TUKO

Type of site	News, entertainment and political website
Available in	English, Swahili
Founded	2015; 10 years ago (2015)
Headquarters	Nairobi , Kenya
Industry	Online newspaper
Employees	20+
URL	tuko.co.ke
Registration	None
Launched	2015; 10 years ago (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]

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