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
- Communities
- 8
- Platforms
- 3
- Avg members
- 105K
- Median members
- 31K
Where Catan Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 5 communities (63%)
- Independent Platforms: 2 communities (25%)
- Reddit: 1 communities (13%)
- 5(63%)
Discord - 2(25%)
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Independent Platforms - 1(13%)
Reddit
Format mix
- 5(63%)Chat communities
- 3(38%)Forum / feed-based
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: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 3 communities (38%)
- Huge: 2 communities (25%)
- Massive: 2 communities (25%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 3(38%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 2(25%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 2(25%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
1 community has unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 8 communities (100%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)
The average is much higher than the median (105K 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 | 25K |
| Average members | 105K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 0% | 15% |
| Live chat | 75% | 38% |
| Discord share | 63% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Live Chat: 6 communities (75%)
- Online/Offline Events: 5 communities (63%)
- Forum: 3 communities (38%)
- 75%Live Chat
- 63%Online/Offline Events
- 38%Forum
Live Chat appears on 75% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 9
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 5 | 63% | 8 | 89% |
| Independent Platforms | 2 | 25% | 1 | 11% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord hosts 63% of listings and 89% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 8(89%)Chat communities
- 1(11%)Forum / feed-based
Most-clicked features
- 8(89%)Live Chat
- 8(89%)Online/Offline Events
- 1(11%)Forum
Most-clicked size ranges
- 5(56%)Large
- 3(33%)Huge
Top-clicked listings
- 3(33%)Colonist.io
- 3(33%)King of Catan
- 2(22%)Catan Championship
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2000: 1 communities (13%)
- 2009: 1 communities (13%)
- 2011: 1 communities (13%)
- 2019: 2 communities (25%)
- 2020: 2 communities (25%)
- 2021: 1 communities (13%)
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
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