FNC Notches Sixth Straight Quarter at Number One; Drives Nearly 2 Billion YouTube Video Views Across FOX News Media Brands
Coverage of War in Iran Propels FOX News to Highest Rated Month Ever with 621 Million YouTube Views in March, Doubling and Tripling Cable and Broadcast Competition
NEW YORK, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — FOX News Media closed out Q1 2026 delivering a record setting 1.5 billion YouTube video views, outpacing all news brands in the competitive set, according to Emplifi. During the quarter, FOX News led its closest competitor MS NOW (974 million views) by almost 500 million views, doubled CNN (707 million views), and topped ABC News (440 million views), NBC News (364 million views) and CBS News (194 million views) combined. For the sixth straight quarter, FOX News surpassed all news brands on YouTube and grew 21% compared to the prior year and 51% quarter-over-quarter with video views. FOX Business’ YouTube saw 193 million video, a 25% advantage over the previous quarter. Notably, FOX News Media’s combined platforms accrued nearly 2 billion video views on YouTube for the quarter.
In Q1 2026, FOX News ranked number one in social engagement, nabbing 426 million social media interactions across Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok, according to Emplifi. FOX News garnered 219 million Facebook interactions (up 52% vs 2025), 75 million Instagram interactions (up 25% versus Q4 ’25), 20 million X interactions (up 20% vs 2025) and, according to Comscore Social, 115.9 million TikTok interactions (up 35% vs. 2025).
Additionally, FOX News was number one on YouTube during the month of March, delivering its highest month of YouTube video views ever with 621 million video views. During March, FOX News led MS NOW (320 million views), CNN (265 million views), ABC News (177 million views), NBC News (156 million views) and CBS (73 million views). FOX News grew 46% year-over-year and 68% month-over-month during March. FOX Business continued its reign during the month, driving 67 million video views, according to Comscore Social, and earning its spot as the number one business for the 52nd consecutive month.
***Below is the data according to Emplifi:
Q1 ’26 YouTube Video Views
FOX News: 1.5 billion video views
MS NOW: 974 million video views
CNN: 707 million video views
ABC News: 440 million video views
NBC News: 364 million video views
CBS News: 194 million video views
March 2026 YouTube Video Views
FOX News: 621 million video views
MS NOW: 320 million video views
CNN: 265 million video views
ABC News: 177 million video views
NBC News: 156 million video views
CBS News: 73 million video views
FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, 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 24 consecutive years, while FBN is the top business channel on cable. Owned by Fox Corporation, FOX News Media reaches nearly 200 million people each month and is also available to live stream on FOX One.
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