Overview

MoistCr1TiKaL Disables Donations, Reveals Earnings refers to YouTuber Penguinz0, also known as Cr1TiKaL, Moist Critikal or Charlie White Jr., removing a large portion of his content monetization by disabling his YouTube memberships, Super Chats and other revenue streams and setting his Twitch donations to a high minimum that most people will not be willing or able to afford in order to deter people from giving him money. Cr1TiKaL made this announcement on October 9th, 2025, via a YouTube video titled "I'm Turning It Off," claiming that he felt bad accepting money via donations, and it was weighing on his mind. In a follow-up video on October 15th, Cr1TiKaL showed his earnings on YouTube, revealing that he had made an estimated $35.8 million since starting his channel, with another roughly $4 million on Twitch from subscriptions and ads. The videos went viral over the following days and inspired reactions, with other content creators like xQc also showing off portions of their earnings.

Background

"I'm Turning It Off" Video

On October 9th, 2025, YouTuber^[1] Penguinz0 posted a video titled, "I'm Turning It Off." The video gained over 2.7 million views, 227,000 likes and 16,100 comments in a week.

In the video, he explains that he has disabled YouTube memberships and Super Chats for his livestreams. He says that he tried to do the same for Twitch, but he was unable to, instead opting to turn the minimum for donations up so high that he imagines nobody will spend that kind of money to donate to him. Cr1TiKaL then urges viewers not to sub or donate to him on Twitch and explains that he felt "uneasy" taking donations from viewers, expressing a desire for his content to be free. He also suggests that viewers donate money to a charitable cause rather than to him.

Developments

"I'm Not Turning It Back On" Video

On October 15th, 2025, Cr1TiKaL posted a video on YouTube^[2] titled "I'm Not Turning It Back On," garnering over 2.7 million views in a day. In the video, Cr1TiKaL says he's gotten some backlash from streamers for "setting a precedent" that you should turn off your monetization, and he says he wants streamers and content creators to do whatever they want. He then shows off his lifetime earnings on both YouTube and Twitch. On YouTube, it was revealed that Cr1TiKaL made over an estimated $35.8 million between 2016 and 2025. He reiterates that it doesn't sit right with him to make so much money off the backs of hard-working people who make less, calling streaming the "easiest job." Cr1TiKaL also says he wanted to show how much streamers and content creators make because most people don't know.

Online Reactions

Cr1TiKaL's videos about discouraging fans and viewers from supporting him directly with donations inspired numerous reactions across social media in mid-October 2025 as the event garnered attention online.

On October 11th, 2025, YouTuber^[3] 60Drama posted a video edit sharing streamer xQc's reaction to the video "I'm Turning It Off," in which xQc suggests that viewers enjoy donating to streamers to be involved, the uploader pushing back and wondering if it's more-so the aspect of fostering a parasocial relationship that gets people to donate, garnering over 750,000 views in five days.

On the same day, YouTuber^[4] Dolan Dark posted a video on his Dolan Darkest channel reacting to the "I'm Turning It Off" video, garnering over 260,000 views in five days. In the video, Dolan talks about a South Korean streamer who was reportedly murdered by someone who donated $70,000 to her,^[7] wondering if this also contributed to the decision.

On October 15th, 2025, a clip of streamer and YouTuber Ludwig reacting to Cr1TiKaL's earnings was posted to the Ludwig React YouTube^[5] channel, gaining over 10,000 views in a day.

That same day, X^[6] user @Awk20000 posted a clip from xQc's stream in which he shows off a portion of his earnings from a "below-average" day of streaming on Twitch in 2020, during his peak, revealing that he made about $45,000 daily that year, garnering over 1,500 likes in a day.

Search Interest

Unavailable.

External References