrate and stream settings
Twitch recommends 6,000 kbps for 1080p at 60 fps, 4,500 kbps for 1080p at 30 fps or 720p at 60 fps, and 3,000 kbps for 720p at 30 fps, all with CBR and a keyframe every 2 seconds.
See Twitch’s full settings →YouTube Live bitrate and encoder settings
YouTube recommends 17 Mbps for 1080p at 60 fps with H.264 and accepts 6 Mbps as the minimum. Its table runs from 360p at 30 fps (0.4 Mbps minimum, 4 Mbps recommended) up to 50 Mbps for 4K at 60 fps. Keep 20% of your upload free and set a keyframe every 2 seconds.
See YouTube Live’s full settings →Kick stream settings and limits
Kick accepts 1,000 to 8,000 kbps at up to 1920 × 1080 and 60 fps, H.264 only, with CBR and a keyframe every 2 seconds.
See Kick’s full settings →Facebook Live bitrate and stream settings
Meta recommends 4,500 to 9,000 kbps for 1080p at 60 fps and 3,000 to 6,000 kbps at 30 fps, with CBR, H.264 and a keyframe every 2 seconds (never more than 4).
See Facebook Live’s full settings →TikTok LIVE Studio settings
TikTok recommends 1280 × 720 at 30 fps for most LIVEs and publishes no bitrate figure: LIVE Studio sets the bitrate for you.
See TikTok LIVE’s full settings →Turn a platform figure into your settings
The bitrate calculator places your stream inside the platform’s figures by resolution, frame rate and motion.
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