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Joe Rogan enters into a new multiyear partnership with Spotify, estimated at around $250 million, sources say. Rogan first inked with Spotify in 2020.
Today, Spotify announced that Joe Rogan, the top podcaster in the country for several years, has renewed his multiyear partnership with the streamer. The Wall Street Journal estimates the deal at around $250 million, citing sources close to the matter.
Rogan and Spotify first signed a deal in 2020, which saw The Joe Rogan Experience available exclusively on the platform. Exclusivity ended in 2024, along with Spotify’s other exclusive deals, and Rogan’s podcast became more widely distributed.
“The partnership with Spotify has been an amazing fit, and they’re incredible to work with,” said Rogan. “I’m extremely happy and excited to continue with them for years to come.”
The Joe Rogan Experience has 18 million followers on Spotify—the most followed podcast on the platform. Since 2019, it has been the most-listened-to podcast in the United States, according to data from Edison Research. The show topped the year-end lists for 2025 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
“Joe has built something incredibly enduring, and his show continues to resonate with a massive global audience because there’s simply nothing else like it. Spotify’s podcast business has grown alongside (Rogan’s show) over the years, and we’re excited to keep building on that partnership for years to come,” added Jordan Newman, Head of Content Partnerships, Spotify.
The Joe Rogan Experience debuted in 2009 and today boasts over 2,500 episodes. The show is known for its multi-hour interviews with a wide range of celebrities, including actors, musicians, comedians, athletes, and politicians. Among his most divisive interviews are with Elon Musk and the then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The podcast has drawn plenty of controversy. In 2022, Neil Young and other musicians pulled their music from Spotify due to concerns over health misinformation on the heels of the COVID pandemic. Joni Mitchell and David Crosby supported Neil Young by following suit. However, most of those artists have since returned to the streamer.
Artists to have followed Young’s lead and removed their content from the streamer included Joni Mitchell, Nils Lofgren of The E Street Band, India.Arie, and Crosby, Stills & Nash (both solo and supergroup recordings). Other podcasters also pulled their content from Spotify over the matter, including Mary Trump, Brene Brown, and Roxane Gay.
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