What are content creation communities?

One of the larger categories on the site, covering communities for video creators, streamers, podcasters, musicians, and written content producers. Discord has communities for every type of creator, while Facebook groups and Reddit subreddits serve platform-specific creators working across YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch.

Where do most content creation communities live?

Discord is the most common platform in this report (35% of 89 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

79% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical content creation community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 125K members and the median is 14K. 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 (64%). Others that show up often include forum, online/offline events, and paid community.

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

Content Creation Communities Report: Stats, Platforms,...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 89 content creation communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: content creation communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 89
Platforms: 12
Avg members: 125K
Median members: 14K

Where Content Creation Communities Are Hosted

Discord
31(35%)
Reddit
21(24%)
Independent Platforms
12(13%)
Skool
8(9%)
Facebook
7(8%)
WhatsApp
3(3%)
X / Twitter
2(2%)
Slack
2(2%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
41(46%)
Chat communities
35(39%)
Private membership
8(9%)
Other platforms
5(6%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (46%), but chat communities is also well represented (39%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
1(1%)
Small
20-100 members
5(6%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
14(16%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
7(8%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
29(33%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
7(8%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
2(2%)

24 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (125K vs 14K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Content Creation Differs From Other Categories

Content Creation is smaller, more platform-diverse, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Content Creation	Hive Index average
Free to join	79%	84%
Median members	14K	25K
Average members	125K	670K
Paid or apply-to-join	21%	16%
Live chat	64%	41%
Discord share	35%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Live Chat
64%
Forum
48%
Online/Offline Events
18%
Paid Community
17%

Niche Features

Courses
13%
Newsletter
7%
Requires Application
7%
Job Board
6%
Pairing
6%
Tools
4%
Member Perks
2%

Live Chat appears on 64% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 447

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	31	35%	284	64%
Reddit	21	24%	33	7%
Independent Platforms	12	13%	4	1%
Skool	8	9%	2	0%
Facebook	7	8%	69	15%
WhatsApp	3	3%	40	9%
Slack	2	2%	15	3%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 35% of listings and 64% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
339(76%)
Forum / feed-based
106(24%)
Private membership
2(0%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
402(90%)
Forum
179(40%)
Online/Offline Events
143(32%)
Tools
62(14%)
Courses
48(11%)
Paid Community
40(9%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
213(48%)
Medium
72(16%)
Large
29(6%)
Massive
26(6%)
Small
8(2%)

Top-clicked listings

Next Acess
46(10%)
TikTok Discord
44(10%)
UGC Creators Community
42(9%)

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

Trends

Founded year

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2022

2024

69 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2019.

Community Quality & Ratings

Only 2 communities have ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.

5.0 average rating across 2 communities.

Rated examples

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

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

Updated periodically

FAQ

: One of the larger categories on the site, covering communities for video creators, streamers, podcasters, musicians, and written content producers. Discord has communities for every type of creator, while Facebook groups and Reddit subreddits serve platform-specific creators working across YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch.
: Discord is the most common platform in this report (35% of 89 listings).
: 79% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 125K members and the median is 14K. 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 (64%). Others that show up often include forum, online/offline events, and paid community.
: 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 Content Creation topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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