U.S. News & World Report contributing writer Paul Bedard described TYT as "the loudly liberal counter to the right-leaning presets on my Sirius Satellite Radio." In 2014, The Independent described it as "the most-watched online news show in the world." The network is reliant on its multimedia platforms to attract online viewers and its audience are "young, educated, affluent and politically interested" people who consume news from online sources. As a result of ongoing TYT membership drives, its base of subscribed members has grown numbering 32,000 in 2019. Per month, the media outlet receives 200 million views. On YouTube, its main show, The Young Turks, has more than 4.7 million subscribers. Over 12 million viewers (2019) are subscribed to its multiple online channels. TYT has become one of the largest watched online networks, with its videos seen over 8 billion times (2019). TYT's millennial viewership ranks the network first for news and politics across its online platforms. Awards and nominations The Young Turks has won and been nominated for numerous Internet content awards, including, but not limited to the following: In 2009, the program won in the Political category at the Podcast Awards, and won for "Best Political News Site" at the Mashable Open Web Awards. In 2010, it was nominated for a Streamy Award for "Best News or Political Web Series" and the "Audience Choice Award for Best Web Series". In 2011, the program won in the News category at the Third Annual Shorty Awards, and won for "Best News and Political Series" at that year's Webby Awards. In 2012, it won in the Best Video Podcast category at the Podcast Awards . In 2013, the program was nominated for two Streamy Awards in the Best News and Culture Series and Audience Choice Award for Series of the Year categories. In 2015, The Young Turks also won a Streamy Award in the News and Culture category. In 2017, TYT won the Shorty Awards Audience Honor for the Best in Overall YouTube Presence. Other awards won by The Young Turks in the 2010s were "Best Political News Site" and the "People's Voice Webby Award" in all 5 of its categories. Viewer statistics In September 2018, the company launched a membership drive, reporting the number of members to be around 27,000. As of August 2018, TYT had approximately 27,000 paying subscribers online. As of September 2017, the program's YouTube channel averaged