Phrase guide

target audience

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The primary group of people for whom a publication, advertisement or other type of media is designed to appeal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, marketing, media

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20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: públic destinatari — group of people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 目標受眾 /目标受众 (mùbiāo shòuzhòng) — group of people
  • Danish: målgruppe — group of people
  • Dutch: doelgroep — group of people
  • Finnish: kohdeyleisö — group of people
  • Finnish: kohderyhmä — group of people
  • French: audience cible — group of people
  • German: Zielpublikum — group of people
  • German: Zielgruppe — group of people
  • Hungarian: célközönség — group of people
  • Hungarian: célcsoport — group of people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: målgruppe — group of people
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: målgruppe — group of people
  • Portuguese: audiência-alvo — group of people
  • Portuguese: audiência objetivada — group of people
  • Portuguese: público-alvo — group of people
  • Russian: целевая аудитория (celevaja auditorija) — group of people
  • Serbo-Croatian: циљна група (ciljna grupa) — group of people
  • Swedish: målgrupp — group of people
  • Vietnamese: công chúng mục tiêu — group of people