However, Rogan worked for many years independently before signing his exclusive deal with Spotify. Like The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, who also thrives under the Spotify umbrella in 2022, Joe Rogan was a huge investment by Spotify into the podcast game with his contract. You can read the full story, which includes Rogan’s concerns over censorship on YouTube, here.Joe Rogan is one of the biggest podcast superstars out there. So far, Rogan’s contract seems to be a hit with Spotify’s shareholders, with the company’s stock price rocketing higher last week - adding several billion dollars to Spotify’s valuation in the process. The ex-“Fear Factor” host, when congratulated by Weiss on becoming “crazy rich,” said he felt “weirdly richer” following the deal. Rogan, per Forbes, made $30 million last year from his podcast - easily lapping the next biggest podcaster.Īlso Read: Why Joe Rogan Is a $100 Million Bargain for Spotify Soon after Rogan tweeted about the deal last Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported Rogan would get more than $100 million for the licensing rights to his show. That means fans won’t be able to listen to his podcast on Apple’s Podcasts app anymore, and full interviews won’t be posted to YouTube (although it’s believed clips of his interviews will still be shared to YouTube). The story comes less than a week after Rogan announced his pact with Spotify, which will bring “The Joe Rogan Experience” exclusively to the streaming service by end of the year.

Rogan’s comments were included in a new piece penned by Bari Weiss that examines why the comedian has become the biggest name in podcasting.

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