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'''Alexandra Cooper''' (born August 21, 1994) is an American [[podcast]]er and co-creator and host of ''[[Call Her Daddy]]'', a weekly comedy and advice podcast on [[Spotify]]. In 2021, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]]'' called her "arguably the most successful woman in podcasting" after she signed a three-year exclusive deal with [[Spotify]] worth $60 million.<ref name="Time">{{cite news |last1=Dockterman |first1=Eliana |title=Call Her Daddy's Alexandra Cooper Made Her Name Talking About Sex. With Her Massive Spotify Deal, She's Pushing Beyond That |url=https://time.com/6082311/call-her-daddy-alexandra-cooper/ |access-date=October 5, 2023 |work=Time Magazine |date=July 21, 2021}}</ref> Making $20 million per year made her Spotify's highest earning female [[podcast]]er and the second-highest paid podcaster, behind only [[Joe Rogan]].<ref name="People" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Serrano |first=Beatriz |date=July 2, 2023 |title=How podcaster Alexandra Cooper built a million-dollar empire off discussing intimacies and 'girl stuff' |url=https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-07-02/how-podcaster-alexandra-cooper-built-a-million-dollar-empire-off-discussing-intimacies-and-girl-stuff.html |access-date=November 22, 2023 |website=EL PAÍS English |language=en-us}}</ref> The show was also the second most popular podcast globally on Spotify for
''[[Rolling Stone]]'' labeled her "[[Generation Z|Gen-Z]]'s [[Barbara Walters]]" for frequently enlisting high-profile [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] talent and influential individuals in American [[popular culture]] to be guests on her podcast.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dickson |first=Ej |date=September 19, 2023 |title=Alex Cooper Went From Raunchy Podcaster to Gen-Z's Barbara Walters |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/alex-cooper-call-her-daddy-podcast-empire-1234827373/ |access-date=November 22, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, Cooper was named to the Time 100 Next list.<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine |date=September 13, 2023 |title=2023 TIME100 Next: Alexandra Cooper |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-next-2023/6308463/alexandra-cooper/ |access-date=November 28, 2023 |magazine=Time |language=en}}</ref>
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In 2023, Spotify's [[Chief executive officer|CEO]], [[Daniel Ek]], noted Cooper's podcast is driving engagement of younger women with the service, helping to drive its recent surge in year-over-year [[Active users|monthly active users]] and revenue by 27% and 11% respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=July 25, 2023 |title=Spotify Eyes Younger-Skewing Podcasts As CEO Gives Shout-Out To 'Call Her Daddy', Mum On Archewell; Q2 Subscribers Jump, Losses Widen |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/spotify-podcasts-call-her-daddy-alex-cooper-archewell-q2earnings-1235447293/ |access-date=November 22, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
Spotify's data show that guest appearances on Cooper's podcast's led to dramatic spikes in musician's streaming numbers.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=July 6, 2023 |title=Alex Cooper's 'Call Her Daddy' Podcast Brings Big Bump in Streams for Anitta, John Mayer, More |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/alex-cooper-call-her-daddy-podcast-bump-streams-anitta-1235662214/ |access-date=November 22, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Anitta (singer)|Anitta]]’s streams rose 155%, [[Madison Beer]]’s climbed 130%, [[John Legend]]'s 200%, and [[John Mayer]]'s 350%.<ref name=":2" />
In September 2023, she started The Unwell Network, a [[podcast]] [[Corporation|network]] to partner with Spotify’s enterprise platform, Megaphone, for the hosting and distribution of popular podcasts, signing [[Alix Earle]] and [[:simple:Madeline Argy|Madeline Argy]] for 'Hot Mess with Alix Earle' and 'Pretty Lonesome with Madeline Argy.'<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huston |first=Caitlin |date=October 12, 2023 |title=Spotify Partners With Alex Cooper's The Unwell Network |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/spotify-alex-coopers-unwell-network-1235616686/ |access-date=November 22, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=August 8, 2023 |title='Call Her Daddy' Host Alex Cooper Launches The Unwell Network, Inks Development Deals With Influencers Alix Earle and Madeline Argy |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/alex-cooper-unwell-network-alix-earle-madeline-argy-1235689592/ |access-date=November 22, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tingley |first=Anna |date=September 14, 2023 |title=TikTok Star Alix Earle Announces Podcast 'Hot Mess' for Alex Cooper's Unwell Network (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/alix-earle-hot-mess-podcast-alex-cooper-unwell-network-1235723047/ |access-date=November 22, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
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