What are catan communities?

Communities for Catan players to find games, discuss strategy, and connect with other settlers. Discord is the main hub, with active servers running casual and competitive games around the clock for fans of the classic and its expansions.

Where do most catan communities live?

Discord is the most common platform in this report (63% of 8 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

100% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical catan community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 106K members and the median is 31K. 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?

Live Chat is the most common (75%). Others that show up often include online/offline events and forum.

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 Catan topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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

Executive Summary

We analyzed 8 catan communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: In this smaller sample, catan listings cluster on Discord, while a few large groups pull member averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-04

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Communities: 8
Platforms: 3
Avg members: 106K
Median members: 31K

Where Catan Communities Are Hosted

Discord
5(63%)
Independent Platforms
2(25%)
Reddit
1(13%)

Format mix

Chat communities
5(63%)
Forum / feed-based
3(38%)

Chat communities is most common (63%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (38%).

Discord leads (63% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
0(0%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
3(38%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
2(25%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
2(25%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
0(0%)

1 community has unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (106K vs 31K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Catan Differs From Other Categories

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

Metric	Catan	Hive Index average
Free to join	100%	85%
Median members	31K	24K
Average members	106K	652K
Paid or apply-to-join	0%	15%
Live chat	75%	40%
Discord share	63%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Live Chat
75%
Online/Offline Events
63%
Forum
38%

Live Chat appears on 75% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 8

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
8(100%)
Online/Offline Events
7(88%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
6(75%)
Huge
2(25%)

Top-clicked listings

King of Catan
4(50%)
Catan Community
2(25%)
Catan Universe
1(13%)

Groups with live chat picked up 100% of tracked clicks.

Trends

Founded year

2000

2009

2011

2019

2020

2021

Most listed groups were founded around 2019.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Catan. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.
•Last updated 2026-05-04

FAQ

: Communities for Catan players to find games, discuss strategy, and connect with other settlers. Discord is the main hub, with active servers running casual and competitive games around the clock for fans of the classic and its expansions.
: Discord is the most common platform in this report (63% of 8 listings).
: 100% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 106K members and the median is 31K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Live Chat is the most common (75%). Others that show up often include online/offline events and forum.
: 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 Catan topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.