Executive Summary
We analyzed 68 art communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: art communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 68
- Platforms
- 8
- Avg members
- 414K
- Median members
- 17K
Where Art Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 24 communities (35%)
- Independent Platforms: 19 communities (28%)
- Discord: 15 communities (22%)
- Skool: 4 communities (6%)
- X / Twitter: 3 communities (4%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (1%)
- Circle: 1 communities (1%)
- WhatsApp: 1 communities (1%)
- 24(35%)
Reddit - 19(28%)
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Independent Platforms - 15(22%)
Discord - 4(6%)
Skool - 3(4%)
X / Twitter - 1(1%)
Facebook - 1(1%)Circle
- 1(1%)
WhatsApp
Format mix
- 44(65%)Forum / feed-based
- 16(24%)Chat communities
- 5(7%)Private membership
- 3(4%)Other platforms
Forum / feed-based is most common (65%), but chat communities is also well represented (24%).
Reddit leads, but Independent Platforms and Discord also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 9 communities (13%)
- Large: 13 communities (19%)
- Huge: 17 communities (25%)
- Massive: 12 communities (18%)
- Gigantic: 4 communities (6%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 9(13%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 13(19%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 17(25%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 12(18%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 4(6%)Gigantic1M+ members
13 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 60 communities (88%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 8 communities (12%)
The average is much higher than the median (414K vs 17K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Art Differs From Other Categories
Art is smaller, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Art | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 88% | 84% |
| Median members | 17K | 25K |
| Average members | 414K | 662K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 12% | 16% |
| Live chat | 35% | 41% |
| Discord share | 22% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 45 communities (66%)
- Live Chat: 24 communities (35%)
- Online/Offline Events: 18 communities (26%)
- Member Perks: 13 communities (19%)
- Courses: 12 communities (18%)
- Tools: 10 communities (15%)
- 66%Forum
- 35%Live Chat
- 26%Online/Offline Events
- 19%Member Perks
- 18%Courses
- 15%Tools
Niche Features
- Job Board: 9 communities (13%)
- Newsletter: 8 communities (12%)
- Paid Community: 4 communities (6%)
- Requires Application: 4 communities (6%)
- Pairing: 2 communities (3%)
- Token: 1 communities (1%)
- 13%Job Board
- 12%Newsletter
- 6%Paid Community
- 6%Requires Application
- 3%Pairing
- 1%Token
Forum appears on 66% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 254
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 35% | 20 | 8% | |
| Independent Platforms | 19 | 28% | 7 | 3% |
| Discord | 15 | 22% | 192 | 76% |
| Skool | 4 | 6% | 1 | 0% |
| X / Twitter | 3 | 4% | 4 | 2% |
| 1 | 1% | 1 | 0% | |
| 1 | 1% | 29 | 11% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 76% of clicks but only 22% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 221(87%)Chat communities
- 28(11%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(2%)Other platforms
- 1(0%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 228(90%)Live Chat
- 207(81%)Online/Offline Events
- 98(39%)Forum
- 78(31%)Job Board
- 63(25%)Member Perks
- 47(19%)Newsletter
Most-clicked size ranges
- 86(34%)Massive
- 72(28%)Huge
- 57(22%)Medium
- 34(13%)Large
- 2(1%)Gigantic
Top-clicked listings
- 69(27%)Sakura Onsen
- 39(15%)Supernoobs Creative Club
- 29(11%)The Design Space
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 1998: 1 communities (3%)
- 1999: 1 communities (3%)
- 2002: 1 communities (3%)
- 2005: 1 communities (3%)
- 2009: 1 communities (3%)
- 2010: 3 communities (8%)
- 2011: 3 communities (8%)
- 2012: 4 communities (11%)
- 2013: 6 communities (16%)
- 2014: 4 communities (11%)
- 2015: 2 communities (5%)
- 2016: 2 communities (5%)
- 2019: 1 communities (3%)
- 2020: 3 communities (8%)
- 2021: 2 communities (5%)
- 2022: 2 communities (5%)
31 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2013.
Community Quality & Ratings
Only 4 communities have ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.
4.5 average rating across 4 communities.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Art. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
Updated periodically