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FOX News Media tops YouTube for eighth straight quarter with 918 million views

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Flood, B. (2026, October 2). FOX News Media tops YouTube for eighth straight quarter with 918 million views. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/media/fox-news-media-tops-youtube-eighth-straight-quarter-918-million-views

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FOX News Media maintained its position as the top news brand on YouTube for the eighth consecutive quarter in Q3 2026, accumulating 918 million video views compared to CNN’s 712 million and MS NOW's 889 million. Fox News also led social engagement with a total of 280 million interactions across various platforms, including 85.1 million on Facebook and 126.7 million on TikTok.

Written by AI on 2026-10-02, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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FOX News Media closed out the third quarter of 2026 as the top news brand on YouTube for the eighth consecutive quarter with 918 million video views, surpassing competitors like MS NOW (889 million), CNN (712 million), ABC (442 million), NBC News (356 million), and CBS News (149 million). Fox News' dominance extended to social media platforms, where it ranked first in engagement with 280 million interactions across Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok. Additionally, FOX Business maintained its lead on YouTube for the 27th consecutive quarter with 139 million views, underscoring Fox News Media's continued dominance across multiple digital platforms.

Written for “FOX News Media Viewership Growth” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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69/100

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Fox News · 6363 article(s) · 11 correction(s) detected

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Who wrote this

Brian Flood

22 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction

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🔮 The illegal alien claimed he was a HOMOSEXUAL in order to try and dodge deportation to Mali," ICE posted on X. Fox News exclusively obtained Diawara’s 2009 asylum application in which he declared that he needed to remain in America because he was a gay man who could be killed if sent back to his native country.

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🔮 "The American people will pay the price for this move, as will the journalists of CBS News who can no longer credibly serve as watchdogs because the ones they are meant to hold to account are signing their paychecks and hobnobbing with the president," Rather wrote on his Substack page.

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🔮 God has blessed us in more ways than we could ever imagine, and I am so thankful that He brought Sean and me together.

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🔮 "You’re not supposed to do stories that might make Democrats look bad."

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🔮 " "She probably could have been better than Karine Jean-Pierre if she had more time to prepare.

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Topics

CNN Emplifi Fox News MS NOW YouTube

Subjects

Fox News ORG · 4× MS NOW ORG · 3× CNN ORG · 2× Emplifi ORG · 2× Facebook ORG · 2× Instagram ORG · 2× YouTube ORG · 2× ABC ORG · 1× FOX News Media ORG · 1× NBC News ORG · 1×

Narrative

FOX News Media closed out the third quarter of 2026 as the No. 1 news brand on YouTube for the eighth consecutive quarter and the company continues to dominate across multiple platforms.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-02

2026-10-02 · Fox News

FOX News Media tops YouTube for eighth straight quarter with 918 million views · mixed framing

Claims (7 extracted, 3 hedged)

FOX News Media closed out the third quarter of 2026 as the No. 1 news brand on YouTube for the eighth consecutive quarter and the company continues to dominate across multiple platforms. asserted

company → close → platforms

During the news-heavy quarter, Fox News piled up 918 million video views to lead all competitors. asserted

News → pile → competitors

MS NOW finished with 889 million, CNN managed 712 million, ABC delivered 442 million, NBC News secured 356 million and CBS News settled for 149 million video views, according to Emplifi. uncertain

News → finish → Emplifi

Fox News has garnered 3.5 billion video views in 2026 to lead its nearest competitor, MS NOW, by 32%. asserted

News → garner → %

During the third quarter, FOX Business’ YouTube generated 139 million video views to lead business competition for the 27th consecutive quarter, according to Comscore Social. uncertain

YouTube → generate → Social

The YouTube success comes as Fox News Channel topped all of cable during the third quarter, crushing CNN and MS NOW combined in multiple categories. asserted

Channel → come → categories

Fox News also ranked No. 1 in social engagement with 280 million social media interactions across Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok, according to Emplifi. Fox News had 85.1 million Facebook interactions, 54.1 million Instagram interactions, 14.6 million X interactions and 126.7 million TikTok interactions. uncertain

News → rank → interactions