Just because YOUR podcast doesn’t make money, that doesn’t mean there’s no green to be made in the industry. Forbes put together a list of the highest-paid podcasters of 2026 . . . and they’re making bank.
Here are the Top 10, along with what they’ve made over the past year:
1. Joe Rogan, “The Joe Rogan Experience”. $82 million.
2. John Coogan and Jordi Hays, “TBPN”. $70 million.
3. Steven Bartlett, “Diary of a CEO”. $45 million.
4. Ashley Flowers, “Crime Junkie”. $42 million.
5. Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes, “SmartLess”. $37 million.
6. Mel Robbins, “The Mel Robbins Podcast”. $35 million.
7. Jason and Travis Kelce, “New Heights”. $35 million.
8. Alex Cooper, “Call Her Daddy”. $32 million.
9. Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, and Tommy Vietor, “Pod Save America”. $28 million.
10. Charlamagne Tha God, “The Breakfast Club”. $27 million.
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