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Tanay Sukumar

Editor (Data) and Head of Subscriber Experience

Tanay leads Mint's data journalism team. His role involves editing and overseeing the newspaper's diverse data offerings, ranging from deep analytical pieces (in the daily "Plain Facts" section) to bite-sized social media charts.

ARTICLES BY TANAY SUKUMAR

In the past five years average UPI daily transactions grew six times in value and eight times in volume.

Groceries to gold: How UPI micro-payments reshaped spending habits

4 min read . 03 Dec 2025

All AQI readings are correct in their own way, but differences arise from varying scales, methods, and data sources. (PTI)

Some AQI trackers show Delhi at 1,500. The official index says 500—here’s why

4 min read . 23 Oct 2025

Tech professionals sleep an extra 100 minutes on their off day as compared to a work day. (iStock)

Mint sleep study: Marriage impact, Gen Z vs millennials, doctors vs techies

5 min read . 02 Oct 2025

Cleaning up the kitchen is a common pre-bedtime activity for many women even as more men look at the TV or phone screen. The story was accompanied by this powerful illustration by my colleague, Tarun Kumar Sahu. Our design team deliberated the page layout over several days, with the goal to bring the story alive. (Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint)

The Beat Report: How I measured the sleeping patterns of 450,000 Indians

8 min read . 20 Sept 2025

Sleeping habits: Less than half of Indian women in their 30s get eight hours of sleep— for men, the share is over 60% in all age groups. (Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint)

The sleep divide: How gender, age, and work shape India’s bedtime

22 min read . 12 Sept 2025

The poverty line is a minimum level of spending needed to meet one’s basic nutrition, clothing and shelter needs. Photo: Amit Bhargava/Bloomberg News

Mint Explainer: What the World Bank's new poverty line means for India

6 min read . 09 Jun 2025

India’s health ministry, using data from various state governments, attributed 333,333 deaths to covid-19 in 2021.

India's official ‘data fog’ on covid toll is finally gone. Here's what we know.

4 min read . 08 May 2025

(Graphics: Mint)

US treasury sell-offs: Which countries are the biggest holders of US bonds?

1 min read . 30 Apr 2025

Trump administration has not given details of how the tariff rates were calculated. (AP)

Are Trump’s tariff rates made up? Here’s how they have been calculated

4 min read . 03 Apr 2025

This is only the fourth year in a decade that the share of businesspersons among all Padma awards recipients has crossed 5%. (Representative image)

In charts: India Inc. regains presence in Padma honours list

2 min read . 26 Jan 2025

Budget Bites: Ministries with the steepest budget changes in 2024-25

1 min read . 24 Jan 2025

((Graphics: Mint))

Which companies were India's top software services exporters in 2001-02?

1 min read . 04 Dec 2024

(Graphics: Mint)

How Delhi's air quality has fared in the past week

1 min read . 26 Nov 2024

Urban Indians generally hold a positive view of their eating habits, especially those in higher income brackets. (Image: Pixabay)

The great Indian diet challenge: do we really know what’s healthy?

4 min read . 29 Oct 2024

The feeling of being financially middle-class is deeply ingrained across income groups. (Image: Pixabay)

India’s middle-class riddle: How much do you need to be called rich?

4 min read . 21 Oct 2024

As per the study, 89% seek clearer performance metrics in appraisals. About 32% say compensation/benefits are the most important factor in keeping them in the same organisation after appraisals.

Job hunts heat up post appraisals. But where are the jobs?

3 min read . 05 Aug 2024

The latest estimate is eight times India’s official death count attributed to covid-19 in 2020, and 1.5 times the WHO’s excess deaths estimate (REUTERS)

Mint Explainer | New covid death estimate: Does Indian govt's rebuttal add up?

5 min read . 21 Jul 2024

Only 4.6% of Karnataka’s urban population is from outside the state, but the quality of this workforce earns it large economic dividends. Photo: AP

Exclusive: Karnataka’s migrant base is the most educated, youngest in India

2 min read . 19 Jul 2024

The decline in consumption inequality could be much higher if the poorest cohort got the maximum welfare benefits, but that has not been the case. (File Photo: Mint)

Consumption data lays bare India’s deep inequality

4 min read . 19 Jun 2024

The 2024 Lok Sabha election results have brought back the era of coalition governments. (PTI)

Data recap: Election surprise, Sensex seesaw, slower PMI

3 min read . 07 Jun 2024