Artificial Intelligence Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 55 artificial intelligence communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: artificial intelligence communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities
55
Platforms
12
Avg members
414K
Median members
45K

Where Artificial Intelligence Communities Are Hosted

  • Reddit: 17 communities (31%)
  • Discord: 13 communities (24%)
  • Skool: 7 communities (13%)
  • Independent Platforms: 4 communities (7%)
  • Slack: 4 communities (7%)
  • Discourse: 2 communities (4%)
  • WhatsApp: 2 communities (4%)
  • Meetup: 1 communities (2%)
  • Telegram: 1 communities (2%)
  • Github: 1 communities (2%)
  • Facebook: 1 communities (2%)
  • Circle: 1 communities (2%)
  • Reddit
    17(31%)
  • Discord
    13(24%)
  • Skool
    7(13%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    4(7%)
  • Slack
    4(7%)
  • Discourse
    2(4%)
  • WhatsApp
    2(4%)
  • Meetup
    1(2%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    24(44%)
  • Chat communities
    20(36%)
  • Private membership
    8(15%)
  • Other platforms
    3(5%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (44%), but chat communities is also well represented (36%).

Reddit leads, but Discord and Skool also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 1 communities (2%)
  • Medium: 11 communities (20%)
  • Large: 6 communities (11%)
  • Huge: 7 communities (13%)
  • Massive: 13 communities (24%)
  • Gigantic: 5 communities (9%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    1(2%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    11(20%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    6(11%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    7(13%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    13(24%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    5(9%)

12 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 51 communities (93%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 4 communities (7%)

The average is much higher than the median (414K vs 45K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Artificial Intelligence Differs From Other Categories

Artificial Intelligence is more free-to-join, larger, more platform-diverse, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricArtificial IntelligenceHive Index average
Free to join93%84%
Median members45K25K
Average members414K673K
Paid or apply-to-join7%16%
Live chat58%41%
Discord share24%17%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Live Chat: 32 communities (58%)
  • Forum: 29 communities (53%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 15 communities (27%)
  • Newsletter: 9 communities (16%)
  • Courses: 8 communities (15%)
  • Live Chat
    58%
  • Forum
    53%
  • Online/Offline Events
    27%
  • Newsletter
    16%
  • Courses
    15%

Niche Features

  • Job Board: 6 communities (11%)
  • Member Perks: 2 communities (4%)
  • Paid Community: 2 communities (4%)
  • Requires Application: 2 communities (4%)
  • Tools: 2 communities (4%)
  • Pairing: 1 communities (2%)
  • Job Board
    11%
  • Member Perks
    4%
  • Paid Community
    4%
  • Requires Application
    4%
  • Tools
    4%
  • Pairing
    2%

Live Chat appears on 58% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
164

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Reddit1731%
3018%
Discord1324%
3622%
Skool713%
138%
Independent Platforms47%
11%
Slack47%
6640%
Discourse24%
11%
WhatsApp24%
149%
Meetup12%
11%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Slack gets 40% of clicks but only 7% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    117(71%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    33(20%)
  • Private membership
    13(8%)
  • Other platforms
    1(1%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    136(83%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    96(59%)
  • Forum
    62(38%)
  • Newsletter
    48(29%)
  • Job Board
    42(26%)
  • Courses
    15(9%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Large
    94(57%)
  • Massive
    22(13%)
  • Huge
    17(10%)
  • Medium
    8(5%)
  • Gigantic
    3(2%)

Top-clicked listings

  • AIMidUs
    40(24%)
  • AI Agents
    23(14%)
  • AI Marketers Guild
    23(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 Artificial Intelligence. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

    Updated periodically

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