Views For News Lean On Trump In Election Lead-Up
The "Trump Bump" may have subsided, but the former president is still a major factor in news video views, as data from Tubular Labs showed in October 2024. U.S. news & politics media creators generated 2.6 billion views on YouTube during the month, with Trump delivering the most views, at 870 million.
- Prince Harry was second at 685 million, followed by Kamala Harris (630 million) and Joe Biden (276 million).
- Videos that ran 5-to-10 minutes in length delivered the most views, at 549 million, while videos that ran 20 or more minutes were No. 2 at 512 million.
- MSNBC and Fox News were in battle for top news & politics media creator, with the former earning 269 million views for the month, versus 259 million for Fox.
