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 2026-06-12

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Communities
79
Platforms
16
Avg members
159K
Median members
3K

Where Business Communities Are Hosted

  • Reddit: 14 communities (18%)
  • Discord: 10 communities (13%)
  • Independent Platforms: 10 communities (13%)
  • Slack: 9 communities (11%)
  • 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%)
  • X / Twitter: 2 communities (3%)
  • Campfire: 1 communities (1%)
  • Meetup: 1 communities (1%)
  • WhatsApp: 1 communities (1%)
  • Reddit
    14(18%)
  • Discord
    10(13%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    10(13%)
  • Slack
    9(11%)
  • Skool
    8(10%)
  • Discourse
    4(5%)
  • Circle
    3(4%)
  • Facebook
    2(3%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    30(38%)
  • Chat communities
    21(27%)
  • Other platforms
    14(18%)
  • Private membership
    13(16%)
  • Media / newsletter
    1(1%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (38%), but chat communities is also well represented (27%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 2 communities (3%)
  • Small: 8 communities (10%)
  • 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
    8(10%)
  • 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%)

16 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 52 communities (66%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 27 communities (34%)

The average is much higher than the median (159K 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 join66%85%
Median members3K24K
Average members159K652K
Paid or apply-to-join34%15%
Live chat61%40%
Discord share13%16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 49 communities (62%)
  • Live Chat: 48 communities (61%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 34 communities (43%)
  • Newsletter: 25 communities (32%)
  • Paid Community: 21 communities (27%)
  • Member Perks: 18 communities (23%)
  • Courses: 15 communities (19%)
  • Job Board: 12 communities (15%)
  • Forum
    62%
  • Live Chat
    61%
  • Online/Offline Events
    43%
  • Newsletter
    32%
  • Paid Community
    27%
  • Member Perks
    23%
  • Courses
    19%
  • Job Board
    15%

Niche Features

  • Requires Application: 10 communities (13%)
  • Pairing: 7 communities (9%)
  • Tools: 3 communities (4%)
  • Token: 1 communities (1%)
  • Requires Application
    13%
  • Pairing
    9%
  • Tools
    4%
  • Token
    1%

Live Chat appears on 61% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
618

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Reddit1418%
305%
Discord1013%
40267%
Independent Platforms1013%
71%
Slack911%
6811%
Skool810%
152%
Discourse45%
20%
Circle34%
102%
Facebook23%
102%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 67% of clicks but only 13% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    515(85%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    49(8%)
  • Private membership
    26(4%)
  • Other platforms
    13(2%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    567(94%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    480(80%)
  • Newsletter
    427(71%)
  • Forum
    383(64%)
  • Job Board
    259(43%)
  • Member Perks
    238(39%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Large
    401(67%)
  • Huge
    76(13%)
  • Small
    59(10%)
  • Massive
    21(3%)
  • Medium
    18(3%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Clarity
    171(28%)
  • Lunadio
    101(17%)
  • Confluence.VC
    43(7%)

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

Community Quality & Ratings

Rating breakdown

  • 22(96%)
  • 1(4%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)

23 reviews across 10 communities · 5.0 average rating.

Among highly rated communities

  • Live Chatover-indexes80%vs 61% overall
  • Newsletterover-indexes80%vs 32% overall
  • Forum60%vs 62% overall
  • Member Perksover-indexes60%vs 23% overall
  • Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes60%vs 43% overall

Based on 10 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.

  • •Last updated 2026-06-12

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