The 2026 NRL season is done and the numbers are in. Across our rugby league shows, Fanatics.TV was watched and heard 101,536,470 times this year at the time of publishing this article.
That is not a typo. More than 101 million views and listens, from fans who want footy talk that is honest, independent and opinionated.
That count covers everything we published from 1 March to 6 October 2026, with views counted across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and X. It includes 2,217,867 podcast downloads on ACast.
How big is 100 million?
Numbers this big are hard to picture, so here are four ways to see them.
100 million views is 1,200 sold-out Accor Stadiums. Fill the home of the grand final to the rafters. Now do it 1,200 times.
51,453,760 Facebook views is close to twice the population of Australia. Every person in the country, from Cape York to Hobart, and nearly all of them again.
813,561 hours of YouTube watch time is 93 years of non-stop streaming. Press play on a Fanatics.TV video on the day a fan born in 1933 came into the world, never hit pause, and it would still be running today.
156,168 Instagram shares would see a line of people stretch from Sydney Airport to Wollongong. That is fans forwarding our clips to their mates, one share at a time, all the way down the coast.
The season in four numbers
Views and listens: 101,536,470
YouTube comments: 59,747
Facebook views: 51,453,760
Instagram shares: 156,168
The comments matter to us as much as the views. 59,747 YouTube comments means a lot of you took the time to argue, agree and tell us when we got it wrong. That is a community, not an audience.
The shows that did it
Kenty. Paul Kent's shows, Kenty Blitz, Kenty Primetime and Ask Kenty, led the way with 54,410,307 views, 546,089 hours of YouTube watch time and 71,018 comments across every platform. When Kenty talks, rugby league listens. Then it argues back.
Rugby League Insider. Insider with James Hooper pulled 43,746,142 views, 166,367 hours of YouTube watch time and 65,137 comments. Week after week, fans came back for the inside word on the game they love.
Chiming In with Steve Gillis. Chiming In added 3,127,722 views, 99,137 hours of YouTube watch time and 3,151 comments.
Take the Points chipped in 254,409 views to round out the season.
Thank you
None of this happens without you. Every view, every listen, every comment and every share went into that 101 million.
Bring on 2027. If you are not following yet, find us on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram and join us for the ride.
