{"id":182388,"date":"2025-07-23T10:02:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/joe-budden-makes-20-million-a-year-from-podcast-network\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T10:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:02:22","slug":"joe-budden-makes-20-million-a-year-from-podcast-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/joe-budden-makes-20-million-a-year-from-podcast-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Budden Makes $20 Million a Year From Podcast Network"},"content":{"rendered":"


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For rapper turned podcaster Joe Budden<\/strong>, podcasting<\/a> is a lucrative business!<\/p>\n

Budden, who runs the Joe Budden Network, which includes his own eponymous music podcast, opened up about his company\u2019s finances in an article published by The New York Times<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday, July 22.<\/p>\n

According to the Joe Budden Network\u2019s chief executive, Ian Schwartzman<\/strong>, Budden\u2019s podcasting empire is forecast to make more than $20 million in 2025.<\/p>\n

According to the\u00a0New York Times<\/em> report, the Joe Budden Network, an independent company not affiliated with major podcasting production or distribution companies, earns around $1.04 million from Patreon, where it releases content directly to fans. The company reportedly has around 70,000 paid subscribers, with subscriptions ranging from $5 to $50 a month. Rounded up, Budden\u2019s Patreon revenue should exceed $12 million for 2025.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tStars from Hollywood, sports, comedy and beyond are finding huge financial success as they continue to share stories behind the microphone. With more and more pop culture consumers around the world streaming podcasts as voraciously as music, TV and film, companies like Spotify, SiriusXM and Amazon are willing to pay big bucks to secure top-tier [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Schwartzman said that the company also makes several millions of dollars from selling its own ads on its podcasts, rather than working with larger distributors, merchandise and content licensing.<\/p>\n

Budden, 44, first made waves with his hit 2003 song \u201cPump It Up,\u201d but by 2015, he transitioned from rapping to podcasting, launching \u201cThe Joe Budden Podcast.\u201d The show\u2019s success led to the New York Times <\/em>labeling\u00a0him the \u201cHoward Stern of hip-hop\u201d in 2018.<\/p>\n

Budden joins the celebrities including Jason<\/strong> and Travis Kelce<\/strong> and \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d host Alex Cooper<\/strong> as some of the biggest earners in podcasting.<\/p>\n

In August 2024, Cooper, 30, signed with SiriusXM for distribution and advertising rights to her podcast in a deal worth a reported $125 million over three years.<\/p>\n

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