Daily Kos
American political blog
Daily Kos ( KOHZ) is a group blog and internet forum focused on the U.S. Democratic Party and on liberal and progressive American politics. The site publishes blog posts, polls, election and campaign fundraising data, and is considered an example of "netroots" activism.
Daily Kos was founded in 2002 by Markos Moulitsas and takes the name Kos from the last syllable of his first name, his nickname while in the military.
History
Daily Kos was founded in May 2002 by Markos Moulitsas in Berkeley, California.
The Daily Kos is funded by advertising, fundraising, and donations.
Back in September 2014, Daily Kos has had an average weekday traffic of hundreds of thousands. According to 2026 website analytics from Semrush, Daily Kos attracts an average of 4.29 million monthly visits, though audience numbers surge significantly during presidential election cycles. The platform maintains a highly engaged, U.S.-based user base that averages over nine minutes per session reading and commenting.
The website ran on the Scoop content management system until 2011 when it moved to its own custom content management system referred to as "DK 4.0". In 2016 and 2017, the Trump presidency brought out huge support for the blog, with more than half a million in direct donations being received from their email campaigns.
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