Fox News Media says it reached record-setting YouTube video views in first quarter of 2026
Fox News Media says it reached a record-setting 1.5 billion YouTube video views in the first quarter of 2026, marking its sixth consecutive quarter as the top news brand on the platform.
According to data from Emplifi, states a post on TVNewscheck, “Fox News views grew 21% compared to the prior year and 51% over the previous quarter. The network led its closest competitor, MS NOW (974 million views), by nearly 500 million views. It also more than doubled CNN’s 707 million views and surpassed the combined totals of ABC News (440 million), NBC News (364 million) and CBS News (194 million).
“In March, coverage of the war in Iran propelled the network to its highest-rated month ever on YouTube with 621 million views. This represented a 46% increase year-over-year and a 68% jump from February.”
Fox Business also saw growth, continues TVNewscheck, “accruing 193 million YouTube video views for the quarter, a 25% increase over the previous quarter. According to Comscore Social, the business brand remained a provider of business news for the 52nd consecutive month.
“Across all Fox News Media brands, the company totaled nearly 2 billion YouTube video views for the quarter.
“The network also reported 426 million social media interactions across Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok in the first quarter. This included 219 million Facebook interactions — up 52% from 2025 — and 115.9 million TikTok interactions, a 35% increase over the previous year according to Comscore Social.”
