“I Never Got Recognized…”: Now Worth $120 Million, 55-Year-Old Joe Rogan Makes Stirring Confession on Struggles as an Up and Coming Entertainer

Joe Rogan is now a household name. There are millions around the world who admire the outgoing nature of the 55-year-old. However, fame and money didn’t come to the UFC commentator overnight. He has worked hard and reached great heights slowly. Now, the former ‘Fear Factor’ host has more than seventeen million followers on Instagram. His net worth stands at a whopping $120 million. He has not only impressed UFC fans with his technical knowledge about the sport but also with his podcast.

Presently, ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ is one of the most popular podcasts in the world. The UFC commentator’s podcast shocked many when it was revealed that JRE is worth $200 million. In a recent interview, Rogan himself revealed that his growth was indeed a very slow process. Even though he rose to fame over the years, he is grateful that it happened in the best way possible.

Joe Rogan opens up about the factors that led to his success

The UFC commentator was talking in a 10-day-old interview with ‘Oil and Whiskey’. During the conversation, Rogan talked about his journey to fame. The podcaster said, “Fame happened to me nice and slow. It was like a slow drip, you know. I was on a sitcom with seven other people, most people I never got recognized anywhere. Very rarely did people know who I was and then I was on Fear Factor and that was a lot more like popular and a lot more notoriety but it was okay it was like it was doable and then the podcast happened in the UFC in the podcast kind of happened around the same time. It’s like the UFC happened first, you know.“

In the latter part of the conversation, he further added, “I was working for the UFC. I actually started working for the UFC back in 97 and I did that back when it was like banned from cable and you know you could only get it if you had a satellite dish and to me, it was just I was a lifelong martial artist and I was excited about the concept of getting all these different styles together and so I got recognized a little bit from the UFC and then after my podcast took off, my podcast took off a few years after the UFC took off and it was just like all these things kind of compounded.”

Now, Rogan remains the favorite of millions around the world.

The UFC commentator shares the secret

 The UFC commentator once revealed the secret behind his success. In the #1951 episode of JRE, Rogan was talking to the famous YouTuber Stephen Findeisen. During their conversation, the UFC commentator mentioned how he was able to achieve a net worth of $120 million and fame. According to Rogan, the key to his success is doing what he loves.

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The 55-year-old mentioned that he makes sure he is fully engaged when talking to his guests. Rogan only talks about things that interest him. He further mentioned how people notice your love for what you are doing. When they realize that you are actually into something, there is a great tendency to support the initiative from the crowd. What do you think about Rogan’s rise to fame?

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