Executive Summary
We analyzed 16 addiction communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: addiction communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 16
- Platforms
- 7
- Avg members
- 45K
- Median members
- 9K
Where Addiction Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 5 communities (31%)
- Facebook: 4 communities (25%)
- Discord: 2 communities (13%)
- X / Twitter: 2 communities (13%)
- Mighty Networks: 1 communities (6%)
- Skool: 1 communities (6%)
- Independent Platforms: 1 communities (6%)
- 5(31%)
Reddit - 4(25%)
Facebook - 2(13%)
Discord - 2(13%)
X / Twitter - 1(6%)
Mighty Networks - 1(6%)
Skool - 1(6%)
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Independent Platforms
Format mix
- 10(63%)Forum / feed-based
- 2(13%)Chat communities
- 2(13%)Private membership
- 2(13%)Other platforms
Most listings are forum / feed-based (63%).
Reddit leads, but Facebook and Discord also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 1 communities (6%)
- Small: 1 communities (6%)
- Medium: 3 communities (19%)
- Large: 3 communities (19%)
- Huge: 6 communities (38%)
- Massive: 1 communities (6%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 1(6%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(6%)Small20-100 members
- 3(19%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 3(19%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 6(38%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 1(6%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
1 community has unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 15 communities (94%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 1 communities (6%)
The average is much higher than the median (45K vs 9K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Addiction Differs From Other Categories
Addiction is more free-to-join, and smaller, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Addiction | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 94% | 85% |
| Median members | 9K | 25K |
| Average members | 45K | 657K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 6% | 15% |
| Live chat | 38% | 41% |
| Discord share | 13% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 15 communities (94%)
- Live Chat: 6 communities (38%)
- Online/Offline Events: 3 communities (19%)
- 94%Forum
- 38%Live Chat
- 19%Online/Offline Events
Niche Features
- Newsletter: 2 communities (13%)
- Courses: 1 communities (6%)
- Paid Community: 1 communities (6%)
- 13%Newsletter
- 6%Courses
- 6%Paid Community
Forum appears on 94% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 22
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 31% | 3 | 14% | |
| 4 | 25% | 2 | 9% | |
| Discord | 2 | 13% | 14 | 64% |
| X / Twitter | 2 | 13% | 3 | 14% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 64% of clicks but only 13% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 14(64%)Chat communities
- 5(23%)Forum / feed-based
- 3(14%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 15(68%)Live Chat
- 14(64%)Online/Offline Events
- 9(41%)Forum
- 1(5%)Newsletter
Most-clicked size ranges
- 13(59%)Large
- 4(18%)Huge
- 3(14%)Medium
- 1(5%)Small
- 1(5%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 13(59%)Recovery Wing
- 3(14%)Recovery
- 2(9%)r/recovery
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Addiction. 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.
FAQ
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