Executive Summary
We analyzed 36 architecture communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: architecture listings cluster on Independent Platforms, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2023-07-19
- Communities
- 36
- Platforms
- 7
- Avg members
- 267K
- Median members
- 42K
Where Architecture Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 19 communities (53%)
- Reddit: 6 communities (17%)
- LinkedIn: 4 communities (11%)
- Discord: 2 communities (6%)
- Quora: 2 communities (6%)
- Slack: 2 communities (6%)
- Circle: 1 communities (3%)
- 19(53%)
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Independent Platforms - 6(17%)
Reddit - 4(11%)
LinkedIn - 2(6%)
Discord - 2(6%)
Quora - 2(6%)
Slack - 1(3%)Circle
Format mix
- 27(75%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(11%)Chat communities
- 4(11%)Other platforms
- 1(3%)Private membership
Most listings are forum / feed-based (75%).
Independent Platforms leads with 53%, but Reddit also has a meaningful share (17%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 1 communities (3%)
- Large: 7 communities (19%)
- Huge: 10 communities (28%)
- Massive: 8 communities (22%)
- Gigantic: 2 communities (6%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 1(3%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 7(19%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 10(28%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 8(22%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 2(6%)Gigantic1M+ members
8 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 34 communities (94%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 2 communities (6%)
The average is much higher than the median (267K vs 42K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Architecture Differs From Other Categories
Architecture is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Architecture | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 94% | 85% |
| Median members | 42K | 25K |
| Average members | 267K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 6% | 15% |
| Live chat | 17% | 38% |
| Discord share | 6% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 27 communities (75%)
- Online/Offline Events: 13 communities (36%)
- Job Board: 7 communities (19%)
- Live Chat: 6 communities (17%)
- 75%Forum
- 36%Online/Offline Events
- 19%Job Board
- 17%Live Chat
Niche Features
- Courses: 5 communities (14%)
- Newsletter: 5 communities (14%)
- Member Perks: 4 communities (11%)
- Pairing: 3 communities (8%)
- Paid Community: 2 communities (6%)
- 14%Courses
- 14%Newsletter
- 11%Member Perks
- 8%Pairing
- 6%Paid Community
Forum appears on 75% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 56
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 19 | 53% | 4 | 7% |
| 6 | 17% | 6 | 11% | |
| 4 | 11% | 16 | 29% | |
| Discord | 2 | 6% | 11 | 20% |
| Quora | 2 | 6% | 2 | 4% |
| Slack | 2 | 6% | 14 | 25% |
| Circle | 1 | 3% | 3 | 5% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
LinkedIn gets 29% of clicks but only 11% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 25(45%)Chat communities
- 16(29%)Other platforms
- 12(21%)Forum / feed-based
- 3(5%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 31(55%)Forum
- 26(46%)Live Chat
- 20(36%)Online/Offline Events
- 16(29%)Job Board
- 10(18%)Courses
- 7(13%)Pairing
Most-clicked size ranges
- 22(39%)Large
- 21(38%)Huge
- 6(11%)Massive
- 3(5%)Gigantic
- 3(5%)Medium
Top-clicked listings
- 7(13%)Design & Architecture
- 7(13%)Architechie
- 7(13%)Creative Huddle
Most clicks go to chat communities and other platforms communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 1996: 1 communities (4%)
- 1997: 1 communities (4%)
- 1999: 1 communities (4%)
- 2001: 1 communities (4%)
- 2002: 1 communities (4%)
- 2007: 1 communities (4%)
- 2008: 2 communities (9%)
- 2009: 3 communities (13%)
- 2010: 2 communities (9%)
- 2011: 1 communities (4%)
- 2012: 2 communities (9%)
- 2013: 1 communities (4%)
- 2015: 1 communities (4%)
- 2016: 1 communities (4%)
- 2017: 1 communities (4%)
- 2020: 2 communities (9%)
- 2022: 1 communities (4%)
13 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2009.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Architecture. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •Last updated 2023-07-19