fan base

American  

[fan beys] / ˈfæn ˌbeɪs /

noun

1. the fans of a celebrity, team, media franchise, etc., when considered collectively: The studio marketed the sequels heavily to the franchise’s established fan base.

   The fan base was crushed when the team moved to a different city.

   The studio marketed the sequels heavily to the franchise’s established fan base.

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Etymology

Origin of fan base

An Americanism dating back to 1975–80

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fan base

Anderson, 37 years old, is among Strategy’s fervent fan base who are sticking by the firm despite its shares sliding 36% this year, along with bitcoin’s steep declines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

During the World Cup, Haaland garnered a stateside fan base with his seven goals in five matches, as well as his quirky social media posts and fun personality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

The term “parasocial” has become synonymous with Swift’s relationship to her fan base, which she’s built and nurtured via strategic disclosure and thoughtfully relatable vulnerability.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Cardoza has copyrighted his script and characters, and aims to eventually attract major studio interest to turn his intellectual property into a film which comes with a built-in fan base.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

He saw it as building a fan base for his future as World-Famous Rock Star.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman