Fox News YouTube video views hit 1.4 billion in the second quarter of 2026, according to data cited by the network from Emplifi. That quarterly total sits within a larger run rate the network reported: 3.3 billion YouTube views since the start of 2026, with Fox News Channel contributing roughly 2.5 billion of that year-to-date figure.
Fox News YouTube video views: Q2 totals
The headline number is straightforward: 1.4 billion YouTube video views for Fox News in Q2 2026. Emplifi’s snapshot of the competitive set places Fox News comfortably ahead of the next-largest channels for the quarter.
Fox Business, part of the broader Fox News Media portfolio, contributed 158 million YouTube views in Q2, keeping the group’s combined footprint sizable on the platform. Monthly patterns within the quarter reinforced Fox’s lead: the network ranked No. 1 on YouTube in June with roughly 270 million views and led in May with about 338.8 million views.
How Fox compares with other news brands
Emplifi’s reported totals show notable gaps between Fox News and other major news outlets for Q2 2026. Key comparisons from the same dataset include:
- MS NOW — 763 million YouTube views (Q2 2026)
- CNN — 511 million
- ABC News — 337 million
- NBC News — 310 million
- CBS News — 136 million
- Fox Business — 158 million
Those figures show Fox News outpacing single-network competitors by wide margins in this vendor snapshot. Combined totals from multiple broadcast networks still trailed Fox’s single-quarter total in Emplifi’s accounting, underscoring the scale of the network’s digital video distribution during the period.
Social engagement and platform breakdown
Beyond YouTube video views, Emplifi’s second-quarter report ranks Fox News at the top for social engagement among news brands, with 269 million total interactions across major social platforms. Emplifi’s platform breakdown for the quarter lists approximately 122 million Facebook interactions, 51.9 million on Instagram and 18.2 million on X.
TikTok measurements are attributed to Comscore Social in the reporting and are listed at about 76.8 million interactions for Fox content. Because the TikTok figure comes from Comscore Social while the other platform totals are reported via Emplifi, direct cross-platform comparisons require caution: vendors use different collection windows, deduplication rules and definitions of what counts as an “interaction.”
What it means for advertisers and audiences
For advertisers, the scale of reported YouTube views and social interactions signals substantial reach and potentially large inventories of video ad placements tied to Fox-produced clips and clips posted across network accounts. High impression volumes can support broad awareness buys and give agencies leverage when negotiating programmatic and direct-sold video placements on YouTube and social platforms.
That said, raw view and interaction totals are only one part of the advertising equation. Advertisers typically consider audience composition (demographics and affinities), view-through rates and average watch time, as well as brand-safety and contextual placement controls. A high-ranking channel may deliver broad reach, but campaign performance depends on the alignment of creative, targeting and measurement.
For audiences, dominant viewership on YouTube and heavy engagement on social platforms can affect what stories surface in algorithmic feeds and which clips circulate most widely. That distribution advantage can amplify reach for particular segments of content, but platform algorithms and trending mechanics remain dynamic and can shift over time.
By the numbers
- Fox News — 1.4 billion YouTube video views (Q2 2026)
- Fox News Media YTD (since start of 2026) — 3.3 billion YouTube views
- Fox News Channel YTD — 2.5 billion YouTube views
- MS NOW — 763 million (Q2 2026)
- CNN — 511 million (Q2 2026)
- ABC News — 337 million (Q2 2026)
- NBC News — 310 million (Q2 2026)
- CBS News — 136 million (Q2 2026)
- Fox Business — 158 million (Q2 2026)
- Social interactions (Emplifi) — 269 million total: Facebook 122M; Instagram 51.9M; X 18.2M; TikTok 76.8M (Comscore Social)
Data sources and caveats
The totals cited in this article are drawn from Emplifi and Comscore Social as reported in the original Fox News release. Vendor-reported metrics are useful for relative comparisons, but differences in methodology—how views, autoplay plays, short-form loops or interactions are counted—can materially affect totals.
Readers and advertisers should treat these as third-party vendor figures rather than independently audited audience measurements. The TikTok interaction figure in the cited reporting is attributed to Comscore Social while the YouTube and most social platform totals are reported via Emplifi; such split sourcing is common but worth noting when interpreting cross-platform rankings.
Reporting on the original release included contributions from Brian Flood of Fox News.
Source: Fox News — Fox News leads all news brands in YouTube video views and social engagement for second quarter 2026 (reporting includes Emplifi and Comscore Social data; reporting contributed by Brian Flood).
