A gifted sub is a subscription to a Twitch channel that someone else has purchased for you. It can be given to a specific person or randomly to anyone in the channel. Gifted subs are the same as regular subs in terms of features, meaning that the recipient will have full access to emotes and the ability to interact in subscriber-only chat. The cost of a gifted sub is the same as a regular sub, with Tier 1 subs costing $4.99 USD. The recipient of a gifted sub does not have to pay the usual $4.99 cost and will receive all the perks of subscribing, but it expires after a month.

To gift a sub, a viewer can select the option to gift subs and choose the number of subs they want to gift, ranging from 1 to 100 in a single transaction. They can also choose the Tier level, which will be more expensive but give the subscriber access to more exclusive channel emotes. The gifter can gift anonymously if they want. The recipient of a gifted sub does not have to do anything to receive it, as they are automatically subscribed to the channel.

Receiving a gifted sub is a way to support a streamer and their community, and it can be given to anyone with a Twitch account, regardless of whether they follow the channel or are actively watching it. There is no etiquette that calls for passing it on and having to gift. The more supportive and active a viewer is in a channel, the higher the likelihood of receiving a gifted sub.

Both the gifter and the streamer benefit from gifted subs. The gifter receives Sub Gifter Badges in the chat of the channel they have gifted in, and the streamer gets the same amount of money from sponsored subs as normal subs to their channel.