Tuko.co.ke
{{Short description|Kenyan news website}}
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{{Infobox website
| name = TUKO
| logo = TOKO-logo-1000x1000px.jpg
| logo_size = 140px
| foundation = {{start date and age|2015}}
| location_city = Nairobi
| location_country = Kenya
| industry = Online newspaper
| num_employees = 20+
| website_type = News, entertainment and political website
| language = English, Swahili
| registration = None
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2015}}
| current_status = Active
| url = {{URL|tuko.co.ke}}
}}
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.
History
Tuko was established by Genesis Media Emerging Markets (GMEM) in 2015.{{Cite web |title=Legit's timeline |url=https://www.legit.tech/legit-story |access-date=6 April 2024 |website=Legit}} It is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.{{Cite web |title=About TUKO.co.ke |url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/about-us/ |access-date=6 April 2024 |website=TUKO.co.ke}} 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,{{Cite web |last1=Gicheru |first1=Catherine |last2=Nyabuga |first2=George |date=14 June 2024 |title=Kenya |url=https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2023/kenya |access-date=12 February 2024 |website=Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |language=en}} 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.
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.{{cite web |date=16 January 2017 |title=Tuko.co.ke #1 in Kenya |url=https://businesstoday.co.ke/now-tuko-is-most-popular-website-in-kenya/ |accessdate=2017-10-18 |publisher=businesstoday.co.ke}}{{cite web |title=Tuko.co.ke beats Nation and Standard |url=http://cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1853-tuko-beats-nation-and-standard-as-most-popular-website |accessdate=2017-11-15 |publisher=COFEK}} A May 2023 survey of millennial and Generation Z Kenyans ranked Tuko as the most popular news website.{{Cite web |title=AKU-Youth-Survey-Kenya-Final |url=https://mediainnovationnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AKU-Youth-Survey-Kenya-Final-26052023-EMBARGOED.pdf |access-date=2024-01-10}} According to data from Semrush, it was the 44th most-visited website in Kenya in February 2024.{{Cite web |date=February 2024 |title=Top websites in Kenya (All Industries) |url=https://www.semrush.com/trending-websites/ke/all |access-date=6 April 2024 |website=Semrush}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.tuko.co.ke/ Official website]
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Category:Internet properties established in 2015