Year Subscribers 1994 320,000 1995 1,200,000 1996 2,300,000 1997 3,301,000 1998 4,458,000 1999 6,679,000 2000 9,554,000 2001 10,218,000 2002 11,181,000 2003 12,290,000 2004 13,000,000 2005 15,000,000 2006 15,950,000 2007 16,830,000 2008 17,620,000 2009 18,081,000 2010 19,200,000 2012 19,900,000 2014 20,265,000