Executive Summary
We analyzed 98 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
- Communities
- 98
- Platforms
- 10
- Avg members
- 494K
- Median members
- 10K
Where Crypto Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 42 communities (43%)
- Reddit: 19 communities (19%)
- Independent Platforms: 15 communities (15%)
- Telegram: 12 communities (12%)
- Skool: 4 communities (4%)
- Slack: 3 communities (3%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (1%)
- Github: 1 communities (1%)
- X / Twitter: 1 communities (1%)
- Nas.io: 1 communities (1%)
- 42(43%)
Discord - 19(19%)
Reddit - 15(15%)
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Independent Platforms - 12(12%)
Telegram - 4(4%)
Skool - 3(3%)
Slack - 1(1%)
Facebook - 1(1%)
Github
Format mix
- 55(56%)Chat communities
- 35(36%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(4%)Other platforms
- 4(4%)Private membership
Chat communities is most common (56%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (36%).
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: 8 communities (8%)
- Large: 22 communities (22%)
- Huge: 23 communities (23%)
- Massive: 7 communities (7%)
- Gigantic: 8 communities (8%)
- 1(1%)Tiny<20 members
- 4(4%)Small20-100 members
- 8(8%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 22(22%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 23(23%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 7(7%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 8(8%)Gigantic1M+ members
25 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 67 communities (68%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 31 communities (32%)
The average is much higher than the median (494K 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.
| Metric | Crypto | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 68% | 84% |
| Median members | 10K | 25K |
| Average members | 494K | 662K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 32% | 16% |
| Live chat | 77% | 41% |
| Discord share | 43% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Live Chat: 75 communities (77%)
- Forum: 38 communities (39%)
- Paid Community: 29 communities (30%)
- Online/Offline Events: 22 communities (22%)
- Courses: 19 communities (19%)
- Token: 19 communities (19%)
- Newsletter: 17 communities (17%)
- 77%Live Chat
- 39%Forum
- 30%Paid Community
- 22%Online/Offline Events
- 19%Courses
- 19%Token
- 17%Newsletter
Niche Features
- Member Perks: 7 communities (7%)
- Job Board: 4 communities (4%)
- Pairing: 2 communities (2%)
- Requires Application: 2 communities (2%)
- 7%Member Perks
- 4%Job Board
- 2%Pairing
- 2%Requires Application
Live Chat appears on 77% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 597
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 42 | 43% | 467 | 78% |
| 19 | 19% | 22 | 4% | |
| Independent Platforms | 15 | 15% | 17 | 3% |
| Telegram | 12 | 12% | 39 | 7% |
| Skool | 4 | 4% | 9 | 2% |
| Slack | 3 | 3% | 5 | 1% |
| Github | 1 | 1% | 18 | 3% |
| X / Twitter | 1 | 1% | 4 | 1% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord hosts 43% of listings and 78% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 511(86%)Chat communities
- 39(7%)Forum / feed-based
- 38(6%)Other platforms
- 9(2%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 540(90%)Live Chat
- 234(39%)Online/Offline Events
- 206(35%)Token
- 201(34%)Newsletter
- 182(30%)Forum
- 159(27%)Paid Community
Most-clicked size ranges
- 216(36%)Huge
- 207(35%)Large
- 22(4%)Small
- 21(4%)Medium
- 17(3%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 55(9%)CryptoDevs Discord
- 47(8%)Disruptive Investments
- 39(7%)Rabbit Hole
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2009: 1 communities (3%)
- 2010: 1 communities (3%)
- 2013: 4 communities (12%)
- 2014: 1 communities (3%)
- 2015: 4 communities (12%)
- 2016: 2 communities (6%)
- 2017: 2 communities (6%)
- 2018: 2 communities (6%)
- 2020: 3 communities (9%)
- 2021: 8 communities (24%)
- 2022: 4 communities (12%)
- 2023: 1 communities (3%)
65 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2021.
Community Quality & Ratings
Only 3 communities have ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.
5.0 average rating across 3 communities.
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.
Updated periodically
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