keyaudience

noun
UK /ˈkiː ˈɔːdiəns/
US /ˈki ˈɔdiəns/

The main group of people you want to see or hear something.

The key audience for the cartoon is young children.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The most important group of people a product is made for.

The toy company designed the game for its key audience of kids aged six to ten.

3. The people a message is mainly meant to reach.

The coach's key audience was the players, not the reporters.

4. The group whose attention matters most for a show or event.

For the school play, the key audience was the students' families.