The annual Met Gala is a culmination of hundreds, sometimes thousands, of hours of work<\/a> to make the looks on the carpet happen \u2014 and 2026 was no different<\/a>. Chase Infiniti\u2019s Thom Browne dress<\/a> was adorned with over 1.5 million stacked sequins, while Kylie Jenner\u2019s Schiaparelli gown<\/a> took over 11,000 hours to complete the embroidery.<\/p>\n These aren\u2019t the only big numbers to come out of the 2026 Met Gala, though. The numbers are in for the views and engagement generated by the first Monday in May, one of fashion \u2014\u00a0and Vogue\u2019s<\/em> \u2014\u00a0biggest nights of the year. Across Met Monday and the following Tuesday, video views, site traffic, and social engagement across global Vogue<\/em> channels all saw record highs. There were 1.696 billion global video views across all markets and platforms, a 57% year-on-year increase. Global social engagements reached 108 million across all markets, all platforms, up 24% year-on-year. And Vogue<\/em> hit one million peak concurrent views during the livestream on YouTube, a record number of viewers.<\/p>\n \u201cThis year, we focused on deepening the reader experience across Vogue<\/em> platforms and on social, while leaning into Vogue\u2019s<\/em> unique access and authority to tell stories no one else could,\u201d says Chloe Malle, head of editorial content for Vogue<\/em> US. \u201cRather than prioritizing volume, we were more intentional about delivering context, perspective, and deeper reporting around the Met Gala. We wanted to answer the question readers are increasingly asking: Why does this matter, and why should I care?\u201d<\/p>\n A family affair: Blue Ivy with her parents, Jay-Z and Beyonc\u00e9.<\/p>\n <\/span>Photo: Hunter Abrams<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n This year\u2019s livestream was hosted by Ashley Graham, La La Anthony, and Cara Delevingne, while Emma Chamberlain returned as red carpet correspondent on Vogue\u2019s<\/em> social channels. The livestream total reached 196 million views (live and replay, excluding YouTube views due to a data lag). Video views saw the steepest increase, with 10 million US total views across Vogue\u2019s<\/em> owned and operated (O&O) channels and YouTube, a 630% year-on-year increase. Global views also saw a steep uptick, up 543% year-on-year to 11 million total.<\/p>\n Engagement was up across the board on social. US social views across all video and platforms rose 43% year-on-year to 880 million. US social engagements saw an 18% boost to 52 million. Globally, social views across markets and platforms were up 45% to 1.5 billion, and global social engagements rose 24% to 108 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Image](\"https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69fcbee18e00cc0614dc96db\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/METGALA2026_INSIDE-THE-MET_HUNTER-ABRAMS_070.jpg\"\/)
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