DIY Electronics Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 9 diy electronics communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: In this smaller sample, diy electronics 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
9
Platforms
4
Avg members
1.2M
Median members
808K

Where DIY Electronics Communities Are Hosted

  • Reddit: 4 communities (44%)
  • Independent Platforms: 3 communities (33%)
  • Discord: 1 communities (11%)
  • Discourse: 1 communities (11%)
  • Reddit
    4(44%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    3(33%)
  • Discord
    1(11%)
  • Discourse
    1(11%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    8(89%)
  • Chat communities
    1(11%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (89%).

Reddit leads (44% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 0 communities (0%)
  • Medium: 0 communities (0%)
  • Large: 0 communities (0%)
  • Huge: 2 communities (22%)
  • Massive: 4 communities (44%)
  • Gigantic: 3 communities (33%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    0(0%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    0(0%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    0(0%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    2(22%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    4(44%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    3(33%)

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 9 communities (100%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)

The average is much higher than the median (1.2M vs 808K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How DIY Electronics Differs From Other Categories

DIY Electronics is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricDIY ElectronicsHive Index average
Free to join100%84%
Median members808K25K
Average members1.2M673K
Paid or apply-to-join0%16%
Discord share11%17%
Topic pageviews / mo188883

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 8 communities (89%)
  • Forum
    89%

Niche Features

  • Live Chat: 1 communities (11%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (11%)
  • Live Chat
    11%
  • Online/Offline Events
    11%

Forum appears on 89% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
9

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Independent Platforms333%
222%
Discord111%
667%
Discourse111%
111%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 67% of clicks but only 11% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    6(67%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    3(33%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    6(67%)
  • Forum
    3(33%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    2(22%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Huge
    7(78%)
  • Gigantic
    2(22%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Adafruit Discord
    6(67%)
  • Hackster
    2(22%)
  • EEVblog Forum
    1(11%)

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

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

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

  • •We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.

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