Daily Sun (South Africa)

Daily Sun
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatPrint and Online
Owner(s)Media24
PublisherMedia24
Editor-in-chiefAmos Mananyetso
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Sister newspapersSunday Sun
Websitewww.snl24.com/dailysun

The Daily Sun is a tabloid daily newspaper in South Africa.[1] It has a circulation of more than 28,006 copies making it the second largest daily newspaper in the country to the Sunday Times in terms of largest circulation among all papers.[2]

The newspaper is based in Randburg, Johannesburg, but is printed countrywide. It targets readers in and around the major urban centres. These readers are predominantly black, English-literate with high-school or further education, and working-class earners – the economic core of South Africa.[3]

In addition to its print publication, the Daily Sun has also transitioned to digital, with a monthly pageview count of 4.7 million and an active user base of 3 million in 2023.

  1. ^ "Tabloid Journalism in South Africa". Indiana University Press. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "SA's media: The old is dying, the new is struggling to be born – NEWS & ANALYSIS | Politicsweb". politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Daily Sun Advertising Site". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.