Executive Summary
We analyzed 19 biology communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: biology communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 19
- Platforms
- 6
- Avg members
- 479K
- Median members
- 46K
Where Biology Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 4 communities (21%)
- LinkedIn: 4 communities (21%)
- Facebook: 4 communities (21%)
- Discord: 3 communities (16%)
- Independent Platforms: 3 communities (16%)
- Slack: 1 communities (5%)
- 4(21%)
Reddit - 4(21%)
LinkedIn - 4(21%)
Facebook - 3(16%)
Discord - 3(16%)
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Independent Platforms - 1(5%)
Slack
Format mix
- 11(58%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(21%)Chat communities
- 4(21%)Other platforms
Forum / feed-based is most common (58%), but chat communities is also well represented (21%).
Reddit leads, but LinkedIn and Facebook also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 4 communities (21%)
- Huge: 7 communities (37%)
- Massive: 6 communities (32%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (5%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 4(21%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 7(37%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 6(32%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(5%)Gigantic1M+ members
1 community has unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 18 communities (95%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 1 communities (5%)
The average is much higher than the median (479K vs 46K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Biology Differs From Other Categories
Biology is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Biology | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 95% | 84% |
| Median members | 46K | 25K |
| Average members | 479K | 672K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 5% | 16% |
| Live chat | 21% | 41% |
| Discord share | 16% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 15 communities (79%)
- Live Chat: 4 communities (21%)
- Newsletter: 4 communities (21%)
- 79%Forum
- 21%Live Chat
- 21%Newsletter
Niche Features
- Job Board: 2 communities (11%)
- Online/Offline Events: 2 communities (11%)
- Courses: 1 communities (5%)
- Paid Community: 1 communities (5%)
- 11%Job Board
- 11%Online/Offline Events
- 5%Courses
- 5%Paid Community
Forum appears on 79% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 59
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 21% | 2 | 3% | |
| 4 | 21% | 4 | 7% | |
| 4 | 21% | 13 | 22% | |
| Discord | 3 | 16% | 40 | 68% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 68% of clicks but only 16% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 40(68%)Chat communities
- 15(25%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(7%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 40(68%)Live Chat
- 19(32%)Forum
- 2(3%)Newsletter
Most-clicked size ranges
- 40(68%)Large
- 12(20%)Massive
- 7(12%)Huge
Top-clicked listings
- 20(34%)Biotechnorati
- 18(31%)Biomedical Library
- 7(12%)Biology
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 Biology. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.
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