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 (37% of 19 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

79% 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 349K members and the median is 20K. 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 (53%). 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 19 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 has many smaller groups and a few very large outliers pulling averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2025-01-15

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Communities: 19
Platforms: 3
Avg members: 349K
Median members: 20K

Where AI Art Communities Are Hosted

Discord
7(37%)
Reddit
6(32%)
Independent Platforms
6(32%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
12(63%)
Chat communities
7(37%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (63%), but chat communities is also well represented (37%).

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
1(5%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
4(21%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
3(16%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
4(21%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
4(21%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
3(16%)

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (349K vs 20K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How AI Art Differs From Other Categories

Metric	AI Art	Hive Index average
Free to join	79%	85%
Median members	20K	25K
Average members	349K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	21%	15%
Live chat	47%	38%
Discord share	37%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
53%
Live Chat
47%
Online/Offline Events
21%
Paid Community
21%

Niche Features

Courses
11%
Member Perks
11%
Job Board
5%
Newsletter
5%
Pairing
5%
Tools
5%

Forum appears on 53% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 105

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	7	37%	63	62%
Reddit	6	32%	31	30%
Independent Platforms	6	32%	8	8%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 37% of listings and 62% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
63(62%)
Forum / feed-based
39(38%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
64(63%)
Forum
45(44%)
Member Perks
11(11%)
Online/Offline Events
11(11%)
Paid Community
11(11%)
Courses
10(10%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
40(39%)
Massive
29(28%)
Gigantic
18(18%)
Large
14(14%)
Medium
1(1%)

Top-clicked listings

Civitai
34(33%)
r/deepdream
13(13%)
BlueWillow AI
10(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 2 communities have ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.

5.0 average rating across 2 communities.

Rated examples

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.
•Last updated 2025-01-15

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 (37% of 19 listings).
: 79% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 349K members and the median is 20K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (53%). 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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