What are diet communities?

Communities for people working on their eating habits, whether that is keto, intermittent fasting, veganism, or just trying to eat better. Reddit has some of the largest and most active communities, with Facebook groups and Discord servers for more specific dietary approaches and accountability check-ins.

Where do most diet communities live?

Skool is the most common platform in this report (26% of 31 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 diet community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 482K members and the median is 7K. 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 (61%). Others that show up often include live chat, courses, and paid community.

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 Diet topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Diet Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends & Data...

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

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Communities: 31
Platforms: 9
Avg members: 482K
Median members: 7K

Where Diet Communities Are Hosted

Skool
8(26%)
Reddit
6(19%)
Facebook
5(16%)
Independent Platforms
4(13%)
Slack
3(10%)
Telegram
2(6%)
X / Twitter
1(3%)
Discord
1(3%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
15(48%)
Private membership
8(26%)
Chat communities
7(23%)
Other platforms
1(3%)

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
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
1(3%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
4(13%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
11(35%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
6(19%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
4(13%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
1(3%)

4 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (482K 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%	85%
Median members	7K	25K
Average members	482K	657K
Paid or apply-to-join	19%	15%
Live chat	45%	41%
Discord share	3%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
61%
Live Chat
45%
Courses
16%
Paid Community
16%

Niche Features

Newsletter
10%
Member Perks
6%
Online/Offline Events
6%
Pairing
6%
Job Board
3%
Requires Application
3%
Tools
3%

Forum appears on 61% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 108

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Skool	8	26%	1	1%
Reddit	6	19%	15	14%
Facebook	5	16%	6	6%
Independent Platforms	4	13%	70	65%
Slack	3	10%	7	6%
Telegram	2	6%	2	2%
WhatsApp	1	3%	7	6%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Independent Platforms gets 65% of clicks but only 13% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Forum / feed-based
91(84%)
Chat communities
16(15%)
Private membership
1(1%)

Most-clicked features

Forum
87(81%)
Courses
72(67%)
Tools
69(64%)
Live Chat
22(20%)
Newsletter
2(2%)
Pairing
2(2%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Medium
69(64%)
Massive
13(12%)
Large
10(9%)
Huge
2(2%)
Small
1(1%)

Top-clicked listings

Peptigrity forum
69(64%)
Keto Diet and Fitness Group
7(6%)
We Fast
5(5%)

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

Trends

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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

FAQ

: Communities for people working on their eating habits, whether that is keto, intermittent fasting, veganism, or just trying to eat better. Reddit has some of the largest and most active communities, with Facebook groups and Discord servers for more specific dietary approaches and accountability check-ins.
: Skool is the most common platform in this report (26% of 31 listings).
: 81% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 482K members and the median is 7K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (61%). Others that show up often include live chat, courses, and paid community.
: 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 Diet topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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