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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The My Cultura banner debuted in 2021 and has seen double-digit growth in listenership during the past year.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 June 2025
In addition to her five most recent studio albums and four Taylor’s Version re-records receiving boosts, her first six full-lengths naturally saw spikes in listenership — particularly Reputation, her 2017 opus which had not yet been given a Taylor’s Version treatment (and possibly never will).
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 4 June 2025
Daily radio listenership has fallen from 37% two years ago to 31% this year.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
In just a couple of months, it was acquired by Barstool Sports, and the listenership grew from 20,000 to more than 2 million in just under a year.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 June 2025
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 June 2025
In addition to her five most recent studio albums and four Taylor’s Version re-records receiving boosts, her first six full-lengths naturally saw spikes in listenership — particularly Reputation, her 2017 opus which had not yet been given a Taylor’s Version treatment (and possibly never will).
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 4 June 2025
Daily radio listenership has fallen from 37% two years ago to 31% this year.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
In just a couple of months, it was acquired by Barstool Sports, and the listenership grew from 20,000 to more than 2 million in just under a year.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for listenership
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“Listenership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listenership. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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