Apex Legends Communities Report

Executive Summary

We analyzed 8 apex legends communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: In this smaller sample, apex legends listings cluster on Discord, while a few large groups pull member averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

Communities
8
Platforms
3
Avg members
581K
Median members
47K

Where Apex Legends Communities Are Hosted

  • Discord: 6 communities (75%)
  • Reddit: 1 communities (13%)
  • Independent Platforms: 1 communities (13%)
  • Discord
    6(75%)
  • Reddit
    1(13%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    1(13%)

Format mix

  • Chat communities
    6(75%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    2(25%)

Chat communities is most common (75%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (25%).

Discord leads (75% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 0 communities (0%)
  • Medium: 0 communities (0%)
  • Large: 2 communities (25%)
  • Huge: 3 communities (38%)
  • Massive: 1 communities (13%)
  • Gigantic: 1 communities (13%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    0(0%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    0(0%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    2(25%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    3(38%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    1(13%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    1(13%)

1 community has unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 8 communities (100%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)

The average is much higher than the median (581K vs 47K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Apex Legends Differs From Other Categories

Apex Legends is more free-to-join, larger, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricApex LegendsHive Index average
Free to join100%83%
Median members47K25K
Average members581K666K
Paid or apply-to-join0%17%
Live chat75%41%
Discord share75%18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Live Chat: 6 communities (75%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 4 communities (50%)
  • Forum: 2 communities (25%)
  • Live Chat
    75%
  • Online/Offline Events
    50%
  • Forum
    25%

Niche Features

  • Pairing: 1 communities (13%)
  • Pairing
    13%

Live Chat appears on 75% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
7

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Discord675%
686%
Independent Platforms113%
114%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 75% of listings and 86% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    6(86%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    1(14%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    6(86%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    2(29%)
  • Forum
    1(14%)
  • Pairing
    1(14%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Massive
    5(71%)
  • Huge
    1(14%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Official Apex Legends Discord
    5(71%)
  • Z League
    1(14%)
  • Battlecord Apex Discord
    1(14%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Apex Legends. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

  • We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.

FAQ