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 (28% of 25 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

76% 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 845K members and the median is 40K. 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 (84%). 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 25 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 2026-06-03

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Communities: 25
Platforms: 6
Avg members: 845K
Median members: 40K

Where American Football Communities Are Hosted

Reddit
7(28%)
Discord
5(20%)
Independent Platforms
5(20%)
X / Twitter
3(12%)
Facebook
3(12%)
LinkedIn
2(8%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
15(60%)
Chat communities
5(20%)
Other platforms
5(20%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (60%), but chat communities is also well represented (20%).

Reddit leads, but Discord 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
2(8%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
8(32%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
6(24%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
5(20%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
2(8%)

2 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (845K vs 40K), 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, larger, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	American Football	Hive Index average
Free to join	76%	85%
Median members	40K	25K
Average members	845K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	24%	15%
Live chat	32%	38%
Discord share	20%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
84%
Live Chat
32%
Paid Community
20%
Newsletter
16%

Niche Features

Online/Offline Events
8%
Courses
4%
Job Board
4%
Member Perks
4%
Requires Application
4%

Forum appears on 84% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 345

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Reddit	7	28%	1	0%
Discord	5	20%	334	98%
Facebook	3	12%	6	2%
LinkedIn	2	8%	1	0%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 98% of clicks but only 20% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
334(98%)
Forum / feed-based
7(2%)
Other platforms
1(0%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
334(98%)
Online/Offline Events
322(94%)
Courses
315(92%)
Member Perks
315(92%)
Forum
12(4%)
Job Board
1(0%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
333(97%)
Medium
4(1%)
Massive
3(1%)
Large
1(0%)
Gigantic
1(0%)

Top-clicked listings

MySportPick
315(92%)
NFL Chat
7(2%)
NFL ALL DAY
7(2%)

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

MySportPick
Discord · 5.0 stars · 62K members

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.
•Last updated 2026-06-03

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 (28% of 25 listings).
: 76% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 845K members and the median is 40K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (84%). 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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