Crypto Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 94 crypto communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: crypto 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
94
Platforms
10
Avg members
513K
Median members
10K

Where Crypto Communities Are Hosted

  • Discord: 40 communities (43%)
  • Reddit: 19 communities (20%)
  • Independent Platforms: 15 communities (16%)
  • Telegram: 11 communities (12%)
  • Slack: 3 communities (3%)
  • Skool: 3 communities (3%)
  • Facebook: 1 communities (1%)
  • Github: 1 communities (1%)
  • X / Twitter: 1 communities (1%)
  • Nas.io: 1 communities (1%)
  • Discord
    40(43%)
  • Reddit
    19(20%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    15(16%)
  • Telegram
    11(12%)
  • Slack
    3(3%)
  • Skool
    3(3%)
  • Facebook
    1(1%)
  • Github
    1(1%)

Format mix

  • Chat communities
    52(55%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    35(37%)
  • Other platforms
    4(4%)
  • Private membership
    3(3%)

Chat communities is most common (55%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (37%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 1 communities (1%)
  • Small: 4 communities (4%)
  • Medium: 7 communities (7%)
  • Large: 21 communities (22%)
  • Huge: 23 communities (24%)
  • Massive: 6 communities (6%)
  • Gigantic: 8 communities (9%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    1(1%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    4(4%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    7(7%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    21(22%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    23(24%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    6(6%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    8(9%)

24 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 63 communities (67%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 31 communities (33%)

The average is much higher than the median (513K vs 10K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Crypto Differs From Other Categories

Crypto is less free-to-join, smaller, more platform-diverse, more chat-heavy, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricCryptoHive Index average
Free to join67%84%
Median members10K25K
Average members513K673K
Paid or apply-to-join33%16%
Live chat76%41%
Discord share43%17%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Live Chat: 71 communities (76%)
  • Forum: 38 communities (40%)
  • Paid Community: 29 communities (31%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 20 communities (21%)
  • Courses: 19 communities (20%)
  • Token: 19 communities (20%)
  • Newsletter: 17 communities (18%)
  • Live Chat
    76%
  • Forum
    40%
  • Paid Community
    31%
  • Online/Offline Events
    21%
  • Courses
    20%
  • Token
    20%
  • Newsletter
    18%

Niche Features

  • Member Perks: 7 communities (7%)
  • Job Board: 4 communities (4%)
  • Pairing: 2 communities (2%)
  • Requires Application: 2 communities (2%)
  • Member Perks
    7%
  • Job Board
    4%
  • Pairing
    2%
  • Requires Application
    2%

Live Chat appears on 76% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
574

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Discord4043%
48885%
Reddit1920%
92%
Independent Platforms1516%
61%
Telegram1112%
183%
Slack33%
142%
Skool33%
20%
Facebook11%
20%
Github11%
254%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 43% of listings and 85% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    520(91%)
  • Other platforms
    35(6%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    17(3%)
  • Private membership
    2(0%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    538(94%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    251(44%)
  • Newsletter
    230(40%)
  • Token
    194(34%)
  • Courses
    192(33%)
  • Forum
    157(27%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Huge
    247(43%)
  • Large
    192(33%)
  • Medium
    26(5%)
  • Small
    25(4%)
  • Gigantic
    9(2%)

Top-clicked listings

  • CryptoDevs Discord
    60(10%)
  • Disruptive Investments
    59(10%)
  • Crypto Scalperz Community
    44(8%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and other platforms communities.

Community Quality & Ratings

Only 3 communities have ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.

5.0 average rating across 3 communities.

Rated examples

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

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

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