Fox News closed out the first quarter of 2026 with 1.5 billion YouTube video views, outpacing every other news brand in the competitive set, according to data from Emplifi.
The margin over second place wasn’t close. Fox News led MS NOW’s 974 million views by nearly 500 million, doubled CNN’s 707 million, and topped the combined totals of ABC News (440 million), NBC News (364 million), and CBS News (194 million).
It’s the sixth consecutive quarter Fox News has held the top spot — and the network’s up 21% year-over-year and 51% quarter-over-quarter in video views.
March stood out on its own. Fox News delivered 621 million views that month alone — its highest single-month total ever — while MS NOW came in at 320 million and CNN at 265 million. The network also grew 46% year-over-year and 68% month-over-month during March.
Fox Business continued to build on its momentum as well. It recorded 193 million YouTube views for the quarter, a 25% increase over the prior quarter, and it’s held the number one position in business news for 52 consecutive months.
Combined, Fox News Media’s platforms came in at nearly 2 billion YouTube views for the quarter — a figure that puts the rest of the industry at a distance.
On social media, Fox News led all brands with 426 million interactions across Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok, with Facebook interactions up 52% versus 2025.
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