fan base

[ fan beys ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fan base¹

An Americanism dating back to 1975–80

Example Sentences

Next thing you know, we’re doing the Netflix Festival and livestreaming it, and that was a huge success and got the show to people outside of my normal fan base.

From Los Angeles Times

But his major source of revenue was a collection of dietary supplements catering to the specific needs and paranoias of his fan base: Infowars Life Silver Bullet Colloidal Silver.

From Los Angeles Times

In Los Angeles, he’ll do so with a fan base that never forgot him and welcomed him back with open arms.

From Los Angeles Times

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, then, is a course correction, and one that provides more opportunities for Disneyland’s wildly diverse fan base to see itself reflected in its rides.

From Los Angeles Times

Its fan base has sometimes sent its price soaring, and tried unsuccessfully in 2021 to get Dogecoin's value above $1, per The Associated Press.

From Salon