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\n\tJoe Budden<\/a> is making bank, at least according to what he told The New York Times<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tIn a profile published Tuesday (July 22), the rapper-turned-podcaster revealed that his media company \u2014 the Joe Budden Network \u2014 is averaging $1.04 million per month so far in 2025 on membership platform Patreon, boasts 70,000 paid subscribers and is on pace to clock around $20 million in overall revenue by the end of the year, with that last number provided by chief executive Ian Schwartzman.<\/p>\n \n\tThe subscription money alone is more than likely going to exceed $12 million, which will make Budden Patreon\u2019s top earner, a Patreon spokesperson told NYT<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tBudden\u2019s manager and business partner Schwartzman also told the publication that they sell their own ads instead of linking up with networks such as Wondery, iHeart and SiriusXM, where content creators have to share the revenue. This helps the Joe Budden Network to work with a maximum of three sponsors at a give time in an effort to not bombard the audience with ads.<\/p>\n \n\tThe money the network brings in allows the company to set aside $1.5 million for the podcast\u2019s cohosts Lamar \u201cIce\u201d Burney, Trevor \u201cQueenzflip\u201d Robinson, Melyssa Ford, Antwan \u201cIsh\u201d Marby, Parks Vallely and Marc Lamont Hill, according to the NYT<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tSchwartzman tells Billboard<\/em> that he and Budden felt the need to share their revenue in a way to motivate fellow content creators.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cYes, the numbers are real,\u201d he says of the NYT<\/em> reporting. \u201cIn fact, we didn\u2019t want to share our income. The only reason we did was to show creators \u2014 signed or independent \u2014 that there is an alternative path. One that doesn\u2019t require you giving up control and ownership. A path that produces fruits just as great as any traditional method and in some cases even better.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tPatreon also confirmed to Billboard<\/em> that Budden is indeed their top earner, and CEO Jack Conte gave a statement applauding The Joe Budden Network for inspiring creators. \u201cJoe and his team are very much on the same mission Patreon is on: inspiring other creators to do what they do best, follow their passion, build a deep community, all while maintaining creative independence,\u201d Conte says. \u201cBy Joe providing this level of access highlighting the success of his business over the last few years, he\u2019s showing creators that it\u2019s possible to maintain ownership and cultivate sustainable businesses while staying true to his soul. Joe has continued to bet on himself and invest in his business and community on Patreon and is seeing the pay-off.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIn June, Budden seemingly revealed<\/a> on his Instagram how much the pod was making through Patreon subscriptions when he was trying to highlight how many visits the Patreon gets. He blacked out the breakdown of the money he brings in on his creator account. However, someone was able to doctor his screenshot where it showed that the podcast appeared to bring in around $900,000 that month.<\/p>\n \n\tLast year<\/a>, rapper Doe Boy<\/a> asked Budden on the podcast how much he\u2019s made since he started podcasting, with the Jersey City rapper claiming that he\u2019s made \u201cabout $4 million\u201d in 10 years. \u201cI think about 4 mill. Early on, we was doing it for free,\u201d he said. \u201cThen, we hit a little lick, Spotify. Then, n\u2014as left, the building crumbled a little bit. My friends came, saved the day. Probably about three-and-a-half to four-and-a-half million.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n