What are ai art communities?

Communities for people generating and discussing AI artwork using tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion. Discord is the primary platform, with massive servers dedicated to specific tools plus Reddit communities for sharing and discussing outputs, comparing techniques, and exploring the evolving creative possibilities.

Where do most ai art communities live?

Discord is the most common platform in this report (39% of 18 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

83% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical ai art community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 392K members and the median is 46K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (50%). Others that show up often include live chat, online/offline events, and paid community.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's AI Art topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

AI Art Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends &...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 18 ai art 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 art communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 18
Platforms: 4
Avg members: 392K
Median members: 46K

Where AI Art Communities Are Hosted

Discord
7(39%)
Reddit
6(33%)
Independent Platforms
4(22%)
WhatsApp
1(6%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
10(56%)
Chat communities
8(44%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (56%), but chat communities is also well represented (44%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
3(17%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
3(17%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
4(22%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
4(22%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
3(17%)

1 community has unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (392K vs 46K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How AI Art Differs From Other Categories

AI Art is larger than typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	AI Art	Hive Index average
Free to join	83%	84%
Median members	46K	25K
Average members	392K	668K
Paid or apply-to-join	17%	16%
Live chat	50%	41%
Discord share	39%	17%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
50%
Live Chat
50%
Online/Offline Events
22%
Paid Community
17%

Niche Features

Courses
11%
Member Perks
11%
Job Board
6%
Newsletter
6%
Pairing
6%
Tools
6%

Live Chat appears on 50% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 83

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	7	39%	63	81%
Reddit	6	33%	14	18%
Independent Platforms	4	22%	1	1%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 39% of listings and 81% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
63(81%)
Forum / feed-based
15(19%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
63(81%)
Forum
30(38%)
Courses
15(19%)
Member Perks
15(19%)
Online/Offline Events
10(13%)
Job Board
5(6%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
41(53%)
Gigantic
17(22%)
Massive
13(17%)
Large
6(8%)
Medium
1(1%)

Top-clicked listings

Civitai
37(47%)
BlueWillow AI
15(19%)
r/aiArt
8(10%)

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

Trends

Founded year

Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.

Community Quality & Ratings

Only 1 community has ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.

5.0 average rating across 1 community.

Rated examples

BlueWillow AI
Discord · 5.0 stars · 1.8M members

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

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

: Communities for people generating and discussing AI artwork using tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion. Discord is the primary platform, with massive servers dedicated to specific tools plus Reddit communities for sharing and discussing outputs, comparing techniques, and exploring the evolving creative possibilities.
: Discord is the most common platform in this report (39% of 18 listings).
: 83% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 392K members and the median is 46K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (50%). Others that show up often include live chat, online/offline events, and paid community.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's AI Art topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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