FOX News Digital Leads News Brands With Multiplatform Minutes for 38th Consecutive Month

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FOX News Digital led news brands with multiplatform minutes for 38 consecutive months and reached 3 billion total multiplatform minutes in April, according to Comscore. The platform saw 1.5 billion multiplatform views and 105 million unique visitors. The FOX News Mobile App had 5.6 million unique visitors. FOX News was the most engaged news brand on social media for 116 consecutive months, with 24.8 million interactions, including 8.5 million on Facebook, 14.5 million on Instagram, and 1.8 million on X.

FOXBusiness.com achieved 162 million multiplatform views, surpassing CNN Business for the 25th month and Bloomberg.com for the 36th month, with 11% year-over-year growth. April's comparison showed FOX News Digital with 1.5 billion multiplatform views (down 1%), CNN.com with 1.2 billion views (up 9%), and NYTimes.com with 1.5 billion views (up 28%). FOX News Digital led in multiplatform minutes with 3 billion, despite an 8% decline, while CNN.com and NYTimes.com saw respective declines and growth of 2% and 30%.

Positive

• FOX News Digital achieved 3 billion total multiplatform minutes in April.
• FOX News Digital had 1.5 billion multiplatform views and 105 million unique visitors.
• FOX News Mobile App reached 5.6 million unique visitors.
• FOX News maintained its position as the most engaged news brand on social media for 116 months.
• FOXBusiness.com saw 11% year-over-year growth in multiplatform views.
• FOXBusiness.com surpassed CNN Business and Bloomberg.com in multiplatform views for the 25th and 36th straight months respectively.
• FOXBusiness.com videos remained the most viewed among the business news competitive set for 29 months.

Negative

• FOX News Digital's multiplatform views in April were down 1% year-over-year.
• FOX News Digital's total multiplatform minutes decreased by 8% compared to April 2023.
• FOXBusiness.com views outperformed competitors, but still reflect heavily on the volatile digital news market.

FOX News Marks 116 Consecutive Months as Most Engaged News Brand on Social Media

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FOX News Digital finished April as the top news brand with multiplatform minutes for the 38^th consecutive month, according to Comscore. FOX News Digital closed out the month reaching 3 billion total multiplatform minutes, 1.5 billion total multiplatform views, and 105 million total digital multiplatform unique visitors.* Additionally, FOX News Mobile App reached 5.6 million unique visitors in April.** FOX News Digital also led news brands with 2.6 average views per visit, seeing 3% growth year-over-year.

• FOX News was once again the most engaged brand on social media in the competitive set in April, with 24.8 million total social interactions, marking the 116th consecutive month FOX News has placed on top, according to Emplifi. FOX News drove 8.5 million interactions on Facebook (up 37% month-over-month), 14.5 million Instagram interactions and 1.8 million X interactions. On YouTube, FOX News secured 161.6 million video views, according to Shareablee.****
• FOXBusiness.com drove 162 million multiplatform views in April, surpassing CNN Business for the 25^th straight month and Bloomberg.com for the 36^th consecutive month, while seeing 11% year-over-year growth. Additionally, the business site delivered 227 million multiplatform minutes and 25.8 million multiplatform unique visitors.*** FOX Business’ videos on YouTube remained the most viewed among the business news competitive set for the 29^th straight month, achieving 52.5 million views in April.*****

APRIL 2024 FOX NEWS DIGITAL VS. CNN.COM AND NYTIMES.COM
Multi-Platform Total Views
FOX News Digital – 1,532,000,000 (down 1% vs. April 2023)
CNN.com – 1,222,000,000 (up 9% vs. April 2023)
NYTimes.com – 1,553,000,000 (up 28% vs. April 2023)

Multi-Platform Total Minutes
FOX News Digital – 2,976,000,000 (down 8% vs. April 2023)
CNN.com – 1,780,000,000 (down 2% vs. April 2023)
NYTimes.com – 1,585,000,000 (up 30% vs. April 2023)

Total Digital Multi-Platform Unique Visitors
FOX News Digital – 104,813,000 (up 2% vs. April 2023)
CNN.com – 106,205,000 (down 8% vs. April 2023)
NYTimes.com – 73,422,000 (down 6% vs. April 2023)

*Source: Comscore Media Metrix® Multi-Platform, Total Digital Population including Social Incremental data for reportable entities. Fox News Digital, CBSNews.com, NBCNews.com, WashingtonPost.com, and ABCNews.com have opted in to account for Social Incremental in Total Digital Multiplatform Unique Visitors, while brands like CNN.com and NYTimes.com have not opted in. 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, April 2024, U.S.

**Source: Comscore Media Metrix® Multi-Platform, Total Digital Population including Social Incremental data for reportable entities. Fox News Digital, CBSNews.com, NBCNews.com, WashingtonPost.com, and ABCNews.com have opted in to account for Social Incremental in Total Digital Multiplatform Unique Visitors, while brands like CNN.com and NYTimes.com have not opted in. 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, April 2024, U.S. & Comscore Mobile Metrix®, Mobile App Only, [FOX News Mobile App and CNN Mobile App], April 2024, U.S.

***Source: Comscore Media Metrix® Multi-Platform, Total Digital Population including Social Incremental data for reportable entities. FoxBusiness.com, Yahoo! Finance, CNBC.com, TheStreet.com, Entrepreneur.com have opted in to account for Social Incremental in Total Digital Multiplatform Unique Visitors. 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, April 2024, U.S.

****Source: Comscore Social, PowerRankings, YouTube, April 2024, Report Date: 5/20/2024. 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, April 2024, Report Date: 5/20/2024. 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 22 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 Digital

FAQ

How long has FOX News Digital led news brands in multiplatform minutes?

FOX News Digital has led news brands in multiplatform minutes for 38 consecutive months.

What were the total multiplatform minutes for FOX News Digital in April?

FOX News Digital reached 3 billion total multiplatform minutes in April.

How many unique visitors did FOX News Digital have in April?

FOX News Digital had 105 million unique visitors in April.

What was the performance of the FOX News Mobile App in April?

The FOX News Mobile App reached 5.6 million unique visitors in April.

How engaged was FOX News on social media in April?

FOX News was the most engaged news brand on social media with 24.8 million total interactions in April.

How did FOXBusiness.com perform in April?

FOXBusiness.com had 162 million multiplatform views and saw an 11% year-over-year growth in April.

How did FOX News Digital's multiplatform views in April compare to last year?

FOX News Digital's multiplatform views in April were down 1% compared to last year.

How did FOX News Digital's total multiplatform minutes in April compare to last year?

FOX News Digital's total multiplatform minutes decreased by 8% compared to April 2023.