Executive Summary
We analyzed 12 acquisitions 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, much of the acquisitions landscape on Hive Index sits on Independent Platforms.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 12
- Platforms
- 5
- Avg members
- 1K
- Median members
- 1K
Where Acquisitions Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 6 communities (50%)
- Slack: 3 communities (25%)
- LinkedIn: 1 communities (8%)
- Reddit: 1 communities (8%)
- Discord: 1 communities (8%)
- 6(50%)
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Independent Platforms - 3(25%)
Slack - 1(8%)
LinkedIn - 1(8%)
Reddit - 1(8%)
Discord
Format mix
- 7(58%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(33%)Chat communities
- 1(8%)Other platforms
Forum / feed-based is most common (58%), but chat communities is also well represented (33%).
Independent Platforms leads (50% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 1 communities (8%)
- Large: 2 communities (17%)
- Huge: 0 communities (0%)
- Massive: 0 communities (0%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 1(8%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 2(17%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 0(0%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 0(0%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
9 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 9 communities (75%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 3 communities (25%)
Most communities are free to join.
How Acquisitions Differs From Other Categories
Acquisitions is less free-to-join, smaller, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Acquisitions | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 75% | 84% |
| Median members | 1K | 25K |
| Average members | 1K | 673K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 25% | 16% |
| Live chat | 42% | 41% |
| Discord share | 8% | 17% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 8 communities (67%)
- Pairing: 8 communities (67%)
- Live Chat: 5 communities (42%)
- Online/Offline Events: 5 communities (42%)
- Paid Community: 3 communities (25%)
- 67%Forum
- 67%Pairing
- 42%Live Chat
- 42%Online/Offline Events
- 25%Paid Community
Niche Features
- Job Board: 1 communities (8%)
- Tools: 1 communities (8%)
- 8%Job Board
- 8%Tools
Forum appears on 67% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 5
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slack | 3 | 25% | 3 | 60% |
| Discord | 1 | 8% | 2 | 40% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Slack gets 60% of clicks but only 25% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked features
- 5(100%)Live Chat
- 4(80%)Pairing
- 2(40%)Online/Offline Events
- 1(20%)Paid Community
Clicks by access model
- 4(80%)Free to join
- 1(20%)Paid or apply-to-join
Top-clicked listings
- 2(40%)M&A Deals Discord
- 1(20%)STM Holdings ETA Slack Group
- 1(20%)Acquired FM Slack Community
A few listings get most of the clicks; the rest split what is left.
Trends
Founded year
- 2010: 1 communities (20%)
- 2012: 1 communities (20%)
- 2019: 1 communities (20%)
- 2020: 1 communities (20%)
- 2021: 1 communities (20%)
7 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2010.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Acquisitions. 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.
FAQ
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