Ben Shapiro’s Empire Is Crumbling w/ Will Sommer
From Taylor Lorenz’s Power User by Taylor Lorenz
May 13, 2026 · 44 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the decline of Ben Shapiro's media empire and the factors contributing to its collapse.
Ben Shapiro’s Media Empire Is Collapsing Support my independent journalism: 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/taylorlorenz 🗞️ Buy a paid subscription to my Substack: https://www.usermag.co For the last decade, Ben Shapiro and The Daily Wire dominated the digital landscape. From Facebook to chart-topping podcasts, they seemed untouchable. But in 2025, the data tells a different story. With a 90% drop in YouTube views, massive layoffs, and the high-profile exit of CEO Jeremy Boreing, the "Conservative Disney" empire is crashing and burning. The Bulwark's Will Sommer joins me on this week's episode of Power User to dive deep into the rise and fall of Ben Shapiro. We break down the explosive internal feud with Candace Owens, the catastrophic failure of his Hollywood ambitions, how a changing Facebook algorithm killed their traffic overnight, and what his fall reveals about the future of conservative media. We cover: The Daily Wire layoffs and financial struggles. Why Ben Shapiro is losing his audience to creators like Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson. The failure of "Anti-Woke" entertainment and the "Conservative Hollywood" dream. How the…
People in this episode
Host: Taylor Lorenz
Guest: Will Sommer
Topics covered
- Ben Shapiro
- The Daily Wire
- conservative media
- media empire collapse
- audience shift
- Hollywood ambitions
- internal feuds
Keywords
- Ben Shapiro
- The Daily Wire
- media collapse
- Candace Owens
- Tucker Carlson
- conservative media
- YouTube views
- financial struggles
- audience shift
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Daily Wire
Places: MAGA
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