Vikatan: Tamil News & Magazine
Vikatan: Tamil News, Magazines, Audiobooks, Rasipalan, & Tamil Word Games
- Total installs
- 3,124,281
- Installs / day
- +2.2K
- Rating
- 4.9★
- Released
- 22 Apr 2014
- Last update
- 9 Oct 2026
- Countries
- —
exact · Play shows 1,000,000+
7-day avg · last day +4.5K
48.9K ratings · 222 reviews
12.5y ago
v6.0.1.8 · 5d ago
not checked yet
Installs per day
gain of the exact counterLifetime avg ≈ 685/day (all installs ÷ days since release)
Daily tracking since 11 Oct 2026 · history grows every day
Install history
exact counter from Google PlayDashed: estimate from the release date (no daily data before 11 Oct 2026) · time axis compressed before that day
Daily tracking since 11 Oct 2026 · history grows every day
Change timeline
Full historyNo changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.
Country availability
Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.
Top countries
estimate · charts of 13 OctMost downloads likely come from 🇮🇳 India (~69%), out of 101 countries where it is charted.
Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.
Top chart positions
as of 13 Oct| Chart | Country | Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trending · News & magazines | IN | #39 | ▼ 10 |
| Top free · News & magazines | IN | #41 | ▼ 4 |
| Top free · News & magazines | PH · 11 Oct | #76 | — |
| Top free · News & magazines | IE | #78 | ▼ 12 |
| Top free · News & magazines | PT | #78 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AT | #79 | ▼ 12 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BY | #79 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | DK | #79 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | GR | #79 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | HU | #79 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | RO | #79 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BG | #80 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | CY | #80 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | CZ | #80 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | EE | #80 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | FI | #80 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | LT | #80 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | LU | #80 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | LV | #80 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | MT | #80 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | SI | #80 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | SK | #80 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | HR | #81 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | NO | #81 | ▼ 12 |
| Top free · News & magazines | CH | #82 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | HK | #82 | ▼ 12 |
| Top free · News & magazines | UA | #82 | ▼ 12 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AL | #83 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | MK | #84 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | OM | #84 | ▼ 12 |
| Top free · News & magazines | RS | #84 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | IS | #85 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | MD | #85 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | SG | #85 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AE | #86 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AM | #86 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BA | #86 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | GH | #86 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | NP | #86 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | TM | #86 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | UY | #86 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AG | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AO | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AW | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | AZ | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BF | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BH | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BJ | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BO | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BW | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | BZ | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | CI | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | CM | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | CV | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | GA | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | GW | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | HN | #87 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · News & magazines | JO | #87 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | KE | #87 | ▼ 13 |
| Top free · News & magazines | KG | #87 | ▼ 14 |
Show all 60 chart positions
App manifest
Read this app's manifest from Google Play: permissions, declared SDKs, components and AdMob app ID. Saved analysis appears here automatically.
Data safety
declared by the developer on Google Play- Shares data with third parties Personal info and Device or other IDs
- Collects data Personal info, Financial info and 3 others
- Data is encrypted in transit
- You can ask for your data to be deleted
This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.
Permissions
17 in 4 groups4 Sensitive6 Notable7 Routine
What this app can do with your phone
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
- Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2
Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2
Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1
Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses
- See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections ·
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherNotable12
Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories
- See Bluetooth settings and connect to paired devices like headphones, speakers or watchespair with Bluetooth devices ·
BLUETOOTH - Turn Bluetooth on or off and find and pair with nearby Bluetooth devicesaccess Bluetooth settings ·
BLUETOOTH_ADMIN - Change volume and choose which speaker or headset plays soundchange your audio settings ·
MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS - Use NFC to talk with tags, cards and readers held close to your phonecontrol Near Field Communication ·
NFC - Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping ·
WAKE_LOCK - Download files in the background without showing you a download notificationdownload files without notification ·
DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION - Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections ·
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access ·
INTERNET - Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration ·
VIBRATE - Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check ·
com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE - Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration ·
com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES - Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet ·
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.
Store listing
Full description
Stay updated with the latest Tamil News, Articles, Digital Magazines, Audiobooks, and Word Games — all in one powerful Tamil app.
With over 100 years of trusted journalism, Vikatan brings you breaking news, premium articles, magazine PDFs, free audiobooks, and engaging Tamil word games designed for readers worldwide.
Read Tamil news from Tamil Nadu, India, and around the world, explore premium magazine stories, listen to audiobooks, and enjoy interactive word puzzles — anytime, anywhere.
📰 Latest Tamil News & Articles
Stay informed with authentic reporting and expert analysis:
👉 Breaking News – Tamil Nadu, India & World News
👉 Politics – Latest political news & investigative reports
👉 Cinema – Kollywood news, interviews & movie reviews
👉 Sports – Cricket scores & sports updates
👉 Finance – Gold rate, market insights & investment tips
👉 Spirituality & Astrology – Daily Rasi Palan & spiritual articles
👉 Technology & Lifestyle – Gadgets, health & trending topics
Read 100+ Tamil news stories and feature articles daily.
📖 Premium Articles & Exclusive Stories
Unlock premium Tamil articles and long-form stories written by Vikatan’s experienced journalists.
Enjoy:
✔ Deep investigative reports
✔ Opinion columns & analysis
✔ Cultural stories & essays
✔ Exclusive interviews
✔ Serialized novels & fiction
🎧 Free Tamil Audiobooks
Listen to 200+ Tamil audiobooks and audio stories for free.
Perfect for:
🎧 Listening while travelling
🎧 Learning through storytelling
🎧 Enjoying serialized fiction and magazine stories
New audio content is added regularly through Vikatan Play.
📰 Digital Magazines (PDF View)
Read your favorite Tamil magazines in full PDF format with an immersive reading experience.
Magazines available:
Ananda Vikatan – Popular Tamil entertainment weekly
Junior Vikatan – Investigative journalism & politics
Aval Vikatan – Women & lifestyle magazine
Sakthi Vikatan – Spirituality & astrology
Nanayam Vikatan – Finance & investment insights
Pasumai Vikatan – Agriculture & organic farming
Vikatan Plus – Premium stories & novels
Download magazines to read offline anytime.
🎮 Tamil Word Games
Challenge your brain with fun Tamil word games:
🧠 Soliyadi – Classic Tamil word puzzle challenge
🧠 Solvalam – Improve your Tamil vocabulary with fun word play
🧠 Sol Thedal – Find hidden Tamil words and test your skills
🧠 Varthaiyodu Vilaiyadu – Play creatively with Tamil words
🎯 2048 – Addictive number puzzle game
🎯 Sudoku – Popular logic puzzle to sharpen your mind
🎯 Maraisol – Discover hidden Tamil words
🎯 Watchout – Fast-paced reflex challenge
Improve your Tamil vocabulary while having fun.
📲 App Features You’ll Love
🔔 Breaking News Alerts 24x7
📰 Personalized News Feed based on your interests
📚 Offline Reading for magazines & e-books
🔖 Bookmark Articles to read later
🔍 Smart Search to find any topic instantly
🎧 Audio Stories for premium articles
💬 Chat Support for subscriptions and feedback
🎁 Premium Subscription Benefits
Subscribe to enjoy:
✔ Unlimited access to premium articles
✔ All Vikatan magazines in digital PDF format
✔ Ad-free experience on app & web
✔ Exclusive stories, novels & events coverage
🌍 Why Choose Vikatan?
✔ 100+ Years of Journalism Legacy
✔ Trusted Tamil News & Magazine Brand
✔ Exclusive Tamil Audiobooks & Stories
✔ Popular Serialized Fiction & Novels
✔ Interactive Tamil Word Games
📥 Download the Vikatan App Today
Join millions of Tamil readers who rely on Vikatan for Tamil news, articles, magazines, audiobooks, astrology, and word games.
Stay informed. Stay entertained. Stay connected with Vikatan.
What's new
What’s New ✨ Share Your Favourite Snippets! Loved a quote from an article? You can now share it as an image with your friends and family. Simply select a quote or snippet from the article, create a shareable image, and spread the word! 📲 We’ve also fixed bugs and improved performance for a smoother experience
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