Executive Summary
We analyzed 12 3d art communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: In this smaller sample, 3d art has many smaller groups and a few very large outliers pulling averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 12
- Platforms
- 3
- Avg members
- 1.1M
- Median members
- 12K
Where 3D Art Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 5 communities (42%)
- Independent Platforms: 4 communities (33%)
- Discord: 3 communities (25%)
- 5(42%)
Reddit - 4(33%)
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Independent Platforms - 3(25%)
Discord
Format mix
- 9(75%)Forum / feed-based
- 3(25%)Chat communities
Forum / feed-based is most common (75%), but chat communities is also well represented (25%).
Reddit leads (42% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 1 communities (8%)
- Large: 2 communities (17%)
- Huge: 2 communities (17%)
- Massive: 0 communities (0%)
- Gigantic: 2 communities (17%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 1(8%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 2(17%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 2(17%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 0(0%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 2(17%)Gigantic1M+ members
5 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 10 communities (83%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 2 communities (17%)
The average is much higher than the median (1.1M vs 12K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How 3D Art Differs From Other Categories
3D Art is smaller than typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | 3D Art | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 83% | 84% |
| Median members | 12K | 25K |
| Average members | 1.1M | 668K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 17% | 16% |
| Live chat | 33% | 41% |
| Discord share | 25% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 7 communities (58%)
- Live Chat: 4 communities (33%)
- Courses: 3 communities (25%)
- Member Perks: 3 communities (25%)
- Newsletter: 3 communities (25%)
- Job Board: 2 communities (17%)
- Paid Community: 2 communities (17%)
- 58%Forum
- 33%Live Chat
- 25%Courses
- 25%Member Perks
- 25%Newsletter
- 17%Job Board
- 17%Paid Community
Niche Features
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (8%)
- Tools: 1 communities (8%)
- 8%Online/Offline Events
- 8%Tools
Forum appears on 58% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 13
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 42% | 2 | 15% | |
| Independent Platforms | 4 | 33% | 3 | 23% |
| Discord | 3 | 25% | 8 | 62% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 62% of clicks but only 25% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 8(62%)Chat communities
- 5(38%)Forum / feed-based
Most-clicked features
- 9(69%)Live Chat
- 6(46%)Tools
- 3(23%)Courses
- 3(23%)Forum
- 3(23%)Newsletter
- 2(15%)Job Board
Most-clicked size ranges
- 7(54%)Large
- 2(15%)Gigantic
Top-clicked listings
- 6(46%)PolyHaven
- 1(8%)ArtStation
- 1(8%)3D Total
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 1999: 1 communities (11%)
- 2009: 1 communities (11%)
- 2011: 2 communities (22%)
- 2012: 1 communities (11%)
- 2014: 1 communities (11%)
- 2015: 1 communities (11%)
- 2017: 1 communities (11%)
- 2020: 1 communities (11%)
3 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2011.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as 3D Art. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.