Meaning & use

Readership

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the readers of a publication collectively, or the number and type of people who read it

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The magazine's readership grew sharply after it launched a digital edition.

Advertisers pay close attention to a publication's readership demographics.

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Used both quantitatively, as a measurable statistic advertisers rely on, and descriptively, referring to the character of a publication's audience.

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