FOX News Media finished the third quarter of 2026 as the top news brand on YouTube for the eighth consecutive time. The network recorded 918 million video views during the period, according to Emplifi data. This total placed the company ahead of all competitors in the category. MS NOW followed with 889 million views, while CNN reached 712 million. ABC News logged 442 million views. NBC News secured 356 million. CBS News recorded 149 million. For the full year, FOX News has accumulated 3.5 billion video views, leading MS NOW by 32 percent.
FOX Business also extended its lead in the business news sector on YouTube. The channel generated 139 million video views in the third quarter, marking its 27th consecutive quarter at the top, according to Comscore Social. On linear television, Fox News Channel outperformed all cable networks during the quarter. Fox News outdrew CNN and MS NOW combined in multiple categories.
The network also ranked first in social engagement across major platforms. Emplifi reported that Fox News achieved 280 million social media interactions on Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok. TikTok accounted for the largest share of that total with 126.7 million interactions. Facebook contributed 85.1 million interactions. Instagram added 54.1 million. X recorded 14.6 million.