How much is Cenk Uygur worth?
| Net Worth: | $5 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Political Commentator |
| Date of Birth: | March 21, 1970 (age 52) |
| Country: | Turkish-born American |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.74 m) |
About Cenk Uygur
Cenk Kadir Uygur is a Turkish American attorney, author, journalist, media host, and political commentator that rose to fame with his commentary program The Young Turks, which focuses on the left-wing progressive sociopolitical news.
Prior to his career as a commentator, he was an associate attorney in Washington and New York City. Concurrently with hosting his program, he also appeared on MSNBC, Current TV, and several other networks. It is estimated, that Uygur has earned income equal to a salary of $1.3 million dollars per year since 2019.
Ever since his political career began, the former attorney and media host quickly became a millionaire. In February 2002, with the main goal of starting a liberal political and entertainment show, he created his talk show The Young Turks. The show launched on the Sirius Satellite Radio network and also aired on the Air America radio network.
Cenk Uygur became famous in the early 2000s when he created his TYT (The Young Turks) program, which focuses on progressive and liberal news. Cenk was born on March 21, 1970, in Istanbul, Turkey. He immigrated with his family to America when he was eight years old and spent the remainder of his upbringing in New Jersey. In his hometown of East Brunswick, New Jersey, he attended the East Brunswick High School, from which he graduated in 1988.
Raised in a secular Muslim household, Uygur then moved on to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in management in 1992. During his time there, he was also a member of the Student Activities Council, representing the Turkish Students Association. He later received his Juris Doctor degree from the Columbia Law School and almost immediately after that began working as an associate attorney at the law firms of Drinker Biddle and Wealth in Washington and New York.
In 2011, he signed with Current TV who launched a weeknight television edition of the show. A few years later, in 2015, he created his own daily news video on YouTube, and by May 2018, he launched his own television format on YouTube.
Ever since his radio began airing on Air America, in 2011, he was contracted by the radio network to work as the contributor and substitute anchor. He hosted several shows, including MSNBC Live, which further boosted his popularity.
Around the same time, he began his career in politics. In October that year, he was one of the founders of the Wolf-PAC project which is a political action committee. From his work on Air America, his own radio show, and that project, he was earning an estimated $350,000 per year.
What makes Cenk Uygur so successful are his many talents. Apart from Wolf-Pac, he is known for his critics of the establishment politics. He called for the Democratic Party to undergo a revitalization process and just after Donald Trump’s inauguration, he co-founded the Justice Democrats. He resigned from his position in the Justice Democrats in December 2017 and then focused his attention on his other projects.
In November 2019, he filed to run for Congress in the 25th district of California. He raised more than $100,000 in small donations, which eventually rose to $800,000 in less than a month time. Supported by the likes of Bernie Sanders, Joe Manchin, and Dianne Feinstein, he positioned himself as a progressive that raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour and ran in two primary elections.
Eventually, he came up short and was ranked in fourth place against his opponents Steve Knight, Mike Garcia, and Christy Smith (who would go on to win the elections). Lately, in May 2020, the politician turned author announced the release of his first book called Justice Is Coming Or How Progressives Are Going To Take Over The Country, in 2021.
Summing-Up
When it comes to democrats and American politics, Cenk Uygur is one of the hottest names. Ever since his political career started in the 2010s, he quickly became a millionaire and earned many million more. As of 2023, Cenk Uygur’s net worth is estimated to be $5 million dollars.
Regardless if it’s the law, radio, or television, Uygur has found a lot of success in all three and even now he continues to do so. Concomitantly with all of his professions, the democrat most recently announced his forthcoming debut book, which he states will be the first of many to come.
