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sidebar_label: EventEmitter.listenerCount
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# EventEmitter.listenerCount() method

Gets the number of listeners for a given event.

### Signature

```typescript
class EventEmitter {
  listenerCount(type: keyof EventsWithWildcard<Events>): number;
}
```

## Parameters

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Parameter

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Type

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Description

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type

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keyof [EventsWithWildcard](./puppeteer.eventswithwildcard.md)&lt;Events&gt;

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the event to get the listener count for

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**Returns:**

number

the number of listeners bound to the given event
