readership
noun
read·er·ship
ˈrē-dər-ˌship 
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She holds a readership in chemistry.
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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Its readership went far beyond McCurdy’s phone contacts.
—Ashley Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Astrologer Magi Helena's Your Daily Astrology column is syndicated to hundreds of newspapers worldwide, with a daily readership in the millions.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
As readership and editing surged, Wikipedians no longer all knew one another.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Readership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readership. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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readership
noun
read·er·ship
ˈrēd-ər-ˌship
: a group of readers
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