Joe Budden’s The Joe Budden Podcast is making over $1 million a month on Patreon.
Joe Budden Reveals Income Numbers
On Tuesday (July 22), The New York Occasions printed an article the place they explored the ex-rapper’s podcast empire. In response to inside numbers shared by Joe with the newspaper, he’s incomes $1.04 million a month on the crowdfunding subscription service Patreon. He’s anticipated to drag in over $12 million on Patreon this yr alone, making him the highest earner on the platform.
By the tip of the yr, the Joe Budden Community is on a tempo to rake in over $20 million in 2025, together with promoting income, in accordance with JBN chief government Ian Schwartzman.
How Joe Budden’s Podcast Makes Over $1 Million on Patreon
The Joe Budden Podcast has round 70,000 paying subscribers. Subscription tiers vary from $5 to $50 per thirty days. Subscribers get entry to episodes early along with extra episodes and spin-off reveals.
Further Revenue
Along with Patreon, the Joe Budden Podcast makes hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in advert income. Budden’s firm sells its personal advertisements as a substitute of coping with bigger networks and subsequently eliminates a intermediary. Merch and licensing income additionally contribute to the present’s backside line.
How Did Joe Budden Develop into a Podcast Mogul?
Joe Budden has been within the hip-hop podcast recreation for over a decade. He started in 2015 with I will Title This Podcast Later earlier than beginning The Joe Budden Podcast in 2016. In 2018, he inked an unique take care of Spotify, which paid the present lower than $2 million per yr, in accordance with Schwartzman.
After the deal resulted in 2020, Joe launched the Joe Budden Community. In 2021, he partnered with Patreon, which included fairness within the firm and advisory roles for Budden and Schwartzman.
“Joe is in a league of his personal,” stated Jack Conte, chief government of Patreon. “It’s not frequent for folks to make one million {dollars} a month on Patreon.”
Joe’s present cohosts embrace Queenzflip, Marc Lamont Hill, Melyssa Ford, Parks Vallely, Ish and Ice.
