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Fox News Digital leads in multiplatform unique visitors during April

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Fox News Digital led major news publishers in several audience categories in April, drawing 191.1 million total digital multiplatform unique visitors, according to data from Comscore.

The figure represented a 46 percent increase from April 2025 and put Fox News Digital ahead of CBSNews.com, which drew 179.5 million unique visitors, NBCNews.com with 100.6 million, CNN.com with 72.5 million, NYTimes.com with 71.3 million and ABCNews.com Sites with 27.2 million.

Fox News Digital also finished first in multiplatform total views and total minutes during the month. The company recorded 1.704 billion multiplatform views, down 12 percent from the prior year, and 3.595 billion multiplatform minutes, down 8 percent from April 2025.

The New York Times ranked second in total views with 1.47 billion, down 6 percent year-over-year, followed by CNN.com with 604 million, down 40 percent. CBSNews.com reported 359 million views, up 9 percent, while NBCNews.com had 250 million views, down 6 percent. ABCNews.com Sites posted 119 million views, down 18 percent.

In total minutes, Fox News Digital more than tripled the New York Times, which reported 1.148 billion minutes, down 12 percent. CBSNews.com ranked third with 1.014 billion minutes, up 7 percent, followed by CNN.com with 992 million, down 33 percent. NBCNews.com recorded 600 million minutes, down 17 percent, while ABCNews.com Sites generated 338 million minutes, down 13 percent.

On YouTube, Fox News delivered 471.9 million video views in April, according to Emplifi. The company said that total was nearly four times the video views reported by ABC News and NBC News and more than seven times the 62.6 million views reported by CBS News. MS Now drew 304.4 million views, CNN generated 203.3 million, ABC News had 119.3 million and NBC News recorded 115.2 million.

The Fox News mobile app drew 6.3 million unique viewers during the month, compared with 3.7 million unique viewers for CNN’s mobile app, according to Comscore.

Fox News Media also said it led news brands in social media interactions for the 140th consecutive month, citing Emplifi and Comscore Social. The company generated 112.3 million social media interactions in April, including 50.2 million on Facebook, 19.7 million on Instagram, 6.5 million on X and 35.9 million on TikTok. TikTok interactions were up 83 percent from the prior year.

Across social platforms, Fox News generated 1.9 billion video views in April.

Separately, FoxBusiness.com recorded 185.3 million multiplatform minutes, ranking third in the business news competitive set. The site also delivered 87.9 million multiplatform views and 20.2 million total digital multiplatform unique visitors during the month.

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Matthew Keys

Matthew Keys is the award-winning founder and editor of TheDesk.net, an authoritative voice on broadcast and streaming TV, media and tech. With over ten years of experience, he's a recognized expert in broadcast, streaming, and digital media, with work featured in publications such as StreamTV Insider and Digital Content Next, and past roles at Thomson Reuters and Disney-ABC Television Group.
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