Joe Rogan claims he\u2019s gained 900k Twitter followers but something\u2019s wrong Spotify: Joe Rogan\/TwitterPodcast giant Joe Rogan claims he\u2019s gained around 900,000 new followers on Twitter since Elon Musk\u2019s takeover bid, however, the stats tell a different story on that front. At the end of April, Elon Musk revealed that he\u2019d tabled a $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter outright after splashing out $3 billion to take up around 9% of the company\u2019s shares. Musk\u2019s announcement sent shock waves across the internet, with many praising him for trying to take over Twitter and implement some changes. However, to this point, the South African business magnate has not yet completed his purchase \u2013 and has even threatened to fold the deal over details surrounding bots on Twitter. Joe Rogan, who has had Musk on his podcast before, was one of those who spoke out in support of the move, claiming it\u2019d be the shake-up the platform needed. Now, he\u2019s revealed things have been a bit weird for him since then. The UFC commentator was joined by Meghan Murphy during episode 1830 of the JRE Podcast, as the pair discussed Musk\u2019s deal and how it\u2019s already shaken up the platform. \u201cOne of the weird things that is happening now, with Elon Musk buying Twitter or attempting to buy Twitter, they\u2019ve done something different. And one of the things they\u2019ve done different is, I\u2019ve gained, now it\u2019s 900,000 followers in a month or so,\u201d Rogan said, claiming he was \u201cin a box\u201d of some kind. He admitted that the spike may have been a result of bots, but claimed that every time he looks at Twitter, he\u2019s gained \u201canother hundred thousand\u201d followers and it\u2019s one platform that \u201cgrows faster than anything for him.\u201d While Rogan has certainly seen some growth on Twitter since the start of April, the numbers aren\u2019t quite what he claims. According to SocialBlade, he gained over 358,000 new followers in April and a further 270,000 in May. Even added together, those figures don\u2019t come close to 900,000. Rogan has been slightly more active on the platform in the last weeks, promoting his comedy tour and posting links to his Instagram, but he\u2019s hardly having viral tweets that would be associated with an explosion in growth. So, who knows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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