fanbases
Devoted follower communities
Fanbases is the plural of fanbase—the collective body of devoted followers for a team, artist, franchise, or other entity.
Sports teams have fanbases, as do musicians, video game series, and streaming personalities.
The term often appears in discussions of loyalty, toxicity, or influence: The show's fanbase kept it from being cancelled.
Rival fanbases clashed online after the game.
Passionate adherents
- enthusiastsPeople deeply into something
- stansObsessive celebrity followers
- diehardsUnyielding supporters
- fanaticsObsessive believers
supporters · admirers · aficionados · groupies · followers · superfans · loyalists · zealots
Dressing as media characters
- fanfictionAmateur work using existing characters
- fanartUnofficial creative homages
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
collectibles · shipping · headcanon · meetups · roleplay · LARP · fanvids · webcomics
Deep, loyal commitment
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
steadfastness · passion · enthusiasm · zeal · ardor · attachment · solidarity · constancy
Enthusiast community collectively
- networkInterconnected system
- collectiveJointly organized group
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- societyOrganized communal human existence
tribe · association · club · group · congregation · alliance · guild · clan
Adult male pony fans
- deadheadsRemoved spent flower heads
- blinksBrief eyelid closures
- little monstersMischievous small beings
devotees
Passionate adherents
- enthusiastsPeople deeply into something
- stansObsessive celebrity followers
- diehardsUnyielding supporters
fanatics · supporters · admirers · aficionados · groupies · followers · superfans · loyalists · zealots · partisans
cosplay
Dressing as media characters
- fanfictionAmateur work using existing characters
- fanartUnofficial creative homages
- conventionsAccepted social practices
merchandise · collectibles · shipping · headcanon · meetups · roleplay · LARP · fanvids · webcomics · podcasts
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
faithfulness · steadfastness · passion · enthusiasm · zeal · ardor · attachment · solidarity · constancy · fidelity
fandom
Enthusiast community collectively
- networkInterconnected system
- collectiveJointly organized group
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
society · tribe · association · club · group · congregation · alliance · guild · clan · circle
bronies
Adult male pony fans
- deadheadsRemoved spent flower heads
- blinksBrief eyelid closures
- little monstersMischievous small beings
fanbasescasual viewers
Infrequent, uncommitted audience members
non-fans · general public · passersby · bystanders · bandwagoners
fanbasesanti-fans
Dedicated hostile followers
haters · detractors · hate groups · antagonists · boycotters