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Taylor Swift Breaks Podcast Record with 'New Heights' Appearance

Taylor Swift's New Heights podcast episode set a Guinness World Record with 1.3 million concurrent YouTube viewers and 20 million total views in two weeks.

  • On Tuesday, Guinness World Records confirmed Taylor Swift's New Heights podcast appearance set a YouTube record with 1.3 million concurrent viewers.
  • Ahead of the Aug. 13 episode, Taylor Swift teased fans with cryptic social media posts and used the New Heights podcast to unveil her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.
  • The Aug. 13 episode has since drawn 20 million views on YouTube in less than two weeks and offered Swifties their first on-screen look at Swift and Travis Kelce's romance during the over-two-hour episode.
  • With the milestone, Taylor Swift adds to her 80 Guinness World Records and ICON status, with another record chance when The Life of a Showgirl releases on Oct. 3.
  • Industry analysts suggest the milestone highlights Taylor Swift's cultural pull as Swifties globally engaged with the New Heights podcast, potentially redefining podcasting and sports media boundaries.
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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
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