FOX News Media closed out the third quarter of 2026 as the No. 1 news brand on YouTube for the eighth consecutive quarter, and the company continues to dominate across multiple platforms.
During the news-heavy quarter, Fox News piled up 918 million video views to lead all competitors. MS NOW finished with 889 million, CNN managed 712 million, ABC delivered 442 million, NBC News secured 356 million and CBS News settled for 149 million video views, according to Emplifi.
Fox News has garnered 3.5 billion video views in 2026 to lead its nearest competitor, MS NOW, by 32%.
‘THE FIVE’ LEADS CABLE NEWS FOR 20TH STRAIGHT QUARTER AS FOX NEWS OUTDRAWS CNN AND MS NOW COMBINED
During the third quarter, FOX Business’ YouTube generated 139 million video views to lead business competition for the 27th consecutive quarter, according to Comscore Social.
The YouTube success comes as Fox News Channel topped all of cable during the third quarter, crushing CNN and MS NOW combined in multiple categories.
Fox News also ranked No. 1 in social engagement with 280 million social media interactions across Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok, according to Emplifi.
Fox News had 85.1 million Facebook interactions, 54.1 million Instagram interactions, 14.6 million X interactions and 126.7 million TikTok interactions.
