Virakesari is owned by Express Newspapers (Ceylon) (Private) Limited, a leading print and web media organization in Sri Lanka.

Today, Virakesari has evolved into a national newspaper with the motto "Tharamana Valiyil Thelivaana Thagaval" ["Quality news with clarity"].

Virakesari also plays a significant role in the field of social media having large numbers of young audience engaged on their websites.

[2] Virakesari was voted the "Best Designed Newspaper" at the "Journalism Awards for Excellence 2005" by the Editors Guild and the Sri Lanka Press Institute.

The Sunday Virakesari is distributed in over 15 countries including United States, Canada, UK, France, Germany, India, Middle East, New Zealand and Australia.