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Fox News Digital led in unique visitors during August 2026 with 76 million users, according to Comscore, surpassing competitors like CBS News (70 million), NBC News (65 million), The New York Times (63 million), CNN (56 million), and ABC News (29 million). Fox also maintained its dominance in multiplatform views and minutes, with 1.47 billion views and 3.2 billion minutes respectively. Additionally, the network led in social media engagement for the 144th consecutive month, amassing over 85 million interactions across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok.
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In August 2026, Fox News Digital outperformed other major news organizations in unique visitors, reaching 76 million across desktop and mobile devices. This marks the fourth consecutive month of leadership for Fox News Digital, which also topped multiplatform views with 1.47 billion and minutes spent at 3.2 billion, according to Comscore. CBS News came second with 70 million unique visitors, followed by NBC News with 65 million. On social media engagement metrics, Fox News led with over 85 million interactions, a significant increase from the previous year on platforms like Facebook (more than 26 million), Instagram (14.5 million), X (4.7 million), and TikTok (39 million).
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Fox News Digital closed the summer trouncing other news organizations across key metrics, including in unique visitors.
asserted
Digital → close → visitors
During the month of August 2026, Fox News Digital reached 76 million unique visitors on desktop and mobile devices, leading the metric for four months straight, according to Comscore.
uncertain
Digital → reach → Comscore
CBS News came in second 70 million unique visitors, followed by NBC News' 65 million, The New York Times' 63 million, CNN's 56 million and ABC News' 29 million.
asserted
News → come → million
Fox News Digital maintained its dominance in multiplatform views and multiplatform minutes last month, reaching 1.47 billion and 3.2 billion respectively.
asserted
Digital → maintain → billion
The New York Times trailed in second with 1.27 billion multiplatform views and 1 billion multiplatform minutes.
asserted
Times → trail → views
CNN trailed even further with 415 million multiplatform views and 647 million multiplatform minutes.
asserted
CNN → trail → views
August 2026 marked Fox News Digital's 28th consecutive month as the top news brand in multiplatform views and the 66th consecutive month in multiplatform minutes.
asserted
August → mark → minutes
Fox News also maintained its status as the most engaged news brand across social media for the 144th consecutive month, totaling a whopping 85 million interactions, according to Emplifi and Comscore Social.
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News → maintain → Emplifi
More than 26 million of those interactions came from Facebook, 14.5 million were on Instagram and 4.7 million came from X.
On TikTok, Fox News notched more than 39 million interactions, a staggering 80% increase from last year.
Collectively, Fox News reached 1.4 billion video views across social media platforms throughout August.
asserted
News → come → August
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