Executive Summary
We analyzed 27 computer gaming communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: computer gaming communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-06-02
- Communities
- 27
- Platforms
- 4
- Avg members
- 560K
- Median members
- 110K
Where Computer Gaming Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 10 communities (37%)
- Reddit: 8 communities (30%)
- Independent Platforms: 8 communities (30%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (4%)
- 10(37%)
Discord - 8(30%)
Reddit - 8(30%)
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Independent Platforms - 1(4%)
Facebook
Format mix
- 17(63%)Forum / feed-based
- 10(37%)Chat communities
Forum / feed-based is most common (63%), but chat communities is also well represented (37%).
Discord leads, but Reddit and Independent Platforms also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 1 communities (4%)
- Medium: 1 communities (4%)
- Large: 4 communities (15%)
- Huge: 5 communities (19%)
- Massive: 11 communities (41%)
- Gigantic: 4 communities (15%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(4%)Small20-100 members
- 1(4%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 4(15%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 5(19%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 11(41%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 4(15%)Gigantic1M+ members
1 community has unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 26 communities (96%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 1 communities (4%)
The average is much higher than the median (560K vs 110K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Computer Gaming Differs From Other Categories
Computer Gaming is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Computer Gaming | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 96% | 85% |
| Median members | 110K | 25K |
| Average members | 560K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 4% | 15% |
| Live chat | 48% | 38% |
| Discord share | 37% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 18 communities (67%)
- Live Chat: 13 communities (48%)
- 67%Forum
- 48%Live Chat
Niche Features
- Online/Offline Events: 2 communities (7%)
- Job Board: 1 communities (4%)
- Paid Community: 1 communities (4%)
- Pairing: 1 communities (4%)
- 7%Online/Offline Events
- 4%Job Board
- 4%Paid Community
- 4%Pairing
Forum appears on 67% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 19
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 10 | 37% | 12 | 71% |
| 8 | 30% | 4 | 24% | |
| Independent Platforms | 8 | 30% | 1 | 6% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord hosts 37% of listings and 71% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 12(71%)Chat communities
- 5(29%)Forum / feed-based
Most-clicked features
- 14(82%)Live Chat
- 5(29%)Forum
- 5(29%)Online/Offline Events
- 4(24%)Job Board
- 4(24%)Paid Community
Most-clicked size ranges
- 5(29%)Massive
- 5(29%)Large
- 4(24%)Huge
- 3(18%)Gigantic
Top-clicked listings
- 4(24%)Dragon's Dogma Central
- 4(24%)PvPvE Boosting
- 3(18%)PCMR Discord
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2000: 1 communities (5%)
- 2007: 3 communities (15%)
- 2008: 1 communities (5%)
- 2011: 2 communities (10%)
- 2012: 2 communities (10%)
- 2015: 1 communities (5%)
- 2018: 1 communities (5%)
- 2019: 3 communities (15%)
- 2020: 1 communities (5%)
- 2021: 3 communities (15%)
- 2022: 1 communities (5%)
- 2023: 1 communities (5%)
7 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2007.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Computer Gaming. 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.
- •Last updated 2026-06-02
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