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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To be clear, plays/views on Spotify and YouTube do not paint a complete picture of the audience for each show: Apple Podcast users could comprise anywhere from 20-50% of the total listenership, not to mention podcast player apps like PocketCasts, Overcast, and iHeart.
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David Zucker, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
His appearances on Kill Tony, a podcast hosted by the comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, helped raise his profile; the show has achieved both a huge listenership and notoriety for its crude, taboo-busting sensibility.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Since 2020, the U.S. podcast industry has seen listenership more than double, reaching 160 million listeners in 2024.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Since joining SiriusXM in 2006, Stern’s show has been a staple of the radio giant’s programming slate and been seen as a draw for subscribers (though the company has not quantified the exact size of his listenership).
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
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David Zucker, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
His appearances on Kill Tony, a podcast hosted by the comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, helped raise his profile; the show has achieved both a huge listenership and notoriety for its crude, taboo-busting sensibility.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Since 2020, the U.S. podcast industry has seen listenership more than double, reaching 160 million listeners in 2024.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Since joining SiriusXM in 2006, Stern’s show has been a staple of the radio giant’s programming slate and been seen as a draw for subscribers (though the company has not quantified the exact size of his listenership).
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Listenership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listenership. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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