Spotify has recently begun testing a feature that reveals the number of followers for podcasts on its platform, disclosing that Joe Rogan's podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, leads with a significant margin. With 14.5 million followers, Rogan's podcast is nearly three times larger than its closest competitor, TED Talks Daily, which has 5 million followers. This disclosure comes amidst discussions of the podcast's massive audience, often described as the largest globally. The move by Spotify to share follower counts offers a clearer picture of podcast popularity, contrasting sharply with traditional media metrics, such as CNN's average of 582k primetime viewers in 2023. Critics, including CNN, have labeled Rogan's content as 'fringe' and 'controversial,' yet these figures suggest a substantial mainstream appeal. Additionally, it's noted that these numbers are particularly striking for Rogan, who is exclusive to Spotify, compared to other podcasts available across multiple platforms.
These are only Spotify podcast numbers and Joe Rogan is exclusive to Spotify so it’s going to look massive next to all other podcasts that have been available on every RSS catcher for decades. TAL may only have 800k subscribers on Spotify but has millions across other platforms https://t.co/BEvnGzWrk7
Joe Rogan's podcast is the most popular on Spotify, with nearly 3x more followers than the #2 spot via Bloomberg https://t.co/fxsZ5kDljT
NEW: Spotify just disclosed the follower counts for podcasts, revealing that Joe Rogan has a staggering 14.5 million followers. In contrast, CNN averaged 582k primetime viewers in 2023. CNN brands @joerogan as "fringe" and "controversial," but his audience is actually more than… https://t.co/5wvLYogmJ8
Joe Rogan's audience is huge. Like, really, really huge. Ginormous. https://t.co/gt2PFZlaOl
Spotify's TikTok-like redesign reveals the follower numbers for top podcasters: The Joe Rogan Experience has 14.5M, followed by TED Talks Daily's 5M followers (@ashleyrcarman / Bloomberg) https://t.co/ALqG641UAn 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/lrX2vQJxVg
Scoop: It's a generally accepted truth that Joe Rogan's podcast is the biggest on Earth (!) But how massive is his audience? Last month, Spotify quietly started testing a feature that discloses how many followers podcasts on the platform have. His show is almost 3X bigger than… https://t.co/AOkbqOb3rg
It's a generally accepted truth that Joe Rogan's podcast is the biggest on Earth (!) But how massive is his audience? Last month, Spotify quietly started testing a feature that discloses how many followers podcasts on the platform have. His show is almost 3X bigger than the… https://t.co/wbm5aE6791
Well, Joe Rogan just got surpassed for biggest podcast in the world if these two drop together. https://t.co/glNUMHXYdD