Executive Summary
We analyzed 31 diet communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: diet communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 31
- Platforms
- 9
- Avg members
- 481K
- Median members
- 7K
Where Diet Communities Are Hosted
- Skool: 8 communities (26%)
- Reddit: 6 communities (19%)
- Facebook: 5 communities (16%)
- Independent Platforms: 4 communities (13%)
- Slack: 3 communities (10%)
- Telegram: 2 communities (6%)
- X / Twitter: 1 communities (3%)
- Discord: 1 communities (3%)
- WhatsApp: 1 communities (3%)
- 8(26%)
Skool - 6(19%)
Reddit - 5(16%)
Facebook - 4(13%)
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Independent Platforms - 3(10%)
Slack - 2(6%)
Telegram - 1(3%)
X / Twitter - 1(3%)
Discord
Format mix
- 15(48%)Forum / feed-based
- 8(26%)Private membership
- 7(23%)Chat communities
- 1(3%)Other platforms
Forum / feed-based is most common (48%), but private membership is also well represented (26%).
Skool leads, but Reddit and Facebook also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 1 communities (3%)
- Medium: 4 communities (13%)
- Large: 11 communities (35%)
- Huge: 6 communities (19%)
- Massive: 4 communities (13%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (3%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(3%)Small20-100 members
- 4(13%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 11(35%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 6(19%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 4(13%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(3%)Gigantic1M+ members
4 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 25 communities (81%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 6 communities (19%)
The average is much higher than the median (481K vs 7K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Diet Differs From Other Categories
Diet is smaller, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Diet | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 81% | 84% |
| Median members | 7K | 25K |
| Average members | 481K | 662K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 19% | 16% |
| Live chat | 45% | 41% |
| Discord share | 3% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 19 communities (61%)
- Live Chat: 14 communities (45%)
- Courses: 5 communities (16%)
- Paid Community: 5 communities (16%)
- 61%Forum
- 45%Live Chat
- 16%Courses
- 16%Paid Community
Niche Features
- Newsletter: 3 communities (10%)
- Member Perks: 2 communities (6%)
- Online/Offline Events: 2 communities (6%)
- Pairing: 2 communities (6%)
- Job Board: 1 communities (3%)
- Requires Application: 1 communities (3%)
- Tools: 1 communities (3%)
- 10%Newsletter
- 6%Member Perks
- 6%Online/Offline Events
- 6%Pairing
- 3%Job Board
- 3%Requires Application
- 3%Tools
Forum appears on 61% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 57
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skool | 8 | 26% | 1 | 2% |
| 6 | 19% | 12 | 21% | |
| 5 | 16% | 5 | 9% | |
| Independent Platforms | 4 | 13% | 30 | 53% |
| Slack | 3 | 10% | 3 | 5% |
| 1 | 3% | 6 | 11% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Independent Platforms gets 53% of clicks but only 13% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 47(82%)Forum / feed-based
- 9(16%)Chat communities
- 1(2%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 43(75%)Forum
- 30(53%)Courses
- 29(51%)Tools
- 14(25%)Live Chat
- 1(2%)Member Perks
- 1(2%)Newsletter
Most-clicked size ranges
- 29(51%)Medium
- 10(18%)Massive
- 5(9%)Large
- 2(4%)Huge
- 1(2%)Gigantic
Top-clicked listings
- 29(51%)Peptigrity forum
- 6(11%)Keto Diet and Fitness Group
- 4(7%)r/Supplements
Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 1994: 1 communities (9%)
- 2001: 1 communities (9%)
- 2010: 1 communities (9%)
- 2011: 1 communities (9%)
- 2012: 2 communities (18%)
- 2016: 1 communities (9%)
- 2018: 1 communities (9%)
- 2019: 1 communities (9%)
- 2020: 2 communities (18%)
20 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2012.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Diet. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
Updated periodically