Joe Rogan and Spotify renew massive podcast deal

<figure> <img alt="A photo of Joe Rogan" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/gettyimages-1396113306.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Spotify has <a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-10-08/joe-rogan-experience-partnership/">renewed its licensing agreement</a> with Joe Rogan, whose podcast remains the <a href="https://podcastcharts.byspotify.com/us/top-podcasts">number one show</a> on the platform - <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/joe-rogan-podcast-platforms-2025-1236440131/">and in the world</a>. As <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/media/joe-rogan-re-ups-lucrative-spotify-deal-4f53c565">reported by <em>The Wall Street Journal</em></a>, the multi-year agreement is valued at around $250 million, allowing new episodes of <em>The</em> <em>Joe Rogan Experience</em> to appear on Spotify and across other platforms each week.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The renewal builds on the lucrative relationship between Spotify and Rogan that began with <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21263927/joe-rogan-spotify-experience-exclusive-content-episodes-youtube">an exclusive streaming agreement</a> for <em>The Joe Rogan Experience</em> in 2020. The company later allowed the show to be distributed to YouTube, Apple, and other podcasting platforms as part of <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/2/24059336/joe-rogan-renews-deal-with-spotify-youtube">its 2024 deal with Rogan</a>.</p> … <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1007725/joe-rogan-spotify-podcast-deal">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>