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# Steven Bartlett's podcast hits top 5 podcast globally. But how did he really get there
- URL: https://www.founderbounty.com/steven-bartletts-podcast-hits-top-5-podcast-globally-but-how-did-he-really-get-there/
- Published: 2025-12-09T07:12:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-20T14:29:17.000Z
- Author: Vlad Kozul
- Tags: Stories

So he made it to the top spots globally, which is impressive for any entrepreneur. Steven is an investor and an exited founder who also does podcasts. He was born in 1992 and founded the social media marketing company Social Chain in 2014 which he later sold.

His podcast is extremely popular called Diary of a CEO and we do like it. Recently forbes came out that both spotify and netflix will pay him $100M for his content. He has also been seen to be the highest-paid podcaster ever.

For example, he is co-owner of drinks companies to link companies like [Stanstore](https://www.founderbounty.com/stan-store-a-simple-idea-and-how-they-used-content-to-push-a-multi-million-dollar-business-a-case-study/) (Which we did a case study on). 

In the past there have been controversies while selling his business, Social chain [Bartlett took to LinkedIn to explain his position](https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/tv-dragon-responds-to-social-chain-sale/?ref=founderbounty.com). “At the time of my departure, Social Chain Group was generating in excess of $300m in revenues. It would go on to reach a valuation of $600m+ on the stock market,” he said.

The Social Chain brand sold for *£7.7m*. 

Why not learn how to build a business with case studies from real VC-backed entrepreneurs and join [founderbounty](https://www.founderbounty.com/). He recently started an investment fund.

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