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Type of site | News, entertainment and political website |
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| Available in | English, Swahili |
| Founded | 2015; 10 years ago (2015) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Industry | Online newspaper |
| Employees | 20+ |
| URL | tuko |
| Registration | None |
| Launched | 2015; 10 years ago (2015) |
| Current status | Active |
TUKO.co.ke is a Kenyannews website owned by Legit. Established in 2015, Tuko covers celebrity, entertainment, and political news "with a light touch" in bothEnglish andSwahili. According to data fromSemrush, 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 inNairobi, Kenya.[2] TheReuters 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 asLegit.ng in Nigeria,Yen.com.gh in Ghana, andBriefly News in South Africa.[1]
In January 2017, Tuko was the third-most visited website in Kenya, according toAlexa. As of October 2017, Tuko has more than 1.7 million website users.[4][5] A May 2023 survey ofmillennial andGeneration Z Kenyans ranked Tuko as the most popular news website.[6] According to data fromSemrush, it was the 44th most-visited website in Kenya in February 2024.[7]