JOE Rogan has found a new rival in Alix Earle as he loses his long-held crown to the young upstart.
Rogan has been booted from his number-one spot on the Spotify podcast charts by Earle’s new debut podcast, Hot Mess.
The top spot turnover is majorly impressive as Earle’s podcast debuted only four days ago on September 21, nabbing the spot in under a week.
The former top podcaster has had a long and varied career, leaning on his personality to fill fan-favorite roles.
UFCr is where Rogan found his start as a personality, before hosting Fear Factor for seven seasons, eventually starting up his podcast the Joe Rogan Experience in 2020 signing exclusively to Spotify.
The streaming service signed him for $200million and he has been at the top ever since.
Then came Earle.
“The Joe Rogan Experience podcast is a long form conversation hosted by comedian Joe Rogan with friends and guests that have included comedians, actors, musicians, MMA fighters, authors, artists, and beyond,” reads his description of the podcast.
The 22-year-old launched her first episode of Hot Mess on Thursday and quickly jumped both Rogan and another top-three podcast The Diary of A CEO, to number one.
As a TikToker, Earle has over five million followers and around 473million total likes on her videos.
Known for Get Ready With Me videos and A Day In The Life college content, her new podcast promises to let listeners in on behind-the-scenes content from her TikTok videos and the truth to various rumors.
“Let’s be honest, life is messy, and Alix is here to remind you that we’re all on this journey together. So welcome, you are now officially invited to the debrief,” teases the podcast description.
Her debut single episode launched in the middle of Rogan releasing a series of four episodes back-to-back on Spotify.
“We are starting things off by addressing the question everyone has been asking, ‘does Alix have a boyfriend?’” the description of the first episode reads.
In it, Earle covers a range of topics from her time dating an NFL player, to rumors surrounding her invite to Drake’s birthday and a conversation with her old college boyfriend.
Presently, Rogan remains in third place in the United States Spotify podcast charts, with Earle in the top spot and the Call Her Daddy podcast coming in second.
The number two podcast’s host Alex Cooper recently snagged Earle as a a part of her new podcast network, Unwell.
“Alix Earle and Madeline Argy both have a unique presence that captivates an audience, but I love how they approach content in very different ways,” said Cooper.
Continuing: “I feel honored to be at a place in my career where I can pass along knowledge and advice for a new generation of creators to flourish,” said Cooper.
In April, Rogan was knocked off the top in the United Kingdom by the This Week on the Internet podcast, but eventually rose back up in the weeks to come.
Neither Spotify, Earle nor Rogan have responded to requests for comment by the U.S. Sun.
Fans react to Hot Mess
A day after the podcast went live, Earle took to TikTok to promote it with a video clip of her recording the first episode.
In the clip, she is challenging the notion that women feel like men determine if a relationship is going to happen.
“What if I don’t want to be in a relationship? Society can sometimes make it seem like girls are the ones who are distraught and need the guys and need to be in a relationship. But that’s just not the case,” she said.
Her followers are showing great support in the comments, agreeing with her perspective.
“Needed this today after I left my bf of 5 years to put myself first,” wrote one commenter.
“You’re one of the realest influencers out there, I normally don’t stick around because most are just here for themselves but I just love your aura,” wrote another.
Others took the post as an opportunity to applaud her first podcast episode.
“I loved the podcast!! Especially the bit about the mascot!! Can’t wait for the next episode!!” read one comment.
“Loved ur podcast it was very sweet. Maybe introduce the girls verbally so we can tell their voices!! I wasn’t watching only listening,” wrote another viewer with a suggestion.
To her, the influencer said that it was a great idea she would take into account.