Fox News Digital led all news brands and broadcast networks in total digital multiplatform unique visitors, views, and minutes during the second quarter of 2026, according to data from Comscore. The digital arm of Fox News saw a 29% increase in unique visitors compared to the same period in 2025, reaching an average of 178 million unique visitors per month.
During the quarter, Fox News Digital recorded 4.6 billion multiplatform views and 9.7 billion multiplatform minutes. This marks the 21st consecutive quarter that Fox News has ranked first in views and the 16th consecutive quarter as the top news brand for minutes. The network also reported 1.4 billion YouTube video views across its channels in the second quarter, outperforming all other news brands for the seventh consecutive quarter. The main Fox News channel contributed 1.1 billion of these views, surpassing runner-up MS NOW and more than doubling CNN's viewership.
In contrast, CNN's digital audience experienced its weakest performance in over a decade. The network recorded 62 million unique visitors, 1.5 billion multiplatform views, and 2.4 billion multiplatform minutes for the second quarter of 2026. These figures represent a 32% decrease in unique visitors, a 46% drop in total views, and a 41% reduction in minutes compared to the second quarter of 2025.
Fox News Digital also maintained its lead in June, marking the fourth consecutive month as the top news brand for total multiplatform unique visitors. The Fox News Mobile app averaged 6.3 million unique viewers during the quarter, significantly higher than the CNN mobile app's average of 3.1 million unique viewers. Furthermore, Fox News Media led all news brands in social media interactions for the quarter, generating 270 million interactions across platforms including Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok, alongside 4.4 billion video views on social media.