TBPN named second most innovative media company by Fast Company
Mar 24, 2026
Key Points
- TBPN ranks second on Fast Company's world's 50 most innovative companies list, behind only Cloudflare, placing the daily tech talk show alongside Google and Walmart.
- The livestream draws over 130,000 simultaneous viewers on strong days by riffing rapid-fire on 50 to 100 trending topics across three uninterrupted hours, five days weekly.
- Hosts pledge to compete for the top ranking next year, citing Cloudflare's vastly larger scale distributing billions of hours per second versus TBPN's three daily hours.
Summary
TBPN ranked second on Fast Company's list of the world's 50 most innovative companies, behind Cloudflare. The daily technology talk show, hosted by John Kugen and Jordy Hayes, appears alongside Google, Walmart, BYD, and Ramp. Fast Company noted that the cohosts scan what is trending on X each morning, then cover 50 to 100 topics rapid-fire across three uninterrupted hours, five days a week. The cast rotates between venture investors, startup founders, and occasional high-profile guests. Strong days draw more than 130,000 simultaneous viewers on the livestream, with millions more consuming clips and podcast versions. The hosts attribute the second-place finish to Cloudflare's scale—the CDN distributes billions of hours per second compared to TBPN's three hours daily—and said they will compete for the top spot next year. TBPN also ranks as the second highest-ranked technology show on Spotify.