fan base
noun
plural fan bases
: a group of fans for a particular sport, musical group, celebrity, book or film franchise, etc.
… the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks—the last two NBA champions—had fan bases spending the most money on team merchandise and gear.—
Corey Davis
Corey DavisYet her three albums with the Epic label failed to earn her a popular audience, beyond country's traditional fan base …—Martha A. Hostetter
Martha A. HostetterBut sales figures don't fully capture the fan base among shojo readers, who can whip through a volume in half an hour in a bookstore and often pass along copies to friends.—Sarah Glazer
Sarah GlazerThe fervent passion of [Justin] Bieber's fan base almost obscured the rampant self-indulgence of his hour-and-a-half set.—Ben Fisher
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Someone who can rebuild the team and develop young players, show patience, communicate with the media, get along with management and help improve the team’s image with a skeptical fan base that doesn’t trust ownership.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
To avoid alienating this fan base, teams that used dynamic pricing were wary of raising prices too high or of cutting them below the levels that season-ticket holders had already paid.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The viral video also features a zookeeper whose commentary deserves its own fan base.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
My fan base is kind of spread across the world, as opposed to being really heavy in one area.
—Wengel Gemu, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
To avoid alienating this fan base, teams that used dynamic pricing were wary of raising prices too high or of cutting them below the levels that season-ticket holders had already paid.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The viral video also features a zookeeper whose commentary deserves its own fan base.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
My fan base is kind of spread across the world, as opposed to being really heavy in one area.
—Wengel Gemu, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Fan base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20base. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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