President Trump’s inauguration smashed viewership records, with nearly 81 million people tuning in on various platforms.
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump hailed the figures, which were almost double those of the previous recordholder, Ronald Reagan.
“Data from Streams Charts shows that due to coverage of President Trump’s Inauguration, the News section of YouTube set a new ‘All Time Viewership Record’ with 9.6 million viewers,” President Trump posted.
“Additionally, the Inaugural Ceremony stream on President Donald J. Trump’s X account received a stunning 36.7 million views.
“In combination with TV viewership, an estimated 80.7 million viewers watched the President’s Inauguration, which beats the previous record of 42 million viewers with Ronald Reagan’s Inauguration in 1981.”
Trump’s inauguration was originally scheduled to be held outside the US Capitol, but was moved indoors due to cold weather and also potentially because of security concerns. It was held inside the Capitol Rotunda instead.