What are american football communities?

Communities for NFL and American football fans to discuss games, teams, and picks. Discord is the hub for fan communities and sports betting groups, with subreddits dedicated to specific teams and general game discussion around the regular season and playoffs.

Where do most american football communities live?

Reddit is the most common platform in this report (29% of 24 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

75% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical american football community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 883K members and the median is 30K. 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 (88%). Others that show up often include live chat, paid community, and newsletter.

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 American Football topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

American Football Communities Report: Stats, Platforms,...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 24 american football communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: american football 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: 24
Platforms: 6
Avg members: 883K
Median members: 30K

Where American Football Communities Are Hosted

Reddit
7(29%)
Independent Platforms
5(21%)
Discord
4(17%)
X / Twitter
3(13%)
Facebook
3(13%)
LinkedIn
2(8%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
15(63%)
Other platforms
5(21%)
Chat communities
4(17%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (63%), but other platforms is also well represented (21%).

Reddit leads, but Independent Platforms and Discord 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
2(8%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
8(33%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
5(21%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
5(21%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
2(8%)

2 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (883K vs 30K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How American Football Differs From Other Categories

American Football is less free-to-join, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	American Football	Hive Index average
Free to join	75%	84%
Median members	30K	25K
Average members	883K	668K
Paid or apply-to-join	25%	16%
Live chat	29%	41%
Discord share	17%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
88%
Live Chat
29%
Paid Community
21%
Newsletter
17%

Niche Features

Job Board
4%
Online/Offline Events
4%
Requires Application
4%

Forum appears on 88% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 188

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Reddit	7	29%	4	13%
Independent Platforms	5	21%	4	13%
Discord	4	17%	15	50%
X / Twitter	3	13%	3	10%
Facebook	3	13%	3	10%
LinkedIn	2	8%	1	3%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 50% of clicks but only 17% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
15(50%)
Forum / feed-based
11(37%)
Other platforms
4(13%)

Most-clicked features

Forum
19(63%)
Live Chat
18(60%)
Online/Offline Events
5(17%)
Newsletter
4(13%)
Paid Community
4(13%)
Job Board
1(3%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
13(43%)
Large
7(23%)
Medium
4(13%)
Massive
3(10%)
Gigantic
1(3%)

Top-clicked listings

NFL Chat
5(17%)
NFL ALL DAY
5(17%)
Profit Kings
4(13%)

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 American Football. 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 NFL and American football fans to discuss games, teams, and picks. Discord is the hub for fan communities and sports betting groups, with subreddits dedicated to specific teams and general game discussion around the regular season and playoffs.
: Reddit is the most common platform in this report (29% of 24 listings).
: 75% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 883K members and the median is 30K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (88%). Others that show up often include live chat, paid community, and newsletter.
: 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 American Football topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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