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 2053 episodes have been recorded in the 12.5 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 steadily increased over the years reaching a peak in 2019 with 221 episodes. In 2020, the number of episodes declined slightly to 200 for various reasons while 2021 saw a further reduction in episodes to 190. Rogan has yet to take a significant break from recording the podcast. As of late, JRE is releasing 3 to 4 episodes per week with the occasional extra podcast.
Total Length of All JRE Podcasts
The total length of all 2053 JRE podcasts (excluding sponsored ad reads) is 5,341 hours with an average episode duration of 2hrs 36min 05sec. Listening to every single episode of The Joe Rogan Experience non-stop would take about 223 days or about 7 months. However, you could always listen to the podcast at 2x speed to cut that in half.
Longest JRE Podcast
JRE #1530 with Duncan Trussell is the longest JRE podcast of all-time. It was released on August 31, 2020 and is 5 hours and 19 minutes long.
Total Number of JRE Guests & Gender Ratio
A total of 963 different people have appeared as podcast guests on The Joe Rogan Experience. As you can see, the vast majority of guests have been male, 88% vs 11% female. Four transgender 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 84. 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 56 appearances. Ari Shaffir, Duncan Trussell, Bryan Callen, 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 around 278 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 56 million people. Second place now belongs to Bob Lazar & Jeremy Corbell’s episode with 34 million views. Edward Snowden’s first appearance is the 3rd most watched JRE episode. Alex Jones’ 2019 return to the JRE has recently fallen from 2nd to 4th with 31 million views. The 2020 Elon Musk episode has slipped from 4th to 5th on this list. Elon Musk’s two episodes have 82 million combined views.
