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FOX News Delivers 3.5 Billion YouTube View Views Year-to-Date; Only News Network to Surpass Three Billion in 2026

NEW YORK – October 2, 2026 – FOX News Media closed out 3Q ’26 leading all news brands for the eighth consecutive quarter, according to Emplifi. During the quarter, FOX News secured 918 million video views, leading all competitors including MS NOW (889 million views), CNN (712 million views), ABC News (442 million views), NBC News (356 million views) and CBS News (149 million views). Year-to-date, FOX News has drove 3.5 billion video views in 2026 leading nearest competitor MS NOW by 32%. FOX Business’ YouTube generated 139 million video views throughout the quarter, leading the business competition for the 27th consecutive quarter, according to Comscore Social. Notably, FOX News Media’s combined platforms accrued 1.2 billion video views on YouTube for the quarter. In the month of September, FOX News drove 307 million YouTube video views.

In 3Q ’26, FOX News ranked number one in social engagement, nabbing 280 million social media interactions across Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok, according to Emplifi. FOX News garnered 85.1 million Facebook interactions, 54.1 million Instagram interactions, 14.6 million X interactions and, according to Comscore Social, 126.7 million TikTok interactions (up 18% year-over-year).

***Below is the data according to Emplifi:

3Q ’26 YouTube Video Views

FOX News – 918 million video views

MS NOW – 889 million video views

CNN – 712 million video views
ABC News – 442 million video views

NBC News – 356 million video views

CBS News – 149 million video views

FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Podcasts, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer streaming services FOX Nation, FOX News International and the free ad-supported television service FOX Weather. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for over 24 consecutive years, while FBN is the top business channel on cable. FOX News Media reaches nearly 200 million people each month and is also available to live stream on FOX One.

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