Executive Summary
We analyzed 19 action sports communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: action sports listings cluster on Reddit, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-02
- Communities
- 19
- Platforms
- 3
- Avg members
- 360K
- Median members
- 76K
Where Action Sports Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 11 communities (58%)
- Independent Platforms: 6 communities (32%)
- Discord: 2 communities (11%)
- 11(58%)
Reddit - 6(32%)
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Independent Platforms - 2(11%)
Discord
Format mix
- 17(89%)Forum / feed-based
- 2(11%)Chat communities
Most listings are forum / feed-based (89%).
Reddit leads with 58%, but Independent Platforms also has a meaningful share (32%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 1 communities (5%)
- Large: 3 communities (16%)
- Huge: 6 communities (32%)
- Massive: 5 communities (26%)
- Gigantic: 3 communities (16%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 1(5%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 3(16%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 6(32%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 5(26%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 3(16%)Gigantic1M+ members
1 community has unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 19 communities (100%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)
The average is much higher than the median (360K vs 76K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Action Sports Differs From Other Categories
Action Sports is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Action Sports | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 100% | 85% |
| Median members | 76K | 25K |
| Average members | 360K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 0% | 15% |
| Live chat | 26% | 38% |
| Discord share | 11% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 16 communities (84%)
- Live Chat: 5 communities (26%)
- Online/Offline Events: 4 communities (21%)
- Newsletter: 3 communities (16%)
- 84%Forum
- 26%Live Chat
- 21%Online/Offline Events
- 16%Newsletter
Niche Features
- Courses: 1 communities (5%)
- Job Board: 1 communities (5%)
- Member Perks: 1 communities (5%)
- 5%Courses
- 5%Job Board
- 5%Member Perks
Forum appears on 84% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 7
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 58% | 2 | 33% | |
| Independent Platforms | 6 | 32% | 2 | 33% |
| Discord | 2 | 11% | 2 | 33% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Reddit hosts 58% of listings and 33% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 4(67%)Forum / feed-based
- 2(33%)Chat communities
Most-clicked features
- 4(67%)Forum
- 2(33%)Live Chat
- 2(33%)Online/Offline Events
Most-clicked size ranges
- 2(33%)Large
- 2(33%)Huge
- 1(17%)Gigantic
- 1(17%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 2(33%)r/skiing Discord
- 2(33%)Electric Skateboard Builders Forum
- 1(17%)r/snowboarding
Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 1988: 1 communities (7%)
- 1989: 1 communities (7%)
- 2004: 1 communities (7%)
- 2008: 4 communities (27%)
- 2009: 1 communities (7%)
- 2011: 2 communities (13%)
- 2012: 2 communities (13%)
- 2017: 1 communities (7%)
- 2021: 1 communities (7%)
- 2022: 1 communities (7%)
4 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2008.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Action Sports. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.
- •Last updated 2026-05-02