Artificial Intelligence Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 52 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
52
Platforms
10
Avg members
422K
Median members
45K

Where Artificial Intelligence Communities Are Hosted

  • Reddit: 17 communities (33%)
  • Discord: 12 communities (23%)
  • Skool: 7 communities (13%)
  • Independent Platforms: 4 communities (8%)
  • Slack: 4 communities (8%)
  • Discourse: 2 communities (4%)
  • WhatsApp: 2 communities (4%)
  • Meetup: 1 communities (2%)
  • Telegram: 1 communities (2%)
  • Github: 1 communities (2%)
  • Reddit
    17(33%)
  • Discord
    12(23%)
  • Skool
    7(13%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    4(8%)
  • Slack
    4(8%)
  • Discourse
    2(4%)
  • WhatsApp
    2(4%)
  • Meetup
    1(2%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    23(44%)
  • Chat communities
    19(37%)
  • Private membership
    7(13%)
  • Other platforms
    3(6%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (44%), but chat communities is also well represented (37%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 1 communities (2%)
  • Medium: 10 communities (19%)
  • Large: 6 communities (12%)
  • Huge: 7 communities (13%)
  • Massive: 13 communities (25%)
  • Gigantic: 5 communities (10%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    1(2%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    10(19%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    6(12%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    7(13%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    13(25%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    5(10%)

10 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 49 communities (94%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 3 communities (6%)

The average is much higher than the median (422K 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 join94%84%
Median members45K25K
Average members422K668K
Paid or apply-to-join6%16%
Live chat56%41%
Discord share23%17%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Live Chat: 29 communities (56%)
  • Forum: 28 communities (54%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 13 communities (25%)
  • Newsletter: 9 communities (17%)
  • Courses: 8 communities (15%)
  • Live Chat
    56%
  • Forum
    54%
  • Online/Offline Events
    25%
  • Newsletter
    17%
  • Courses
    15%

Niche Features

  • Job Board: 6 communities (12%)
  • Member Perks: 2 communities (4%)
  • Paid Community: 2 communities (4%)
  • Tools: 2 communities (4%)
  • Pairing: 1 communities (2%)
  • Requires Application: 1 communities (2%)
  • Job Board
    12%
  • Member Perks
    4%
  • Paid Community
    4%
  • Tools
    4%
  • Pairing
    2%
  • Requires Application
    2%

Live Chat appears on 56% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
125

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Reddit1733%
2520%
Discord1223%
3226%
Skool713%
1815%
Independent Platforms48%
11%
Slack48%
4335%
Discourse24%
32%
Meetup12%
11%
Telegram12%
11%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Slack gets 35% of clicks but only 8% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    76(61%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    29(23%)
  • Private membership
    18(15%)
  • Other platforms
    1(1%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    91(73%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    65(52%)
  • Forum
    52(42%)
  • Newsletter
    44(35%)
  • Job Board
    35(28%)
  • Courses
    21(17%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Large
    56(45%)
  • Massive
    23(19%)
  • Huge
    23(19%)
  • Medium
    15(12%)
  • Gigantic
    3(2%)

Top-clicked listings

  • AIMidUs
    30(24%)
  • AI Agents
    13(10%)
  • r/aiArt
    8(6%)

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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