FOX News Digital Finishes 2023 as Top News Brand With Multiplatform Views and Minutes While Seeing Yearly Growth

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FOX News Digital and FOXBusiness.com achieved record-breaking multiplatform views and minutes in 2023, with 9% and 6% year-over-year growth, respectively. FOX News Digital secured 20.2 billion multiplatform views, 36.9 billion multiplatform minutes, and averaged 93.7 million monthly unique visitors. FOXBusiness.com earned 1.9 billion multiplatform views, 3.2 billion multiplatform minutes, and averaged 23.2 million monthly unique visitors. FOX News also dominated social media with over 315 million interactions, while FOX News and FOXBusiness.com outperformed CNN and NYTimes.com in all key performance indicators.

FOXBusiness.com Sees Record Year with Multiplatform Views

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FOX News Digital closed out calendar year 2023 as the top-performing news brand with multiplatform views and minutes, while seeing 9% growth with views and 6% growth with minutes year-over-year, according to Comscore.* For the year, FOX News Digital secured 20.2 billion multiplatform views, over 36.9 billion multiplatform minutes and averaged 93.7 million monthly multiplatform unique visitors. CNN and The New York Times both saw year-over-year decreases across these key performance indicators. The FOX News mobile app finished 2023 averaging 6.1 million monthly unique visitors.**

• FOX News was also the most engaged news brand on social media throughout 2023, according to Emplifi, reaching over 315 million social media interactions. FOX News drove 81.6 million Facebook interactions, 34.2 million X interactions and 198.9 million Instagram interactions. On YouTube, FOX News drove over 2.3 billion views, finishing first in the news competitive set, according to Shareablee.****
• FOXBusiness.com also accomplished a record year with multiplatform views. The business network earned 1.9 billion multiplatform views in 2023, its highest ranking since its launch in 2007. It also saw increases over the prior year, while the majority of business news brands experienced decreases.*** Additionally, FOXBusiness.com secured 3.2 billion multiplatform minutes and averaged 23.2 million monthly multiplatform unique visitors for the year, while surpassing various other brands with views including CNN Business, MarketWatch.com and Forbes.com. FOX Business was number one on YouTube in the business news competitive set in 2023, driving 748 million views, according to Shareablee. *****

2023 (January-December) FOX NEWS DIGITAL VS. CNN.COM AND NYTIMES.COM

Multi-Platform Total Views
FOX News Digital – 20,160,000,000 (up 9 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2022)
CNN.com – 14,885,000,000 (down 13 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2022)
NYTimes.com – 15,765,000,000 (down 8 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2022)

Multi-Platform Total Minutes
FOX News Digital – 36,927,000,000 (up 6 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2022)
CNN.com – 23,164,000,000 (down 19 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2022)
NYTimes.com – 16,402,000,000 (down 2 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2022)

Average Monthly Multi-Platform Unique Visitors
FOX News Digital – 93,652,000 (up 13 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2022)
CNN.com – 121,033,000 (down 3 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2022)
NYTimes.com – 76,520,000 (down 14 percent vs. Jan-Dec 2022)

*Source: Comscore Media Metrix® Multi-Platform, Desktop & Mobile, Total Audience, Custom-Defined List including CNN.com, NBCNews.com, ABCNews.com, CBSNews.com, Fox News Digital, WashingtonPost.com, NYTimes.com, NYPost Network, Wall Street Journal Online, Insider Inc., and USAToday.com, January - December 2023, U.S.

**Source: Comscore Media Metrix® Multi-Platform, Desktop & Mobile, Total Audience, Custom-Defined List including CNN.com, NBCNews.com, ABCNews.com, CBSNews.com, Fox News Digital, WashingtonPost.com, NYTimes.com, NYPost Network, Wall Street Journal Online, Insider Inc., and USAToday.com, January - December 2023, U.S. & Comscore Mobile Metrix®, Mobile App Only, [FOX News Mobile App and CNN Mobile App], January - December 2023, U.S.

***Source: Comscore Media Metrix® Multi-Platform, Desktop & Mobile, Total Audience, Custom-Defined List including FoxBusiness.com, Bloomberg.com, CNBC.com, CNN Business, Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, HuffPost Business, MarketWatch, Motley Fool, MSN Money, TheStreet.com, USA TODAY Money, WSJ Online, Yahoo! Finance, January - December 2023, U.S.

****Source: Comscore Social, PowerRankings, YouTube, January - December 2023, Report Date: 1/16/2023. Custom-Defined List including CNN.com, NBCNews.com, ABCNews.com, CBSNews.com, Fox News Digital, WashingtonPost.com, NYTimes.com, NYPost Network, Wall Street Journal Online, Insider Inc., and USAToday.com.

*****Source: Comscore Social, PowerRankings, YouTube, January - December 2023, Report Date: 1/16/2023. Custom-Defined List including FoxBusiness.com, Bloomberg.com, CNBC.com, CNN Business, Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, HuffPost Business, MarketWatch, Motley Fool, MSN Money, TheStreet.com, USA TODAY Money, WSJ Online, Yahoo! Finance.

FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the free ad-supported television service FOX Weather. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for more than 21 consecutive years, while FBN is the top business channel on cable. Owned by Fox Corporation, FOX News Media reaches nearly 200 million people each month.

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FOX News Media Contact:

Connor Smith: connor.smith@fox.com or 212-301-3879

Source: FOX News Media

FAQ

What were FOX News Digital's multiplatform views and minutes for 2023?

FOX News Digital secured 20.2 billion multiplatform views and 36.9 billion multiplatform minutes in 2023.

How many monthly unique visitors did FOX News Digital average in 2023?

FOX News Digital averaged 93.7 million monthly unique visitors in 2023.

What were FOXBusiness.com's multiplatform views and minutes in 2023?

FOXBusiness.com earned 1.9 billion multiplatform views and 3.2 billion multiplatform minutes in 2023.

How many monthly unique visitors did FOXBusiness.com average in 2023?

FOXBusiness.com averaged 23.2 million monthly unique visitors in 2023.

How many social media interactions did FOX News have in 2023?

FOX News had over 315 million social media interactions in 2023.