Fox News Digital recorded the highest multiplatform views and multiplatform minutes among measured news brands and broadcast networks during the third quarter of 2026, according to Comscore data. The properties generated 4.6 billion multiplatform views and 10 billion multiplatform minutes over the period. Average total digital multiplatform unique visitors reached approximately 170 million, an 11 percent increase from the third quarter of 2025. Average desktop and mobile unique visitors totaled 76 million, the highest figure among the news brands in the custom-defined list.
This performance marked the 17th consecutive quarter in which Fox News Digital ranked first in multiplatform views and the 22nd consecutive quarter in which it ranked first in multiplatform minutes among the brands tracked. In September 2026, the same properties led with 1.5 billion multiplatform views and 3.3 billion multiplatform minutes, along with 72 million desktop and mobile unique visitors and 164 million total digital multiplatform unique visitors.
CNN.com recorded 57 million average total digital unique visitors for the quarter, its lowest level since 2015, along with 1.3 billion multiplatform views and 2 billion multiplatform minutes. Other brands showed varied results. CBSNews.com reported higher average total digital multiplatform unique visitors than Fox News Digital in some measures, while several properties experienced year-over-year declines across multiple metrics.
On YouTube, Fox News ranked first among news brands for the eighth consecutive quarter with 918 million video views during the third quarter, according to Emplifi data. This exceeded MS NOW at 889 million views, CNN at 712 million, ABC News at 442 million, NBC News at 356 million, and CBS News at 149 million. Year-to-date in 2026, Fox News accumulated 3.5 billion YouTube video views, 32 percent more than the nearest competitor, MS NOW. Fox Business YouTube generated 140 million video views, ranking first in the business category for the 27th consecutive quarter according to Comscore Social. Combined platforms under Fox News Media produced 1.2 billion YouTube video views for the quarter. In September alone, Fox News recorded 307 million YouTube video views.
The Fox News mobile app averaged 6.5 million unique viewers during the quarter, compared with 2.7 million for the CNN mobile app, per Comscore Mobile Metrix figures limited to those apps. Fox News Media also ranked first among news brands in social media interactions for the quarter according to Emplifi and Comscore Social, with 290 million interactions overall. These included 90.7 million on Facebook, 55.9 million on Instagram, and 14.7 million on X. TikTok interactions reached 128.9 million, a 20 percent increase year-over-year. The properties generated 4.4 billion social media video views during the period.
FoxBusiness.com recorded 397 million multiplatform minutes in the third quarter, placing fourth in its business competitive set. The site delivered 227 million multiplatform views and averaged 20.7 million total digital multiplatform unique visitors. Comscore data for the broader news competitive set showed the following average total digital multiplatform unique visitors: Fox News Digital at 169,741,000 (up 11 percent year-over-year), CNN.com at 57,355,000 (down 35 percent), CBSNews.com at 186,248,000 (up 9 percent), NYTimes.com at 60,270,000 (down 13 percent), NBCNews.com at 105,384,000 (up 7 percent), and ABCNews.com Sites at 36,607,000 (down 23 percent).
Average desktop and mobile unique visitors were Fox News Digital at 75,664,000 (down 20 percent), CNN.com at 57,335,000 (down 35 percent), CBSNews.com at 71,174,000 (down 14 percent), NYTimes.com at 60,270,000 (down 13 percent), NBCNews.com at 59,357,000 (down 25 percent), and ABCNews.com Sites at 28,348,000 (down 32 percent). Multiplatform total views stood at Fox News Digital 4,581,000,000 (down 18 percent), NYTimes.com 3,814,000,000 (down 8 percent), CNN.com 1,271,000,000 (down 41 percent), CBSNews.com 853,000,000 (down 18 percent), NBCNews.com 519,000,000 (down 35 percent), and ABCNews.com Sites 424,000,000 (down 10 percent). Multiplatform total minutes were Fox News Digital 10,039,000,000 (down 12 percent), NYTimes.com 3,074,000,000 (down 16 percent), CNN.com 2,000,000,000 (down 34 percent), CBSNews.com 2,606,000,000 (down 2 percent), NBCNews.com 1,384,000,000 (down 27 percent), and ABCNews.com Sites 1,017,000,000 (down 17 percent).
Comscore notes that total digital multiplatform unique visitor figures incorporate Social Incremental data for entities that have opted in, including Fox News Digital, CBSNews.com, NBCNews.com, and ABCNews.com Sites, while CNN.com and NYTimes.com have not. This difference can affect direct comparability across brands. The measurements draw from Comscore Media Metrix Multi-Platform, Desktop and Mobile data for a custom-defined list of news properties in the United States for September 2026 and the full quarter.
Fox News Media, a unit of Fox Corporation, operates the Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox News Digital, Fox News Audio, Fox News Books, the direct-to-consumer services Fox Nation and Fox News International, and the free ad-supported television service Fox Weather. The Fox News Channel has ranked as the most-watched television news channel for 24 consecutive years and currently leads all cable networks. The company reports reaching nearly 200 million people each month and is available for live streaming on Fox One.
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