Here are some quick stats for The Joe Rogan Experience podcast including total number of episodes (JRE, JRE MMA Shows and Fight Companions), number of episodes per year, total length of all podcasts, total number of guests, guest gender ratio, most guest appearances, and most viewed episodes.
Total Number of JRE Podcast Episodes
A total of 1,738 episodes have been recorded in the nearly 11 year existence of The Joe Rogan Experience. This number includes the regular JRE podcasts, JRE MMA Shows, Fight Companions, Fight Recaps/Breakdowns, Podcasts on a Plane/In a Car/In Paradise/In a Hotel Room, Joe Rogan Questions Everything, etc.
Number of JRE Episodes per Year
The quantity of JRE podcasts has steadily increased over the years reaching a peak of 221 episodes in 2019. Although Rogan has never taken much of a break from the podcast, the number of episodes has declined in 2020 and appears to be on pace for fewer than 200 podcasts this year. As of late, Joe Rogan has been releasing 3 episodes per week with the occasional extra podcast and shows no signs of significantly slowing down.
Total Length of All JRE Podcasts
The total length of all 1,738 JRE podcasts (excluding sponsored ad reads) is 4,405 hours with an average episode duration of 2hrs 32min 04sec. Listening to every single episode of The Joe Rogan Experience non-stop would take about 184 days or almost half a year. However, you could always listen to the podcast at 2x speed to cut that in half.
Total Number of JRE Guests & Gender Ratio
A total of 821 different people have appeared as podcast guests on The Joe Rogan Experience. As you can see, the vast majority of guests have been male, 89% vs 11% female. Two trans guests have also made appearances on the JRE.
Most JRE Guest Appearances
Around one third of all guests on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast have appeared multiple times with several of Joe Rogan’s closest friends making dozens of appearances each. Check out the searchable and sortable list of JRE appearances above.
The person with the most JRE guest appearances is Brendan Schaub at 82. He is closely followed by Eddie Bravo with 81 appearances and Bryan Callen who has appeared 80 times. Schaub, Bravo and Callen have been the main trio of guests on Fight Companion podcasts so their appearance numbers could be considered inflated.
When Fight Companions are excluded, the most frequent JRE guest is Joey Diaz with 55 appearances. Bryan Callen, Duncan Trussell, Ari Shaffir and Brian Redban round out the top 5 for most JRE appearances.
Most Watched JRE Episodes
The top 10 most watched episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast on YouTube account for nearly 200 million views. Elon Musk’s first guest appearance from 2018 is the most watched JRE episode ever. It will be tough to beat as it’s been seen by 38.4 million people. Second place belongs to Alex Jones’ 2019 return to the JRE with 25 million views. Dan Bilzerian’s 2016 appearance comes in at number three with 19.4 million YouTube views. The 2020 Elon Musk episode quickly climbed to number four on this list in only three months. Elon Musk’s two episodes have over 57 million combined views. Edward Snowden’s first appearance is the 5th most watched JRE episode.
