Daily Mail: Michelle Obama's brand new podcast has drawn low views and subscribers in its first few days. 

The former first lady's podcast with her brother Craig Robinson, titled IMO, premiered on Wednesday.  According to her YouTube page, she has managed to obtain only 19,000 subscribers on the platform as of Thursday. 

As well as the subscriber count her videos have also gathered little views, with her first podcast clocking in the most with just over 50,000 views. Other podcasts, which have been on the internet for much longer like 'Call Her Daddy' has over 1 million subscribers on YouTube, and Joe Rogan's 'The Joe Rogan Experience' boasts 19.5 million on the site alone. 

Rogan had signed a deal to see his show available on Spotify for three years, the streaming giant had previously said he would average 11 million listeners per episode.

Last year he again signed a partnership deal worth $250 million with Spotify, which would allow the show on other platforms.  Football stars Travis and Jason Kelce also have their own podcast, 'New Heights', which has over 2.5 million subscribers on YouTube.

Despite the low numbers, his videos have gathered some large views with his sit down with Charlie Kirk breaking over 700,000 views. 

While other legacy podcasts have of course had longer to gain momentum, some critics have been quick to note that Michelle Obama's position as former First Lady ought to have created better traction in her launch week. 

With her already-celebrity status, successful book deals under her belt, and her powerful position in world politics, Michelle Obama's numbers so far have shocked some social media users. 

One person wrote: 'I had to go and check to see if these numbers were real. Genuinely astonishing. I could upload a video of me picking my nose and get more views/subs than this.'