What are artificial intelligence communities?

Communities for AI enthusiasts, researchers, and developers discussing models, tools, and where the field is heading. Discord is the main hub with servers for specific AI tools and agent development, complemented by Slack groups for founders applying AI to business and Reddit for broader community discussion.

Where do most artificial intelligence communities live?

Reddit is the most common platform in this report (27% of 67 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

93% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical artificial intelligence community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 371K members and the median is 32K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (57%). Others that show up often include live chat and online/offline events.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Artificial Intelligence topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Artificial Intelligence Communities Report: Stats,...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 67 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: 67
Platforms: 12
Avg members: 371K
Median members: 32K

Where Artificial Intelligence Communities Are Hosted

Reddit
18(27%)
Discord
17(25%)
Skool
9(13%)
Independent Platforms
8(12%)
Slack
4(6%)
Discourse
2(3%)
WhatsApp
2(3%)
Facebook
2(3%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
30(45%)
Chat communities
24(36%)
Private membership
10(15%)
Other platforms
3(4%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (45%), but chat communities is also well represented (36%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
3(4%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
11(16%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
7(10%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
10(15%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
14(21%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
5(7%)

17 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (371K vs 32K), 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, more platform-diverse, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Artificial Intelligence	Hive Index average
Free to join	93%	85%
Median members	32K	25K
Average members	371K	657K
Paid or apply-to-join	7%	15%
Live chat	55%	41%
Discord share	25%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
57%
Live Chat
55%
Online/Offline Events
30%

Niche Features

Newsletter
13%
Courses
12%
Job Board
9%
Paid Community
4%
Requires Application
4%
Member Perks
3%
Tools
3%
Pairing
1%

Live Chat appears on 55% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 342

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Reddit	18	27%	54	16%
Discord	17	25%	93	27%
Skool	9	13%	22	6%
Independent Platforms	8	12%	1	0%
Slack	4	6%	62	18%
WhatsApp	2	3%	106	31%
Facebook	2	3%	1	0%
Telegram	1	1%	1	0%

Share is calculated within this topic.

WhatsApp gets 31% of clicks but only 3% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
262(77%)
Forum / feed-based
56(16%)
Private membership
24(7%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
289(85%)
Online/Offline Events
118(35%)
Forum
83(24%)
Newsletter
47(14%)
Job Board
32(9%)
Courses
24(7%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
108(32%)
Massive
48(14%)
Huge
44(13%)
Medium
24(7%)
Small
5(1%)

Top-clicked listings

AI Tools Corner
90(26%)
AI Agents
43(13%)
AIMidUs
26(8%)

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

Trends

Founded year

2010

2021

2022

2023

2025

58 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2022.

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

FAQ

: Communities for AI enthusiasts, researchers, and developers discussing models, tools, and where the field is heading. Discord is the main hub with servers for specific AI tools and agent development, complemented by Slack groups for founders applying AI to business and Reddit for broader community discussion.
: Reddit is the most common platform in this report (27% of 67 listings).
: 93% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 371K members and the median is 32K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (57%). Others that show up often include live chat and online/offline events.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Artificial Intelligence topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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