listenership

American  

[lis-uh-ner-ship, lis-ner-] / ˈlɪs ə nərˌʃɪp, ˈlɪs nər- /

noun

1. the people or number of people who listen to a radio station, record, type of music, etc..

   The station has a listenership of 200,000.

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listenership British  

/ ˈlɪsnəˌʃɪp /

noun

1. all the listeners collectively of a particular radio programme, station, or broadcaster

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Etymology

Origin of listenership

First recorded in 1940–45; listener + -ship

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Example Sentences

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listenership

She's previously released dozens of singles, building up a monthly listenership over 10 million strong, but Peace and Patience is her first full-length work.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Nearly half of all ad revenue goes to just 500 podcasts, according to analytics platform Magellan AI, and Edison data shows top-10 shows account for about 40% of weekly podcast listenership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

While Epstein, Evans, and Preston toiled on the group’s behalf, Sir George’s dogged curation of The Beatles’ sound will ensure a listenership across the centuries.

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026

“We’re seeing huge jumps in listenership every year, huge jumps in advertiser interest,” she adds.

From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2023

Outside of hip-hop, Mack worked to increase Latino listenership by programming freestyle music, a subset of dance music that rose to popularity in the mid- to late 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

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