Executive Summary
We analyzed 78 anime communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: anime communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 78
- Platforms
- 7
- Avg members
- 1.5M
- Median members
- 168K
Where Anime Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 29 communities (37%)
- Discord: 26 communities (33%)
- Independent Platforms: 13 communities (17%)
- Facebook: 3 communities (4%)
- WhatsApp: 3 communities (4%)
- X / Twitter: 2 communities (3%)
- Telegram: 2 communities (3%)
- 29(37%)
Reddit - 26(33%)
Discord - 13(17%)
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Independent Platforms - 3(4%)
Facebook - 3(4%)
WhatsApp - 2(3%)
X / Twitter - 2(3%)
Telegram
Format mix
- 45(58%)Forum / feed-based
- 31(40%)Chat communities
- 2(3%)Other platforms
Forum / feed-based is most common (58%), but chat communities is also well represented (40%).
Reddit leads, but Discord and Independent Platforms also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 2 communities (3%)
- Small: 1 communities (1%)
- Medium: 8 communities (10%)
- Large: 3 communities (4%)
- Huge: 18 communities (23%)
- Massive: 27 communities (35%)
- Gigantic: 15 communities (19%)
- 2(3%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(1%)Small20-100 members
- 8(10%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 3(4%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 18(23%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 27(35%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 15(19%)Gigantic1M+ members
4 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 74 communities (95%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 4 communities (5%)
The average is much higher than the median (1.5M vs 168K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Anime Differs From Other Categories
Anime is more free-to-join, larger, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Anime | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 95% | 84% |
| Median members | 168K | 25K |
| Average members | 1.5M | 662K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 5% | 16% |
| Live chat | 54% | 41% |
| Discord share | 33% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 47 communities (60%)
- Live Chat: 42 communities (54%)
- Online/Offline Events: 19 communities (24%)
- 60%Forum
- 54%Live Chat
- 24%Online/Offline Events
Niche Features
- Member Perks: 5 communities (6%)
- Paid Community: 4 communities (5%)
- Newsletter: 2 communities (3%)
- Job Board: 1 communities (1%)
- 6%Member Perks
- 5%Paid Community
- 3%Newsletter
- 1%Job Board
Live Chat appears on 54% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 866
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 37% | 36 | 4% | |
| Discord | 26 | 33% | 600 | 69% |
| Independent Platforms | 13 | 17% | 10 | 1% |
| 3 | 4% | 8 | 1% | |
| 3 | 4% | 107 | 12% | |
| X / Twitter | 2 | 3% | 30 | 3% |
| Telegram | 2 | 3% | 75 | 9% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 69% of clicks but only 33% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 782(90%)Chat communities
- 54(6%)Forum / feed-based
- 30(3%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 790(91%)Live Chat
- 261(30%)Member Perks
- 174(20%)Online/Offline Events
- 84(10%)Forum
- 10(1%)Newsletter
- 2(0%)Job Board
Most-clicked size ranges
- 266(31%)Massive
- 228(26%)Gigantic
- 225(26%)Medium
- 128(15%)Huge
- 11(1%)Tiny
Top-clicked listings
- 209(24%)Mika Paradise
- 101(12%)HAQSE
- 96(11%)Baby Weeb
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2006: 1 communities (3%)
- 2008: 1 communities (3%)
- 2009: 1 communities (3%)
- 2010: 1 communities (3%)
- 2011: 3 communities (10%)
- 2012: 5 communities (17%)
- 2013: 1 communities (3%)
- 2015: 3 communities (10%)
- 2017: 2 communities (7%)
- 2018: 3 communities (10%)
- 2020: 1 communities (3%)
- 2021: 3 communities (10%)
- 2022: 2 communities (7%)
- 2023: 1 communities (3%)
- 2024: 2 communities (7%)
48 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2012.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Anime. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
Updated periodically