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 (31% of 74 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

81% 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 134K members and the median is 20K. 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 (58%). Others that show up often include forum, online/offline events, and courses.

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 74 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 2026-06-28

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Communities: 74
Platforms: 11
Avg members: 134K
Median members: 20K

Where Content Creation Communities Are Hosted

Discord
23(31%)
Reddit
21(28%)
Independent Platforms
10(14%)
Facebook
7(9%)
Skool
7(9%)
X / Twitter
2(3%)
Nas.io
1(1%)
YourKind
1(1%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
39(53%)
Chat communities
23(31%)
Private membership
7(9%)
Other platforms
5(7%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (53%), but chat communities is also well represented (31%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
4(5%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
10(14%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
8(11%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
28(38%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
7(9%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
2(3%)

15 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (134K vs 20K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Content Creation Differs From Other Categories

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

Metric	Content Creation	Hive Index average
Free to join	81%	85%
Median members	20K	24K
Average members	134K	652K
Paid or apply-to-join	19%	15%
Live chat	58%	40%
Discord share	31%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Live Chat
58%
Forum
55%
Online/Offline Events
19%
Courses
16%
Paid Community
15%

Niche Features

Newsletter
8%
Job Board
7%
Pairing
7%
Requires Application
7%
Tools
4%
Member Perks
3%

Live Chat appears on 58% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 467

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	23	31%	340	73%
Reddit	21	28%	34	7%
Independent Platforms	10	14%	9	2%
Facebook	7	9%	68	15%
Skool	7	9%	1	0%
YourKind	1	1%	3	1%
Slack	1	1%	12	3%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 31% of listings and 73% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
352(75%)
Forum / feed-based
111(24%)
Other platforms
3(1%)
Private membership
1(0%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
401(86%)
Online/Offline Events
173(37%)
Forum
132(28%)
Courses
81(17%)
Paid Community
77(16%)
Pairing
59(13%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
325(70%)
Large
63(13%)
Massive
25(5%)
Medium
18(4%)
Small
6(1%)

Top-clicked listings

StreamScheme Discord
73(16%)
TikTok Discord
50(11%)
The Content Creator Community
35(7%)

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

Trends

Founded year

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2022

2024

54 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2019.

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.

•Last updated 2026-06-28

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 (31% of 74 listings).
: 81% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 134K members and the median is 20K. 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 (58%). Others that show up often include forum, online/offline events, and courses.
: 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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