Joe Rogan Sets UK Ablaze as $120M Worth Podcaster Tops the Chart With Time Running Out on Extending $200M Spotify Contract

A man with many talents, besides being one of the most famous personalities in the UFC, Joe Rogan has also built a successful career as a podcast host. His million-dollar podcast, ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ has already topped the Spotify charts. Moreover, recent reports suggest that the podcast has also topped the charts in the United Kingdom.

It is safe to say that a lot of people know about the ‘Joe Rogan Experience’. It has completed more than 2000 episodes and each episode averages almost 11 million followers. After his success in the United States, Joe Rogan has finally found success in Europe as well. Let’s check out the details.

Joe Rogan charts at the UK’s top 25 list

It has been almost two decades since podcasts came into being. Since then, many celebrities have tried their luck across various platforms. While some podcasts have enjoyed a stable viewership or have disappeared into the abyss, Joe Rogan’s JRE podcast has reigned supreme among MMA enthusiasts. Moreover, his podcast has become the biggest audio platform in the States due to the very nature of the variety of the guests. From musicians to movie stars, from sports stars to scientists, the 56-year-old has invited them all.

With the success he’s had in the United States, Joe Rogan’s podcast is now one the biggest shows in the United Kingdom, as per ‘The Guardian’. Moreover, it has overthrown popular shows like ‘The Diary of a CEO with Steve Bartlett’ and ‘Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster’, just to name a few. However, this news comes at a time when ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’s deal with Spotify is coming to an end.

JRE’s Spotify deal will end in 2023

When Joe Rogan signed the $200 million deal with Spotify, it was the biggest contract that any podcast had ever been offered. Throughout the last three years, the ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ has only seen an upward rise in viewership. However, the deal is apparently coming to an end in 2023.

Recent reports suggested that Spotify had recorded an enormous loss of almost a quarter of a billion dollars in 2023. As such, CEO Daniel Ek stated that they will stop overpaying podcast hosts. Hence, it might affect Joe Rogan’s show going forward, and we may not get to see him on that platform in the future.

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Regardless of the Spotify deal coming to an end, the JRE podcast has sparked interest from other platforms. Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski, in an interview a few months ago, mentioned that he was interested in signing the 56-year-old podcast host. Given some of the controversial discussions that often find their place in the ‘Joe Rogan Experience’, Rumble could prove to be the ideal platform for the 56-year-old due to its focus on free speech.

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