Fandom applies to groups of people.
 Fans typically are interested in even minor details of the objects of their fandom and spend a significant portion of their time and energy involved with their interest, often as a part of a social network with particular practices, differentiating fandom-affiliated people from those with only a casual interest
== Relationship with the media industry ==The film and television entertainment industry refers to the totality of fans devoted to a particular area of interest, organized or not, as the "fanbase"

