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
- Communities
- 25
- Platforms
- 6
- Avg members
- 845K
- Median members
- 40K
Where American Football Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 7 communities (28%)
- Discord: 5 communities (20%)
- Independent Platforms: 5 communities (20%)
- X / Twitter: 3 communities (12%)
- Facebook: 3 communities (12%)
- LinkedIn: 2 communities (8%)
- 7(28%)
Reddit - 5(20%)
Discord - 5(20%)
Independent Platforms - 3(12%)
X / Twitter - 3(12%)
Facebook - 2(8%)
LinkedIn
Format mix
- 15(60%)Forum / feed-based
- 5(20%)Chat communities
- 5(20%)Other platforms
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: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 2 communities (8%)
- Large: 8 communities (32%)
- Huge: 6 communities (24%)
- Massive: 5 communities (20%)
- Gigantic: 2 communities (8%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 2(8%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 8(32%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 6(24%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 5(20%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 2(8%)Gigantic1M+ members
2 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 19 communities (76%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 6 communities (24%)
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: 21 communities (84%)
- Live Chat: 8 communities (32%)
- Paid Community: 5 communities (20%)
- Newsletter: 4 communities (16%)
- 84%Forum
- 32%Live Chat
- 20%Paid Community
- 16%Newsletter
Niche Features
- Online/Offline Events: 2 communities (8%)
- Courses: 1 communities (4%)
- Job Board: 1 communities (4%)
- Member Perks: 1 communities (4%)
- Requires Application: 1 communities (4%)
- 8%Online/Offline Events
- 4%Courses
- 4%Job Board
- 4%Member Perks
- 4%Requires Application
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 28% | 1 | 0% | |
| Discord | 5 | 20% | 334 | 98% |
| 3 | 12% | 6 | 2% | |
| 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
- 334(98%)Chat communities
- 7(2%)Forum / feed-based
- 1(0%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 334(98%)Live Chat
- 322(94%)Online/Offline Events
- 315(92%)Courses
- 315(92%)Member Perks
- 12(4%)Forum
- 1(0%)Job Board
Most-clicked size ranges
- 333(97%)Huge
- 4(1%)Medium
- 3(1%)Massive
- 1(0%)Large
- 1(0%)Gigantic
Top-clicked listings
- 315(92%)MySportPick
- 7(2%)NFL Chat
- 7(2%)NFL ALL DAY
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
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
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