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Type of site | News, entertainment and political website |
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Available in | English, Swahili |
Founded | 2015 |
Headquarters | , |
Industry | Online newspaper |
Employees | 20+ |
URL |
tuko |
Registration | None |
Launched | 2015 |
Current status | Active |
TUKO.co.ke is a Kenyan news website owned by Legit. Established in 2015, Tuko covers celebrity, entertainment, and political news "with a light touch" in both English and Swahili. According to data from Semrush, it was the 44th most-visited website in Kenya in February 2024; it is one of the most popular dedicated to news.
Tuko was established by Genesis Media Emerging Markets (GMEM) in 2015. [1] It is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. [2] The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism described Tuko's content as a "mix of celebrity, entertainment, and political news with a light touch", which has proven successful, [3] whileGMEM, which was renamed Legit in April 2023, also owns news websites such as Legit.ng in Nigeria, Yen.com.gh in Ghana, and Briefly News in South Africa. [1]
In January 2017, Tuko was the third-most visited website in Kenya, according to Alexa. As of October 2017, Tuko has more than 1.7 million website users. [4] [5] A May 2023 survey of millennial and Generation Z Kenyans ranked Tuko as the most popular news website. [6] According to data from Semrush, it was the 44th most-visited website in Kenya in February 2024. [7]