Executive Summary
We analyzed 19 comedy communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: comedy communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 19
- Platforms
- 7
- Avg members
- 2.6M
- Median members
- 76K
Where Comedy Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 7 communities (37%)
- Independent Platforms: 4 communities (21%)
- Quora: 2 communities (11%)
- Facebook: 2 communities (11%)
- LinkedIn: 2 communities (11%)
- Discord: 1 communities (5%)
- Slack: 1 communities (5%)
- 7(37%)
Reddit - 4(21%)
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Independent Platforms - 2(11%)
Quora - 2(11%)
Facebook - 2(11%)
LinkedIn - 1(5%)
Discord - 1(5%)
Slack
Format mix
- 15(79%)Forum / feed-based
- 2(11%)Chat communities
- 2(11%)Other platforms
Most listings are forum / feed-based (79%).
Reddit leads, but Independent Platforms and Quora also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 1 communities (5%)
- Medium: 2 communities (11%)
- Large: 3 communities (16%)
- Huge: 3 communities (16%)
- Massive: 2 communities (11%)
- Gigantic: 6 communities (32%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(5%)Small20-100 members
- 2(11%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 3(16%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 3(16%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 2(11%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 6(32%)Gigantic1M+ members
2 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 16 communities (84%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 3 communities (16%)
The average is much higher than the median (2.6M vs 76K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Comedy Differs From Other Categories
Comedy is larger than typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Comedy | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 84% | 84% |
| Median members | 76K | 25K |
| Average members | 2.6M | 668K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 16% | 16% |
| Discord share | 5% | 17% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 271 | 842 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 18 communities (95%)
- Paid Community: 3 communities (16%)
- 95%Forum
- 16%Paid Community
Niche Features
- Newsletter: 2 communities (11%)
- Online/Offline Events: 2 communities (11%)
- Job Board: 1 communities (5%)
- Live Chat: 1 communities (5%)
- Member Perks: 1 communities (5%)
- 11%Newsletter
- 11%Online/Offline Events
- 5%Job Board
- 5%Live Chat
- 5%Member Perks
Forum appears on 95% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 26
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 37% | 1 | 4% | |
| Independent Platforms | 4 | 21% | 4 | 15% |
| 2 | 11% | 19 | 73% | |
| Slack | 1 | 5% | 2 | 8% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Facebook gets 73% of clicks but only 11% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 24(92%)Forum / feed-based
- 2(8%)Chat communities
Most-clicked features
- 24(92%)Forum
- 2(8%)Live Chat
- 1(4%)Newsletter
- 1(4%)Paid Community
Most-clicked size ranges
- 12(46%)Gigantic
- 8(31%)Massive
- 3(12%)Huge
- 2(8%)Small
Top-clicked listings
- 11(42%)House of Comedy
- 8(31%)Comedy Land
- 2(8%)Sitcoms Online
Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Comedy. 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.
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