Patrick Bet-David
Business-first conservative · Trump-friendly interviewer· 11.6M followers · tracked by RisingPolitics
83.4Credibility Score (0–100) · ranked #10 of the creators we track
Patrick Bet-David ranks #10 by credibility versus #7 by raw follower count — their raw follower total sits ahead of where their audience quality places them.
Patrick Bet-David is an entrepreneur and media personality who founded Valuetainment Media and hosts the PBD Podcast, which focuses on business, entrepreneurship, politics, and current events. Born in Iran and a former U.S. Army soldier, he is known for long-form interviews and debates featuring high-profile political, business, and cultural figures.
Where Patrick Bet-David posts
YouTube@pbdpodcast · 2.9M subscribersVisit ↗YouTube@valuetainment · 7.2M subscribersVisit ↗Xpatrickbetdavid · 1.5M followersVisit ↗Common questions
Is Patrick Bet-David left or right?
Bet-David is a businessman-turned-media-owner whose politics run conservative but are framed through an entrepreneur's lens — pro-capitalism, pro-immigrant-success-story (he fled Iran as a child and served in the U.S. Army), and broadly supportive of Trump. His PBD Podcast, produced at Valuetainment's Fort Lauderdale studio, has become a significant stop for right-of-center newsmakers, hosting Donald Trump in October 2024 for a wide-ranging interview covering tariffs, Iran, and the economy, and Benjamin Netanyahu in August 2025. He positions himself as an interviewer and analyst more than an activist, and the show's Home Team roundtables cover business and culture alongside politics, but its guest list, framing, and his own commentary sit clearly on the Trump-friendly right. Into 2026 he has continued near-daily commentary on the second Trump administration, Iran, and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Positioning as of July 2026 · descriptive, not an endorsement. How we label lean
How credible is Patrick Bet-David's audience?
Patrick Bet-David scores 83.4 out of 100 on the RisingPolitics Credibility Score, ranking #10 among the political creators we track. The score starts with audience size, subtracts accounts that look fake, and weighs how strongly the audience actually engages.
How many followers does Patrick Bet-David have?
Patrick Bet-David has about 11.6M followers combined across YouTube, YouTube, X.
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