What is 斗內? 抖內 meaning, the English word, how the amount works, and platform cuts (2026)

General information only — this is not legal or tax advice. The figures below come mainly from each provider's own official pages, with two named news reports, consulted on 7 August 2026; rates and rules change, so verify before deciding.

In short. 斗內 is a sound-and-sense loan of the English donate — a viewer paying money directly to support a streamer or creator. 斗內 and 抖內 are two spellings of the same word, both read dǒunèi (ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄟˋ) in Mandarin. Creators in Taiwan collect 斗內 by roughly three routes: platform built-ins (YouTube Super Chat, Twitch subs and Bits), a local provider's payment link (ECPay, O'Pay and the like), and a third-party page paying straight into the creator's own PayPal account. Note that PayPal closed domestic collection and payment inside Taiwan on 9 May 2017, and the Taiwan rates it publishes today are one table only — 「接收跨國交易」, receiving cross-border transactions — so the PayPal route is in practice for 斗內 from an overseas audience.

What 斗內 means and where it came from: 斗內, 抖內 and donate are one word

Chinese Wiktionary lists 斗內 as a verb, explains it as 「音義兼譯自英語 donate（"贊助、捐獻"）」, defines it as sponsoring a streamer, and gives the pronunciation dǒunèi (ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄟˋ). 抖內 is the other spelling; that entry lists 斗內 as a variant form and defines it 「(新詞，網絡語言) 給主播打賞，打錢」, internet slang for tipping a streamer. Both spellings are in use; write whichever comes naturally.

What is 斗內 in English? It is donate. The English Wiktionary entry for 抖內 says "Borrowed from English donate" and defines it "to donate (to an online streamer)"; the noun is donation. English-language streaming tools often call it a tip — Streamlabs' English page uses "tips", and its Traditional Chinese page renders that 「小費」.

On the origin, ETtoday Star's 19 January 2018 round-up of streamer slang is plain: 「斗內出自英文Donate（贊助），在斗內的同時，留言會被凸顯，通常實況主也會特別感謝」 — the chat message is highlighted and the streamer usually thanks you — and it adds that people who 斗內 get called 「乾爹」, sugar daddy.

How the 斗內 amount works

Two sides. For the viewer, the official pages we checked give no recommended amount; the floor is set by the tool. ECPay's official setup notes for streamer collection say 「可以設定每一筆贊助的最低金額，預設為10元。」 — minimum per tip, default NT$10. Tip size changes how it is surfaced, not who is more entitled to support you.

For the creator what matters is the amount that lands: face value, less the processing fee and its fixed component, less the platform fee and any revenue share. For PayPal collecting from abroad, its Taiwan commercial-transaction rates page (updated 28 May 2026) lists 「台灣外 (TW) 商業交易」 (transactions from outside Taiwan) at 「4.40%+ 固定費用」, the fixed fee being 10.00 TWD when received in New Taiwan dollars and 0.30 USD in US dollars. That page's definition of 「商業交易」 covers 「接受慈善機構捐款」, accepting charitable donations, so 斗內 runs on commercial-transaction rates, not friends-and-family transfers. A worked estimate for an NT$1,000 tip from abroad:

The real figure depends on your account's receiving currency and settings, and currency is what's most easily missed: the personal-account fees page (updated 28 May 2026) lists a USD balance withdrawn to an E.Sun USD account at 「2.50%（若不涉及貨幣轉換）」, local bank withdrawal conversion 「當地銀行提領轉換」 at 2.50%, and conversion in all other cases 「所有其他情況下的轉換」 at 3.00% — receive US dollars, convert to NT dollars, and you add a layer of conversion cost.

What PayPal can do in Taiwan now

INSIDE's report of 9 May 2017 recorded the day: PayPal 「全面終止台灣境內收付款交易功能」 — domestic collection and payment inside Taiwan ended entirely. The report cites the Act Governing Electronic Payment Institutions and notes 「台灣對外或海外地區對台灣跨境交易模式仍不受影響」 — cross-border flows remain unaffected. The statute is clearer: the Act Governing Electronic Payment Institutions (last amended 19 January 2023) provides at Article 15 that 「境外機構非依本條例申請許可設立電子支付機構，不得於我國境內經營第四條第一項業務」 — an offshore institution not licensed under this Act may not conduct Article 4(1) business within our territory — and Article 4(1) includes 「代理收付實質交易款項」, collecting and paying for real transactions as an agent.

The public pages today match that report: PayPal's Taiwan commercial-rates page carries only the 「接收跨國交易」 table, and when we read it on 7 August 2026 we saw no rate row for domestic receiving. Practically: plan PayPal 斗內 as cross-border collection.

Withdrawals have details too. PayPal's help page says personal-account holders in Taiwan can withdraw to an E.Sun Bank account, another local bank account, or a US bank account, and that E.Sun 「可能需要 3 到 7 個工作日處理提領」 — 3 to 7 business days; minimums are NT$100 to E.Sun, and NT$500 or US$50 from E.Sun onward to another local bank. If the names don't match, the accounts won't link — settle that before you start collecting. PayPal's example: an account named "Wang XiaoMing" against an E.Sun account opened as 「王小明」 — 「則無法連結這兩個帳戶」, you cannot link the two.

Platform built-ins: where to check the cut

YouTube. The official help page says 「Google 認列的超級系列收益，70% 會支付給創作者」 — 70% of the Super-series revenue Google recognises goes to the creator — with 「系統會先扣除當地銷售稅和 iOS App Store 費用後，再計算得出收益的 70%」, local sales tax and iOS App Store fees off first, and 「所有交易相關費用 (含信用卡手續費) 目前均由 YouTube 負擔」, all transaction fees, credit cards included, borne by YouTube (Super Chat and Super Stickers). Super Thanks is likewise 「70% 會分給創作者」. Taiwan appears on the Super Chat availability list, and eligibility starts with 「粉絲贊助功能的基本要求」, the basic fan-funding requirements. Viewers there pay through Google checkout, which is why a tip made on iOS has an App Store fee taken out first. Note: the official pages we found publish no Taiwan-specific cut, so check any "the Taiwan cut is X%" claim back against the official page.

Twitch. Twitch's official blog post of 24 January 2024 states the removal of "the US$100K cap on net revenue at the 70/30 revenue share level", and explains that under the Plus Program 100 points for three consecutive months qualifies for 60/40 net revenue on paid and gift subscriptions, and 300 points reaches 70/30. That post lists no per-Bit price and no payment threshold — for those two, go by what your own Twitch dashboard shows, and don't treat a third-party blog's figures as settled.

Which 斗內 platforms are out there

Here are several 斗內 tools you'll come across in Taiwan; each publishes its rates on its own pages. The table only points the way — no ranking, no price comparison. Read their pages, and check for an update date.

What affects the amount that lands is often the footnote under the table, not the headline figure. ECPay's general-seller rates page, when we read it, noted 「線上金流每筆費用最終結算需加收取 5% 營業稅」 — a 5% business tax added to each fee at final settlement. Business tax, receiving limit, settlement timing, withdrawal fee: dig out all four, for every provider.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• 中文維基詞典 — 斗內（音義兼譯自英語 donate；動詞；釋義為贊助給直播主；讀音 dǒunèi／ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄟˋ）
• 中文維基詞典 — 抖內（音義兼譯自英語 donate；「(新詞，網絡語言) 給主播打賞，打錢」；將「斗內」列為異體）
• English Wiktionary — 抖內（"Borrowed from English donate"；"to donate (to an online streamer)"；dǒunèi）
• ETtoday 星光雲 — 「斗內、MOD」什麼意思？6句用語看懂實況主在說啥，2018 年 1 月 19 日（斗內出自英文 Donate；留言被凸顯；「乾爹」）
• Streamlabs — Tipping 頁（英文頁面以 tip／tips 稱之；"Streamlabs does not take any cuts on tips"）
• Streamlabs — 繁體中文常見問題（小費「直接透過付款處理者進入到直播者的帳戶」；「Streamlabs 不會從您的小費抽取任何費用」）
• PayPal — 台灣商業交易費率，更新日 2026 年 5 月 28 日（「台灣外 (TW) 商業交易」4.40% + 固定費用；固定費用 10.00 TWD／0.30 USD；「商業交易」定義含接受慈善機構捐款；頁面僅列接收跨國交易，未列台灣境內收款費率）
• PayPal — 台灣個人帳戶費用，更新日 2026 年 5 月 28 日（新台幣餘額提領至玉山新台幣帳戶「無需支付手續費（若不涉及貨幣轉換）」；美元餘額提領 2.50%；當地銀行提領轉換 2.50%；所有其他情況下的轉換 3.00%）
• PayPal — 如何從我的 PayPal 帳戶取得交易款項？（台灣個人帳戶的提領選項；玉山「可能需要 3 到 7 個工作日」；最低提領 100／500／50；Wang XiaoMing 與王小明的姓名不符範例）
• 全國法規資料庫 — 電子支付機構管理條例，最新修正民國 112 年 1 月 19 日（第 15 條：境外機構非依本條例申請許可設立，不得於我國境內經營第四條第一項業務；第 4 條第 1 項含代理收付實質交易款項）
• INSIDE — PayPal 將從 5/9 起全面終止台灣境內收付款交易功能，2017 年 5 月 9 日（境內收付款終止；援引電子支付機構管理條例；跨境交易不受影響）
• YouTube 說明 — 管理 YouTube 聊天室的超級留言和超級貼圖（70% 支付給創作者；先扣當地銷售稅與 iOS App Store 費用；交易相關費用由 YouTube 負擔）
• YouTube 說明 — 超級留言與超級貼圖的使用資格、適用地區與政策（台灣在適用地區清單；須符合粉絲贊助功能的基本要求）
• YouTube 說明 — 啟用及管理超級感謝功能（「70% 會分給創作者」）
• Twitch 官方部落格 — An update to several streamer payout programs，2024 年 1 月 24 日（移除 70/30 分潤的 US$100K 淨收益上限；Plus 方案 100 點 60/40、300 點 70/30；未列 Bits 單價與付款門檻）
• 綠界科技 ECPay — 實況主收款（「金額自由填寫，適用贊助及捐款情境」；收款成功動畫；代收撥款存入信託專戶）
• 綠界科技 ECPay — 一般賣家金流費率，2026 年 8 月 7 日查閱（「線上金流每筆費用最終結算需加收取 5% 營業稅」；各付款方式費率、30 日收款額度與撥款時間）
• 綠界科技 ECPay — 實況主收款設定說明（「可以設定每一筆贊助的最低金額，預設為10元」）
• 歐付寶 O’Pay — 實況主收款（「實況收入，一址搞定」；提供「專屬於您的收款網址」）
• 歐付寶 O’Pay — 費率頁（各付款方式費率與撥款時間；頁面未印生效日）
• Portaly — 定價（基本會員與頂級會員兩種方案）
• Nekolive 貓咪娛樂 — 官網（「整合了台灣目前可使用的第三方金流廠商」，清單含 PayPal；平台費說明寫在首頁）
• 財政部稅務入口網（台灣稅務主管機關的官方入口）

General information only — this is not legal or tax advice. Rules and rates differ by country and change; verify against the official sources and consult a professional.