readership

noun

read·​er·​ship ˈrē-dər-ˌship 

1

a

: the office or position of a reader

b

: the quality or state of being a reader

2

: the mass or a particular group of readers

a magazine's readership

Examples of readership in a Sentence

She holds a readership in chemistry.

Recent Examples on the Web

Hazelwood famously got her start writing fanfiction — The Love Hypothesis was originally a Star Wars fanfiction — and says that despite her status as a revered romance novelist, her readership feels more like a mutual relationship than anything. —Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024

Speaking of converts, a warm welcome to Robb Report’s sizable female readership! —Josh Condon, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2024

In August, Wiley gave an interview to The Wall Street Journal, whose affluent readership includes many art collectors. —Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024

Those losses amounted to about 8% of the roughly 2.5 million print and online readership of the Post and at least 1.8% of the audience for The Times. —James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

readership

noun

read·​er·​ship ˈrēd-ər-ˌship 

: a group of readers