Spotify finally reveals how many listeners Joe Rogan has – his audience is gigantic



Spotify has never revealed how many listeners Joe Rogan has on his massively popular podcast – until now. "The Joe Rogan Experience" has a gigantic audience – triple the size of the next most-listened-to podcast on the streaming platform.

In February, the Wall Street Journal reported that Rogan had signed a new multiyear deal with Spotify worth an estimated $250 million. By re-signing with the streaming behemoth, Rogan reportedly received an upfront minimum guarantee and revenue-sharing based on sales of advertisements. The contract is a three-year deal, according to the New York Daily News.

In a press release announcing the new contract, Rogan stated:

Cool conversations are a kind of mental nourishment, and if you’re never around interesting people, and you don’t get to have conversations with people who are exceptional, I think it’s almost a kind of social starvation. I think that’s why so many people like to listen to podcasts — because you can be a fly on the wall and experience the inner workings of the mind of someone way different than anyone you would normally encounter in your life.

Also in the press release regarding Rogan's new deal, Spotify proclaimed him to be "podcasting’s king," adding that "The Joe Rogan Experience" is "consistently ranking as the most-listened-to podcast globally and our users have ranked the show as Spotify’s Wrapped top podcast each year since 2020."

However, Spotify had previously never released any actual audience totals for the prolific podcaster.

In February, Spotify quietly rolled out a new feature that revealed how many followers each of the podcasts on the streaming service have.

Bloomberg was the first to report on the new feature, and revealed that "The Joe Rogan Experience" has 14.5 million followers. The gigantic total is nearly three times more than the next most popular program – "TED Talks Daily." In third place is the "Call Her Daddy" podcast with 3.7 million followers.

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Rogan's new deal brings his entertainment show back to YouTube, where it previously had massive success. The podcast was yanked from YouTube after Rogan signed his 2020 exclusive deal with Spotify, which is said to be worth $100 million.

The top three YouTube episodes include: "Joe Rogan Experience" #1315 – Bob Lazar & Jeremy Corbell (58 million views), "The Joe Rogan Experience" #1368 – Edward Snowden (38 million views), and "The Joe Rogan Experience" #1470 – Elon Musk (33 million views).

Rogan has more than 16.4 followers on YouTube.

Earlier this month, musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell announced they were returning their music catalog to Spotify after a boycott aimed at Rogan.

Young, followed by Mitchell, took their music off Spotify for allowing "irresponsible people" who were “spreading lies that are costing people their lives" regarding COVID-19 vaccines. The shot was aimed at getting Rogan pulled from the platform for continually questioning the official coronavirus narrative.

Young walked back his protest and brought back his music to Spotify.

"My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation podcast features I opposed at SPOTIFY," Young said this month.

"I cannot just leave Apple and Amazon, like I did with Spotify, because my music would have very little streaming outlet to music lovers at all," he continued. "So I have returned to Spotify, in sincere hopes that Spotify sound quality will improve and people will be able to hear and feel all the music as we made it."

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Larry the Cable Guy doesn't hold back, blasting 'weak-minded' Americans who are 'literally shaking' over Joe Rogan's continued Spotify presence



Comedian Larry the Cable Guy — real name Daniel Lawrence Whitney — blasted what he referred to as weak-minded Americans who are so upset about popular podcaster Joe Rogan's continued presence on Spotify that they are "literally shaking."

What are the details?

In a succinct tweet — which has since gone viral — Whitney wrote, "This country has so many week minded [sic] folks. People in 3rd world countries don't get offended at words and podcasts because they're to [sic] busy trying to find food, avoiding encephalitis, and fleeing from genocidal dictatorships."

"So ponder that next time you're 'literally shaking,'" he added.

At the time of this reporting, the tweet has been liked more than 66,000 times in approximatey 24 hours.

This country has so many week minded folks. People in 3rd world countries don\u2019t get offended at words and podcasts because they\u2019re to busy trying to find food, avoiding encephalitis and fleeing from genocidal dictatorships. So ponder that next time you\u2019re \u201cliterally shaking.\u201d
— Larry The Cable Guy (@Larry The Cable Guy) 1644218053

What else is there to know about this?

Rogan has been under fire for weeks as musicians such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell have yanked their music libraries from Spotify over the podcaster's show, "The Joe Rogan Experience."

Young and Mitchell — as well as others — have accused Rogan of spreading COVID-19 misinformation.

Rogan has been under the microscope over the last week after resurfaced footage emerged featuring him using the N-word on various episodes — incidents for which he later apologized.

In a lengthy video statement, Rogan apologized and insisted that he is not racist.

He captioned the video, "There’s been a lot of s**t from the old episodes of the podcast that I wish I hadn’t said, or had said differently. This is my take on the worst of it."

"I know that to most people, there is no context where a white person is ever allowed to say that word, never mind publicly on a podcast, and I agree with that now,” Rogan said in the video. “Instead of saying the N-word, I would just say the word. I thought as long as it was in context, people would understand what I was doing.”

“I never used it to be racist, because I’m not racist,” Rogan added. “But whenever you’re in a situation where you have to say, ‘I’m not racist,’ you f***ed up. And I clearly have f***ed up."

Spotify has thus far refused to remove Rogan's show from the popular music and audio media streaming platform.

Glenn Beck to Joe Rogan: Here's why you should NOT APOLOGIZE to the mob



Joe Rogan apologized on Instagram over the weekend amid the latest controversy involving a video compilation that went viral of him using racial slurs. But, no matter how many times Rogan apologizes to the mob that's after him, they'll never back down. It'll just be wave after wave of controversies until Rogan's either off of Spotify and major platforms or is completely unacceptable to the masses, Glenn Beck said on the radio program Monday.

Glenn, who is no stranger to baseless cancel culture attacks, advised Rogan not to apologize to the mob, because his core audience — who actually knows him and what he stands for — is the only one that matters.

"Joe ... your audience understands you. Your audience knows you," Glenn said. "But you can't apologize to the people you offend ... because they're not sincere. You may be, but they're not," he added.

"It's not going to stop. They have you fixed in their targets and there's only one goal ... to wipe you out. And here's why. Because if they can take you out, they'll take everyone of us out. You are the biggest target. You're the apex predator. And if they can take you out, then that sends the message to Spotify and Google and Apple and everybody else. You'd better not have anybody right of Joe Rogan."

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Spotify deletes 70 episodes of 'The Joe Rogan Experience' as new racial slur controversy forces podcast host to issue apology: 'The most regretful and shameful thing I’ve ever had to talk about publicly'



Spotify quietly removed 70 episodes of "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast recently, according to a new report. The news was reported by JRE Missing – a website that automatically detects episodes of Rogan's podcast that have been purged from Spotify.

The deleted episodes feature a wide variety of guests such as progressive political commentator Kyle Kulinski, LGBT community activist Dan Savage, Vice Media founder Shane Smith, liberal podcaster Marc Maron, psychologist Stanley Krippner, MMA fighter Sam Sheridan, lifestyle guru Tim Ferriss, Tool singer Maynard James Keenan, ufologist Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, wellness company CEO Aubrey Marcus, director Kevin Smith, and actor Andy Dick.

There were also numerous episodes starring comedians that were taken down, including shows with Russell Peters, Theo Von, Bert Kreischer, Tom Segura, Christina Pazsitzky, Moshe Kasher, Pete Holmes, Amy Schumer, Dave Attell, Jim Norton, and Bill Burr.

Upon finding out that one of his episodes was deleted, Gad Saad – who is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, Psychology Today writer, and author – wrote on Twitter, "WTF?!"

Author and podcaster Michael Malice – who was a "The Joe Rogan Experience" guest six times – noted that Spotify deleted two episodes he appeared in. During a YouTube broadcast, Malice said he wasn't exactly sure why the shows were purged and that they both were recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic.

both of the episodes are pre-covidpic.twitter.com/h1WQ178kQh
— Michael Malice (@Michael Malice) 1644016213

A possible reason for the mass deletion of pre-pandemic episodes could stem from a new controversy involving Rogan. This week, a compilation video went viral of Rogan saying the n-word in past podcasts. Rogan used the racial slur 24 times in the 23 resurfaced clips in episodes recorded years ago, well before his deal with Spotify.

Rogan issued an apology on Saturday morning for using the racial slur, calling it "the most regretful and shameful thing I’ve ever had to talk about publicly."

Rogan said the clips were taken "out of context" from "12 years of conversations." He explained that he was quoting other people in several instances of using the n-word.

“I know that to most people, there is no context where a white person is ever allowed to say that word, nevermind publicly on a podcast, and I agree with that now," Rogan said in an Instagram video. "I haven’t said it in years. Instead of saying ‘the n-word,’ I would just say the word. I thought as long as it was in context, people would understand what I was doing."

"It looks f***ing horrible. Even to me," he said.

"It’s a very unusual word, but it’s not my word to use," the comedian continued. "I never used it to be racist, because I’m not racist, but whenever you’re in a situation where you have to say ‘I’m not racist,’ you’ve f***ed up, and I clearly have f***ed up."

"I do hope that if anything this can be a teachable moment," Rogan added. "I never thought it would be taken out of context and put in a video like that. Now that it is, holy s**t does it look bad."


"Breaking Points" host Saagar Enjeti – who has been a guest on "The Joe Rogan Experience – declared, "The effort to smear Joe Rogan as a racist is one of the most despicable efforts I’ve ever seen in my lifetime. They don’t actually care, they’re just trying to destroy him. We either live in a society where context matters or we don’t."

Enjeti compared Rogan using the racial slur out of context to President Joe Biden quoting the n-word from a 1985 hearing.

"By their standard Joe Biden is a racist," Enjeti said.

The effort to smear Joe Rogan as a racist is one of the most despicable efforts I\u2019ve ever seen in my lifetime. They don\u2019t actually care, they\u2019re just trying to destroy him. We either live in a society where context matters or we don\u2019t. By their standard Joe Biden is a racistpic.twitter.com/7wUI8aeL3P
— Saagar Enjeti (@Saagar Enjeti) 1644076496

In April, Spotify deleted roughly 40 episodes of Rogan's podcast. JRE Missing reported that a total of 113 episodes have been deleted since Joe Rogan signed a reported $100 million contract with the streaming giant.

Regarding certain episodes, Rogan said in March, "There were a few episodes they didn't want on their platform, and I was like 'Okay, I don't care.'"

Previously, Rogan said Spotify's management "haven't given me a hard time at all," and they "don't give a f***" about the content and guests on his podcast.

Rogan and Spotify have faced heavy criticism in the past two weeks over claims of COVID-19 misinformation. The situation elevated when musicians threatened to remove their music libraries from Spotify, including Neil Young, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Joni Mitchell, India Arie, and Nils Lofgren.

Jon Stewart defends Joe Rogan, says it is a 'mistake' to censor 'a person that you can engage with'



Liberal political satirist Jon Stewart defended Joe Rogan against the tidal wave of criticism. Stewart proclaimed that it is a "mistake" for music artists to make a concerted effort to censor and push Spotify to cut ties with the prolific podcaster.

During a recent episode of "The Problem with Jon Stewart" podcast, the former host of the "Daily Show" opined that it is an "overreaction" by anyone attempting to cancel Rogan because he acts in good faith.

"Don't leave, don't abandon, don't censor, engage," Stewart advised critics of Rogan, which includes musicians Neil Young, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Joni Mitchell, India Arie, and Nils Lofgren.

"I'm not saying it’s always going to work out fruitfully, but I am always of the mindset that engagement, and especially with someone like a Joe Rogan who is not, in my mind, an ideologue in any way," Stewart said during his podcast. "To me, that says that’s a person that you can engage with."

Stewart highlighted a recent situation where Rogan was open to new information during a podcast.

During "The Joe Rogan Experience" episode released on Jan. 12, Rogan and Australian TV presenter Josh Szeps were discussing myocarditis – which is inflammation of the heart muscle, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rogan noted that for teens, myocarditis is an adverse side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC stated: "Cases of myocarditis reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) have occurred."

Szeps acknowledged that myocarditis is a side effect of COVID-19 vaccines, but argued that myocarditis is actually more common for those who have been infected with coronavirus than those from being vaccinated.

Rogan was skeptical of the claim and asked his producer Jamie Vernon to verify the assertion.

There were studies that found that myocarditis is not more common in those who were fully vaccinated than those with a COVID-19 infection.

The day after the podcast was released on Spotify, Rogan addressed the situation.

"If anyone was going to make me look dumb on the podcast I’m glad it’s @joshzepps, because I love him, and he’s awesome," Rogan wrote on Twitter.

To people who think that @joerogan is closed-minded or that he\u2019d get pissed when I disagree with him, here\u2019s Exhibit A. I love the guyhttps://twitter.com/joerogan/status/1481832468651122689\u00a0\u2026
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"However this is why I was confused," Rogan added, and provided a link to a Guardian article titled: "Boys more at risk from Pfizer jab side-effect than Covid, suggests study."

The article reads, "Healthy boys may be more likely to be admitted to hospital with a rare side-effect of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine that causes inflammation of the heart than with Covid itself, US researchers claim."

The study, which is not peer-reviewed, found that the stratified cardiac adverse event (CAE) rate was "highest in young boys aged 12-15 following dose two."

"For boys 12-17 without medical comorbidities, the likelihood of post vaccination dose two CAE is 162.2 and 94.0/million respectively," the authors wrote. "This incidence exceeds their expected 120-day COVID-19 hospitalization rate at both moderate (August 21, 2021 rates) and high COVID-19 hospitalization incidence."

Rogan also included a link to a Substack article titled "UK Now Reports Myocarditis stratified by Age & Sex After Vaccine Or Sars-cov-2" from Dr. Vinay Prasad – who is a hematologist-oncologist, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California San Francisco, and author of more than 3,000 academic articles.

Stewart commended Rogan for being open to new information.

Stewart said, "And Joe just went, 'I don’t know, okay, I didn’t get that.' And that to me says, 'Oh, that’s a person that you can engage with.'"

"My point is, we all exist in this world and on this planet, and there’s no question that there is egregious misinformation that’s purposeful and hateful and all those other things," Stewart continued. "And that being moderated is a credit to the platforms that run them. But this overreaction to Rogan, I think is a mistake. I really do."

Stewart asked if every music artist is going to quit platforms that feature voices that they don't agree with, such as Eric Clapton and Fox News.

Stewart said identifying "dishonest, bad actors in the world" is "so much more important" to him.

Trevor Noah – the current host of the "Daily Show" – also defended Rogan this week.

"I actually thought it was pretty classy," Noah said of Rogan addressing the controversy in a video this week. "He owned up to it. I thought it was pretty dope. It was refreshing."

Former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard advised Rogan, "Just keep being you."

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson also supported Rogan this week by saying, "Great stuff here brother. Perfectly articulated. Look forward to coming on one day and breaking out the tequila with you."

Comedic actor Kevin James added, "Joe – we go way back and all these years I’ve known you to be nothing but objective and seeking truth. Thank you. Love you brother."

Legendary surfer Kelly Slater told Rogan, "Love to see you offer to bring Neil Young and/or Joni Mitchell on with whomever they want by their side to refute whatever it is they’re so pissed about. If they’re for truth it should be an easy convo. I’ll be looking forward to their replies."

(WARNING: Explicit language)

Would you take your music off of Spotify?pic.twitter.com/ltrA81DUee
— The Problem With Jon Stewart (@The Problem With Jon Stewart) 1643893202