What are bitcoin communities?

Communities for Bitcoin holders, enthusiasts, and the more cypherpunk-leaning crowd interested in decentralized money. Reddit is the primary gathering place for general discussion covering price, technology, and the philosophy behind peer-to-peer currency.

Where do most bitcoin communities live?

Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (38% of 16 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

94% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical bitcoin community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 1.2M members and the median is 2K. 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 (63%). 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 Bitcoin topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Bitcoin Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends &...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 16 bitcoin communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

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

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-06-22

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Communities: 16
Platforms: 6
Avg members: 1.2M
Median members: 2K

Where Bitcoin Communities Are Hosted

Independent Platforms
6(38%)
Reddit
3(19%)
Skool
3(19%)
Discord
2(13%)
Telegram
1(6%)
Github
1(6%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
9(56%)
Chat communities
3(19%)
Private membership
3(19%)
Other platforms
1(6%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (56%).

Independent Platforms leads, but Reddit and Skool also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
1(6%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
2(13%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
3(19%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
1(6%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
1(6%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
3(19%)

5 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (1.2M vs 2K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Bitcoin Differs From Other Categories

Bitcoin is more free-to-join, smaller, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Bitcoin	Hive Index average
Free to join	94%	85%
Median members	2K	25K
Average members	1.2M	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	6%	15%
Live chat	63%	38%
Discord share	13%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
63%
Live Chat
63%
Online/Offline Events
19%

Niche Features

Courses
13%
Newsletter
13%
Member Perks
6%
Paid Community
6%

Live Chat appears on 63% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 27

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Reddit	3	19%	8	30%
Discord	2	13%	11	41%
Telegram	1	6%	8	30%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 41% of clicks but only 13% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
19(70%)
Forum / feed-based
8(30%)

Most-clicked features

Forum
19(70%)
Live Chat
19(70%)
Newsletter
11(41%)
Online/Offline Events
11(41%)
Courses
10(37%)
Member Perks
8(30%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Small
10(37%)
Gigantic
8(30%)
Large
8(30%)
Medium
1(4%)

Top-clicked listings

ChartScout
10(37%)
r/Bitcoin
8(30%)
CryptoFolks!
8(30%)

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

Trends

Founded year

2010

2013

2020

2021

12 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2010.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Bitcoin. 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.
•Last updated 2026-06-22

FAQ

: Communities for Bitcoin holders, enthusiasts, and the more cypherpunk-leaning crowd interested in decentralized money. Reddit is the primary gathering place for general discussion covering price, technology, and the philosophy behind peer-to-peer currency.
: Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (38% of 16 listings).
: 94% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 1.2M members and the median is 2K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (63%). 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 Bitcoin topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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