Business Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 79 business communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: business 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
79
Platforms
16
Avg members
166K
Median members
3K

Where Business Communities Are Hosted

  • Reddit: 14 communities (18%)
  • Discord: 11 communities (14%)
  • Independent Platforms: 9 communities (11%)
  • Slack: 8 communities (10%)
  • Skool: 8 communities (10%)
  • Discourse: 4 communities (5%)
  • Circle: 3 communities (4%)
  • Facebook: 2 communities (3%)
  • Mighty Networks: 2 communities (3%)
  • Nas.io: 2 communities (3%)
  • Telegram: 2 communities (3%)
  • LinkedIn: 2 communities (3%)
  • WhatsApp: 2 communities (3%)
  • X / Twitter: 2 communities (3%)
  • Campfire: 1 communities (1%)
  • Meetup: 1 communities (1%)
  • Reddit
    14(18%)
  • Discord
    11(14%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    9(11%)
  • Slack
    8(10%)
  • Skool
    8(10%)
  • Discourse
    4(5%)
  • Circle
    3(4%)
  • Facebook
    2(3%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    29(37%)
  • Chat communities
    22(28%)
  • Other platforms
    14(18%)
  • Private membership
    13(16%)
  • Media / newsletter
    1(1%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (37%), but chat communities is also well represented (28%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 2 communities (3%)
  • Small: 6 communities (8%)
  • Medium: 11 communities (14%)
  • Large: 22 communities (28%)
  • Huge: 7 communities (9%)
  • Massive: 11 communities (14%)
  • Gigantic: 2 communities (3%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    2(3%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    6(8%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    11(14%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    22(28%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    7(9%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    11(14%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    2(3%)

18 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 51 communities (65%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 28 communities (35%)

The average is much higher than the median (166K vs 3K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Business Differs From Other Categories

Business is less free-to-join, smaller, more platform-diverse, more chat-heavy, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricBusinessHive Index average
Free to join65%84%
Median members3K25K
Average members166K668K
Paid or apply-to-join35%16%
Live chat62%41%
Discord share14%18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Live Chat: 49 communities (62%)
  • Forum: 47 communities (59%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 33 communities (42%)
  • Newsletter: 23 communities (29%)
  • Paid Community: 22 communities (28%)
  • Member Perks: 17 communities (22%)
  • Courses: 15 communities (19%)
  • Job Board: 12 communities (15%)
  • Live Chat
    62%
  • Forum
    59%
  • Online/Offline Events
    42%
  • Newsletter
    29%
  • Paid Community
    28%
  • Member Perks
    22%
  • Courses
    19%
  • Job Board
    15%

Niche Features

  • Requires Application: 9 communities (11%)
  • Pairing: 7 communities (9%)
  • Tools: 3 communities (4%)
  • Token: 1 communities (1%)
  • Requires Application
    11%
  • Pairing
    9%
  • Tools
    4%
  • Token
    1%

Live Chat appears on 62% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
647

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Reddit1418%
112%
Discord1114%
38662%
Independent Platforms911%
71%
Slack810%
7412%
Skool810%
254%
Discourse45%
10%
Circle34%
61%
Facebook23%
112%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 62% of clicks but only 14% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    497(80%)
  • Other platforms
    60(10%)
  • Private membership
    35(6%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    30(5%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    587(94%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    524(84%)
  • Newsletter
    463(74%)
  • Forum
    372(60%)
  • Member Perks
    271(44%)
  • Job Board
    268(43%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Large
    430(69%)
  • Huge
    77(12%)
  • Small
    49(8%)
  • Medium
    21(3%)
  • Massive
    12(2%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Clarity
    164(26%)
  • Lunadio
    91(15%)
  • Confluence.VC
    49(8%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and other platforms communities.

Community Quality & Ratings

Rating breakdown

  • 21(95%)
  • 1(5%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)

22 reviews across 9 communities · 5.0 average rating.

Among highly rated communities

  • Live Chatover-indexes78%vs 62% overall
  • Newsletterover-indexes78%vs 29% overall
  • Forum67%vs 59% overall
  • Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes67%vs 42% overall
  • Member Perksover-indexes56%vs 22% overall

Based on 9 communities rated 4+ stars.

Highly rated examples

Among reviewed communities, highly rated groups often include live chat, newsletter, and forum.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Business. 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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