Daily Sun (South Africa)

This article is about the South African newspaper. For other newspapers, see List of newspapers named Daily Sun.

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.