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 72 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 138K 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?

Forum is the most common (57%). Others that show up often include live chat, 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 72 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 2026-06-22

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Communities: 72
Platforms: 11
Avg members: 138K
Median members: 20K

Where Content Creation Communities Are Hosted

Discord
22(31%)
Reddit
21(29%)
Independent Platforms
9(13%)
Facebook
7(10%)
Skool
7(10%)
X / Twitter
2(3%)
Nas.io
1(1%)
YourKind
1(1%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
38(53%)
Chat communities
22(31%)
Private membership
7(10%)
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
3(4%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
9(13%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
8(11%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
28(39%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
7(10%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
2(3%)

15 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (138K 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	25K
Average members	138K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	19%	15%
Live chat	57%	38%
Discord share	31%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
57%
Live Chat
57%
Online/Offline Events
19%
Courses
17%
Paid Community
15%

Niche Features

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

Live Chat appears on 57% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 406

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	22	31%	258	72%
Reddit	21	29%	26	7%
Independent Platforms	9	13%	3	1%
Facebook	7	10%	55	15%
Nas.io	1	1%	1	0%
YourKind	1	1%	2	1%
Slack	1	1%	12	3%
LinkedIn	1	1%	1	0%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 31% of listings and 72% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
270(75%)
Forum / feed-based
84(23%)
Other platforms
4(1%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
302(84%)
Online/Offline Events
141(39%)
Forum
97(27%)
Courses
84(23%)
Paid Community
76(21%)
Pairing
52(15%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
247(69%)
Large
58(16%)
Massive
20(6%)
Medium
9(3%)
Small
2(1%)

Top-clicked listings

StreamScheme Discord
55(15%)
The Content Creator Community
33(9%)
TikTok Discord
32(9%)

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

Trends

Founded year

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2022

2024

52 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 2026-06-22

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 72 listings).
: 81% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 138K 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.
: Forum is the most common (57%). Others that show up often include live chat, 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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