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

There’s also the question of readership — just like English, Russian offers a much larger readership than the local language might. —Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 28 May 2026

Hayashida’s manga ran for 18 years across 23 volumes starting in 2000, building an international cult readership on the strength of its grotesque body horror, deadpan humor and bleak surrealist worldbuilding. —Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026

Likewise, the press in the United States became more industrial and could crank out more and more copies of a newspaper because of improvements in the printing press, which meant readership increased dramatically. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

On adapting a novel with an established readership, Sode rejects the notion of special responsibility attached to Kawakami’s name specifically. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for readership

• authorship
• battleship
• censorship
• chairmanship
• chieftainship
• comradeship
• consulship
• craftsmanship
• dealership
• draftsmanship
• fellowship
• fingertip

Kids Definition

readership

noun

read·​er·​ship ˈrēd-ər-ˌship 

: a group of readers