Fox News Tops YouTube News Views in Q3 2025
Fox News Media led all U.S. news brands on YouTube in the third quarter of 2025, registering roughly 1.1 billion video views in Q3—including about 408 million in September—according to data attributed to social‑analytics firm Emplifi. The piece compares Fox’s performance with other U.S. news outlets (MSNBC, CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS), reports complementary social‑media interaction totals, notes platform strategy moves (the May 2025 launch of FOX News Clips) and highlights audience and linear‑TV ratings gains that have implications for advertisers and media competition.
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🔍 Key Facts
- Fox News: ~1.1 billion YouTube video views in Q3 2025; 408 million views in September 2025 (Emplifi)
- Comparisons: MSNBC 848M Q3 views; CNN 627M; NBC News 424M; ABC News 359M; CBS News 163M
- Additional metrics: Fox News reports >500 million combined social interactions in Q3 2025; FOX Business logged 166M YouTube views; FOX flagship YouTube account has >14.5M subscribers; FOX News Clips launched May 2025
📍 Contextual Background
- FOX News Channel averaged 3.3 million weekday primetime viewers through September 2025, compared to 3.1 million for CBS, 3.1 million for ABC, and 3.0 million for NBC.
- During the third quarter of 2025, FOX News averaged 1.6 million total day viewers, while MSNBC averaged 492,000 and CNN averaged 396,000.
- During primetime in the third quarter of 2025, FOX News averaged 2.5 million total viewers, compared to 802,000 for MSNBC and 538,000 for CNN.