Chelsea Handler Calls Joe Rogan ‘Completely Uninformed’ After He’s Named Highest-Paid Podcaster of 2026
Chelsea Handler Calls Joe Rogan ‘Completely Uninformed’ After He’s Named Highest-Paid Podcaster of 2026
Brenton BlanchetFri, July 31, 2026 at 3:49 PM UTC
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Chelsea Handler (left); Joe RoganCredit: Jon Kopaloff/Getty; Ronald Martinez/Getty -
Chelsea Handler is asking why Joe Rogan is the highest paid podcast host of the year
Forbes released a list of the highest-paid podcasters of 2026, including its estimated podcast-related earnings, with Rogan in the top spot
“82 million [dollars] to be completely uninformed,” Handler wrote in an Instagram comment
Chelsea Handler is questioning Joe Rogan‘s reported income.
The comedian, 51, has voiced her disappointment after Forbes released its new list of the highest-paid podcasters of 2026, which has Rogan, 58, and his The Joe Rogan Experience show sitting at the top spot with $82 million in earnings between June 2025 and June 2026.
On Thursday, July 30, Handler commented on an Instagram post from the publication and proposed a question: “WHO IS PAYING JOE ROGAN $82 Million?” she wrote.
“Give that to our vets, or our children!!!” Handler commented. “82 million to be completely uninformed and say ‘whoopsie doodle,’ every time he’s wrong, which is FREQUENT?”
PEOPLE has reached out to a rep for Rogan for comment on Handler’s remarks.
Chelsea Handler shares Instagram comment about Joe RoganCredit: Chelsea Handler/Instagram
Rogan has previously been under fire for spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic on his podcast, as well as his use of racial slurs in past interviews, which he issued an apology for in 2022. Among Rogan’s critics is musician Neil Young, who temporarily had Spotify remove his music from the platform over its platforming of the podcaster.
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Chelsea Handler at the red carpet for ‘The Roast of Kevin Hart’ on May 10, 2026 in Inglewood, Calif.Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty
Forbes‘ latest list, composed of the top 20 highest-paid podcasters of 2026, also featured the likes of Jay Shetty’s On Purpose, Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes’SmartLess, Amy Poehler’sGood Hang, Alex Cooper’sCall Her Daddy and Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner’sGiggly Squad.
Still, Rogan’s The Joe Rogan Experience, which streams on Spotify, finished in the top spot. Per Forbes, it did $12 million more in earnings than the next-highest-placed show: the OpenAI-owned TBPN (Technology Business Programming Network), at $70 million.
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The next three spots were taken up by Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO at $45 million, Ashley Flowers’ Crime Junkie at $42 million and SmartLess at $37 million. The figures were calculated based on interviews with agents, lawyers, managers, executives and other experts, per Forbes.
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