AI Agents Communities Report

Executive Summary

We analyzed 31 ai agents communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

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

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

Communities
31
Platforms
6
Avg members
90K
Median members
12K

Where AI Agents Communities Are Hosted

  • Discord: 11 communities (35%)
  • Reddit: 10 communities (32%)
  • Skool: 5 communities (16%)
  • Independent Platforms: 3 communities (10%)
  • Github: 1 communities (3%)
  • Meetup: 1 communities (3%)
  • Discord
    11(35%)
  • Reddit
    10(32%)
  • Skool
    5(16%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    3(10%)
  • Github
    1(3%)
  • Meetup
    1(3%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    13(42%)
  • Chat communities
    11(35%)
  • Private membership
    5(16%)
  • Other platforms
    2(6%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (42%), but chat communities is also well represented (35%).

Discord leads, but Reddit and Skool also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 1 communities (3%)
  • Medium: 1 communities (3%)
  • Large: 11 communities (35%)
  • Huge: 8 communities (26%)
  • Massive: 7 communities (23%)
  • Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    1(3%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    1(3%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    11(35%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    8(26%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    7(23%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    0(0%)

3 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 31 communities (100%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)

The average is much higher than the median (90K vs 12K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How AI Agents Differs From Other Categories

AI Agents is more free-to-join, smaller, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricAI AgentsHive Index average
Free to join100%84%
Median members12K25K
Average members90K670K
Paid or apply-to-join0%16%
Live chat65%41%
Discord share35%18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Live Chat: 20 communities (65%)
  • Forum: 12 communities (39%)
  • Courses: 11 communities (35%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 5 communities (16%)
  • Tools: 5 communities (16%)
  • Live Chat
    65%
  • Forum
    39%
  • Courses
    35%
  • Online/Offline Events
    16%
  • Tools
    16%

Niche Features

  • Newsletter: 2 communities (6%)
  • Pairing: 1 communities (3%)
  • Newsletter
    6%
  • Pairing
    3%

Live Chat appears on 65% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
79

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Discord1135%
6177%
Reddit1032%
1013%
Skool516%
810%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 35% of listings and 77% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    61(77%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    10(13%)
  • Private membership
    8(10%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    77(97%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    40(51%)
  • Courses
    15(19%)
  • Tools
    7(9%)
  • Forum
    5(6%)
  • Newsletter
    1(1%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Large
    43(54%)
  • Huge
    24(30%)
  • Massive
    12(15%)

Top-clicked listings

  • AI Agents
    28(35%)
  • AI Agency Alliance
    10(13%)
  • The Agentic Lab
    6(8%)

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

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as AI Agents. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

    Updated periodically

    FAQ