FOX News Media kicked off 2026 delivering its best January ever on YouTube leading all news brands and broadcast networks, according to Emplifi.
Delivering 466 million video views in January, FOX News increased its YouTube viewership 14% year-over-year and 60% compared to December leading MS Now (339 million views), CNN (237 million views), ABC News (124 million views), NBC News (118 million views), and CBS News (56 million views). Additionally, FOX News Clips generated 49.3 million video views in January, a 92% increase month-over-month.
FOX News Media also led all news brands on social media with interactions according to Emplifi. FOX News delivered 175 million social media interactions for the month with 104 million interactions on Facebook, 25.4 million interactions on Instagram, 7 million interactions on X and 38.3 million interactions on TikTok. Additionally, FOX News commanded its second-best month ever with social media video views driving over 2.6 billion views.
Data according to Emplifi: January 2026 YouTube Video Views
FOX News Media also led all news brands on social media with interactions according to Emplifi. FOX News delivered 175 million social media interactions for the month with 104 million interactions on Facebook, 25.4 million interactions on Instagram, 7 million interactions on X and 38.3 million interactions on TikTok. Additionally, FOX News commanded its second-best month ever with social media video views driving over 2.6 billion views.
Data according to Emplifi: January 2026 YouTube Video Views
- FOX News: 466 million video views
- MS NOW: 339 million video views
- CNN: 237 million video views
- ABC News: 124 million video views
- NBC News: 118 million video views
- CBS News: 56 million video views