FOX News Digital Tops Competitors, Leads All News And Broadcast Brands In July
Comscore Report Shows FOX News Digital Surpassed CNN.com and CBSNews.com for the First Time in Unique Visitors
FOX News Digital has secured its position at the top of the digital news landscape, leading all news and broadcast brands in unique visitors, total multiplatform minutes, and total multiplatform views, according to a Comscore report for July 2025.
The report marks a historic milestone for FOX News Digital, as it surpassed both CNN.com and CBSNews.com in unique visitors for the first time ever in a single month.
The Comscore data reveals that FOX News Digital garnered over 92 million desktop and mobile unique visitors in July, outperforming CNN.com (91 million) and CBSNews.com (87 million). The digital arm of FOX News also led all news brands with 3.9 billion total multiplatform minutes and 1.9 billion total multiplatform views.
While FOX News Digital saw a strong month, its competitor CNN continued to experience significant declines. CNN’s multiplatform views dropped by 42% compared to July 2024, while multiplatform minutes fell by 53%, and unique visitors were down by 31%. The report notes that these figures represent CNN’s worst month since February 2015.
In addition to its strong performance in unique visitors, FOX News Digital also demonstrated significant growth and engagement across other platforms. On YouTube, FOX News led all news brands with 332 million video views, according to Emplifi, surpassing MSNBC (318 million), CNN (209 million), and NBC News (165 million).
The brand’s social media presence also proved to be a dominant force, with FOX News being the most engaged news brand in the competitive set. With 98 million total social interactions, the brand’s engagement was up 134% year-over-year and 14% from June. This included 71.8 million interactions on Facebook, 21.1 million on Instagram, and 4.1 million on X. The FOX News Mobile app also saw a robust month, drawing 6.5 million unique viewers.
FOX Business also saw notable results, finishing fourth in the business competitive set with 224 million multiplatform minutes. The site also delivered 137 million multiplatform views and 26.8 million total digital multiplatform unique visitors.
Data sources: Comscore Media Metrix® Multi-Platform and Comscore Social, July 2025.
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