Agriculture Communities Report

Executive Summary

We analyzed 21 agriculture communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: agriculture communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

Communities
21
Platforms
7
Avg members
137K
Median members
51K

Where Agriculture Communities Are Hosted

  • Independent Platforms: 8 communities (38%)
  • Reddit: 3 communities (14%)
  • Quora: 2 communities (10%)
  • Slack: 2 communities (10%)
  • Facebook: 2 communities (10%)
  • LinkedIn: 2 communities (10%)
  • Discord: 2 communities (10%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    8(38%)
  • Reddit
    3(14%)
  • Quora
    2(10%)
  • Slack
    2(10%)
  • Facebook
    2(10%)
  • LinkedIn
    2(10%)
  • Discord
    2(10%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    15(71%)
  • Chat communities
    4(19%)
  • Other platforms
    2(10%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (71%).

Independent Platforms leads, but Reddit and Quora also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 1 communities (5%)
  • Medium: 2 communities (10%)
  • Large: 1 communities (5%)
  • Huge: 7 communities (33%)
  • Massive: 5 communities (24%)
  • Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    1(5%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    2(10%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    1(5%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    7(33%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    5(24%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    0(0%)

5 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 20 communities (95%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 1 communities (5%)

The average is much higher than the median (137K vs 51K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Agriculture Differs From Other Categories

Agriculture is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricAgricultureHive Index average
Free to join95%84%
Median members51K25K
Average members137K668K
Paid or apply-to-join5%16%
Live chat19%41%
Discord share10%17%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 17 communities (81%)
  • Live Chat: 4 communities (19%)
  • Forum
    81%
  • Live Chat
    19%

Niche Features

  • Job Board: 2 communities (10%)
  • Newsletter: 2 communities (10%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 2 communities (10%)
  • Paid Community: 1 communities (5%)
  • Job Board
    10%
  • Newsletter
    10%
  • Online/Offline Events
    10%
  • Paid Community
    5%

Forum appears on 81% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
48

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Independent Platforms838%
36%
Reddit314%
49%
Slack210%
24%
Facebook210%
1940%
LinkedIn210%
24%
Discord210%
1736%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Facebook gets 40% of clicks but only 10% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Forum / feed-based
    26(55%)
  • Chat communities
    19(40%)
  • Other platforms
    2(4%)

Most-clicked features

  • Forum
    28(60%)
  • Live Chat
    19(40%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    12(26%)
  • Job Board
    1(2%)
  • Newsletter
    1(2%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Massive
    19(40%)
  • Huge
    18(38%)
  • Medium
    6(13%)
  • Large
    2(4%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Agriculture Industry
    15(32%)
  • The Farming Community
    12(26%)
  • Growing Hands
    5(11%)

Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Agriculture. 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