Dailyhunt

Dailyhunt is India's largest local-language news aggregation platform, built by VerSe Innovation (formerly Newshunt) out of Bengaluru. Founded in 2009, the platform has grown to serve over 350 million users across India, aggregating content from thousands of publisher partners — newspapers, magazines, news channels, and independent creators — in 14+ Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, and Gujarati. The app combines traditional news aggregation with short-video content (via its sister app Josh), personalised feeds powered by AI, and a creator programme that pays contributors for original content. Dailyhunt's strength is hyper-local coverage — it surfaces district-level and city-level news that Google News and global aggregators miss entirely. The AI recommendation engine learns reading patterns and language preferences, serving a genuinely personalised news experience. Dailyhunt is free for readers with ad-supported revenue. VerSe Innovation reported Rs 1,930 crore operating revenue in FY2025 (88% jump YoY) and is targeting profitability in H2 FY2026. The company raised $805 million at a $5 billion valuation in 2022, making it one of India's most well-funded media-tech startups. Revenue comes from advertising and content commerce integrations. Best suited for Indian users who consume news in regional languages and want hyper-local coverage beyond what Google News offers. The app excels at vernacular news discovery but can feel cluttered with ads, sponsored content, and Josh short-video integrations. Users seeking clean, ad-light news reading may prefer Inshorts for English or individual publisher apps for specific languages.