FOX NEWS DOMINATES MAY YOUTUBE RANKINGS MORE THAN TRIPLING EACH BROADCAST NETWORK
FNC Top Competitors in Social Interactions, Draws 1.3 Billion Social Media Views
NEW YORK – June 2, 2026 – FOX News closed May 2026 as the top news brand in the competitive set on YouTube, notching 338.8 million video views, more than three times the views of each broadcast, according to Emplifi. In fact, FOX News has been number one on YouTube with video views every month in 2026. Throughout May, FOX News led competitors including MS Now (212.8 million views), CNN (154.1 million views), ABC News (105.7 million views), NBC News (82.4 million views) and CBS News (37.6 million views). Additionally, FOX News Clips platform drew over 34.9 million views in May, an 18% increase year-over-year. FOX Business was also number one on YouTube amongst business brands for the 55th consecutive month with 40.8 million video views, according to Shareablee.
Once again ranking number one in social engagement, FOX News nabbed 79.3 million social media interactions across Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok, according to Emplifi & Comscore Social. FOX News garnered 38.1 million Facebook interactions, 15.8 million Instagram interactions, 5 million X interactions and, according to Comscore Social, 20.4 million TikTok interactions. Collectively, FOX News drove 1.3 billion total social video views.
***Below is the data according to Emplifi:
May 2026 YouTube Video Views
FOX News: 338,800,000 video views
MS Now: 212,800,000 video views
CNN: 154,100,000 video views
ABC News: 105,700,000 video views
NBC News: 82,400,000 video views
CBS News: 37,600,000 video views
FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Podcasts, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer streaming services FOX Nation and 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 more than 24 consecutive years, while FBN is the top business channel on cable. Owned by Fox Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each month and is also available to live stream on FOX One.
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Connor Smith: 212-301-3879 or Connor.Smith@FOX.com