Content Creation Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 91 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
91
Platforms
12
Avg members
123K
Median members
13K

Where Content Creation Communities Are Hosted

  • Discord: 33 communities (36%)
  • Reddit: 21 communities (23%)
  • Independent Platforms: 12 communities (13%)
  • Skool: 8 communities (9%)
  • Facebook: 7 communities (8%)
  • WhatsApp: 3 communities (3%)
  • X / Twitter: 2 communities (2%)
  • Slack: 2 communities (2%)
  • Nas.io: 1 communities (1%)
  • YourKind: 1 communities (1%)
  • Discourse: 1 communities (1%)
  • LinkedIn: 1 communities (1%)
  • Discord
    33(36%)
  • Reddit
    21(23%)
  • Independent Platforms
    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(45%)
  • Chat communities
    37(41%)
  • Private membership
    8(9%)
  • Other platforms
    5(5%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (45%), but chat communities is also well represented (41%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 1 communities (1%)
  • Small: 5 communities (5%)
  • Medium: 13 communities (14%)
  • Large: 9 communities (10%)
  • Huge: 29 communities (32%)
  • Massive: 7 communities (8%)
  • Gigantic: 2 communities (2%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    1(1%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    5(5%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    13(14%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    9(10%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    29(32%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    7(8%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    2(2%)

25 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 71 communities (78%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 20 communities (22%)

The average is much higher than the median (123K vs 13K), 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.

MetricContent CreationHive Index average
Free to join78%84%
Median members13K25K
Average members123K662K
Paid or apply-to-join22%16%
Live chat65%41%
Discord share36%18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Live Chat: 59 communities (65%)
  • Forum: 43 communities (47%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 16 communities (18%)
  • Paid Community: 15 communities (16%)
  • Live Chat
    65%
  • Forum
    47%
  • Online/Offline Events
    18%
  • Paid Community
    16%

Niche Features

  • Courses: 12 communities (13%)
  • Requires Application: 7 communities (8%)
  • Newsletter: 6 communities (7%)
  • Job Board: 5 communities (5%)
  • Pairing: 5 communities (5%)
  • Tools: 4 communities (4%)
  • Member Perks: 2 communities (2%)
  • Courses
    13%
  • Requires Application
    8%
  • Newsletter
    7%
  • Job Board
    5%
  • Pairing
    5%
  • Tools
    4%
  • Member Perks
    2%

Live Chat appears on 65% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
397

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Discord3336%
21755%
Reddit2123%
4812%
Independent Platforms1213%
72%
Skool89%
21%
Facebook78%
8922%
WhatsApp33%
308%
Slack22%
31%
Discourse11%
10%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 36% of listings and 55% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    250(63%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    145(37%)
  • Private membership
    2(1%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    339(85%)
  • Forum
    204(51%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    88(22%)
  • Tools
    37(9%)
  • Requires Application
    35(9%)
  • Courses
    30(8%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Huge
    202(51%)
  • Large
    41(10%)
  • Medium
    36(9%)
  • Massive
    20(5%)
  • Small
    9(2%)

Top-clicked listings

  • UGC Creators Community
    53(13%)
  • Creator Brand Network
    31(8%)
  • Next Acess
    29(7%)

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

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

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