Joe Rogan has secured a renewed deal, which could potentially be worth a staggering $250 million. As part of this agreement, his highly popular podcast will no longer remain exclusive to the platform.
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Spotify signed a deal for the podcast
The podcast known as “The Joe Rogan Experience” has recently entered into a lucrative agreement with Spotify, amounting to a staggering $250 million. Since 2020, The Joe Rogan Experience podcast has been exclusively available on Spotify.
Furthermore, the JRE will be accessible for streaming on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and YouTube as well. The JRE is the most popular podcast and has been becoming increasingly popular day by day.
Spotify has disclosed the particulars of this partnership, wherein it will permit other platforms to acquire access to the podcast in return for a mutually agreed upon sum. In this partnership, Joe is entitled to a predetermined minimum amount and an undisclosed portion of the advertising revenue.
The JRE is the top podcast worldwide
Spotify has been in touch with Joe for quite a while now. Back in 2020, they struck a deal with him worth a whopping $200 million for exclusive rights. And let me tell you, that deal turned out to be a massive success! JRE has been everyone’s go-to podcast worldwide for the past three years.
According to a survey report, JRE continued to be the most popular podcast globally during the deal, and it ranked as the second most-loved podcast among girls over 13 years old in the US.
Controversial Podcast
Joe, the American comedian-actor, and UFC commentator has consistently found himself embroiled in numerous controversies throughout his career. He faced numerous boycotts for discussing sensitive subjects on his podcast on multiple occasions such as his comments on the COVID-19 vaccine, his take on transgender athlete Fallon Fox, regarding the use of the n-word, and his most hated video in which he is taking ivermectin to treat himself for COVID-19.
First Premier of The Joe Rogan Experience
It launched on December 24, 2009, on YouTube by Rogan, By 2015, it had become one of the most sought-after podcasts globally, attracting millions of viewers for each episode. And till now it has thousands of episodes lasting 2-3 hours each. Throughout these episodes, the podcast featured numerous remarkable guests.
Prominent guests
Robert Downey Jr., the renowned actor, made an appearance on the podcast, David Goggins, the retired Navy SEAL, motivational speaker, and marathon runner, who is famously known as the toughest guy on earth, has made several appearances on the show, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has also made an appearance on the podcast.
Dave Chappelle, Quentin Tarantino, Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dogg, Jewel, Eddie Izzard, Sadhguru, Mike Tyson, Post Malone, and Zach Bryan are some of the notable guests who have been on the podcast. During an interview, Joe mentioned that he doesn’t choose guests based on their popularity, but rather on his genuine interest in having a conversation with them.
He caused a stir when he had a controversial podcast featuring Elon Musk, grabbing everyone’s attention. Not only that, the podcast turned out to be one of his most popular ones to date.
They shared COVID conspiracy theories and bashed individuals who opt to wear masks, Musk mentioned that George Soros has a strong dislike for humanity.
