listenership
noun
lis·ten·er·ship
ˈli-sᵊn-ər-ˌship 
ˈlis-nər-
: the audience for a radio program or recording
also
: the number or kind of that audience
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Daily radio listenership has fallen from 37% two years ago to 31% this year.
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Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
In just a couple of months, it was acquired by Barstool Sports, and the listenership grew from 20,000 to more than 2 million in just under a year.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 June 2025
Plenty of arena-level acts have struggled to get their fans invested in new material, but the Arcadia sales figure suggests that Sleep Token’s devoted listenership has not plateaued whatsoever.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 20 May 2025
And my listenership has skyrocketed, so thanks everyone who’s listening.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 17 June 2025
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Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
In just a couple of months, it was acquired by Barstool Sports, and the listenership grew from 20,000 to more than 2 million in just under a year.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 June 2025
Plenty of arena-level acts have struggled to get their fans invested in new material, but the Arcadia sales figure suggests that Sleep Token’s devoted listenership has not plateaued whatsoever.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 20 May 2025
And my listenership has skyrocketed, so thanks everyone who’s listening.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 17 June 2025
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“Listenership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listenership. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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