What are dnd communities?

Communities for Dungeons and Dragons players to find groups, run campaigns, and discuss the game. Discord is the primary platform, with servers for new players, liveplay shows, and large open-world D&D campaigns running West Marches-style games.

Where do most dnd communities live?

Discord is the most common platform in this report (35% of 17 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

76% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical dnd community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 1.5M members and the median is 38K. 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 (65%). Others that show up often include live chat, online/offline events, and newsletter.

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

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

Executive Summary

We analyzed 17 dnd communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: dnd communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-13

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Communities: 17
Platforms: 4
Avg members: 1.5M
Median members: 38K

Where DnD Communities Are Hosted

Discord
6(35%)
Independent Platforms
4(24%)
Facebook
4(24%)
Reddit
3(18%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
11(65%)
Chat communities
6(35%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (65%), but chat communities is also well represented (35%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
0(0%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
3(18%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
7(41%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
4(24%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
3(18%)

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (1.5M vs 38K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How DnD Differs From Other Categories

DnD is less free-to-join, larger, more chat-heavy, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	DnD	Hive Index average
Free to join	76%	85%
Median members	38K	25K
Average members	1.5M	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	24%	15%
Live chat	53%	38%
Discord share	35%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
65%
Live Chat
53%
Online/Offline Events
53%
Newsletter
35%
Paid Community
24%

Niche Features

Member Perks
6%

Live Chat appears on 53% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 136

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	6	35%	80	73%
Independent Platforms	4	24%	7	6%
Facebook	4	24%	10	9%
Reddit	3	18%	13	12%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 35% of listings and 73% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
80(73%)
Forum / feed-based
30(27%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
88(80%)
Online/Offline Events
87(79%)
Newsletter
45(41%)
Forum
30(27%)
Paid Community
22(20%)
Member Perks
15(14%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
57(52%)
Large
33(30%)
Massive
11(10%)
Gigantic
9(8%)

Top-clicked listings

Critical Role
19(17%)
Tableside Gaming
15(14%)
Legends of Avantris
15(14%)

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 DnD. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.
•Last updated 2026-05-13

FAQ

: Communities for Dungeons and Dragons players to find groups, run campaigns, and discuss the game. Discord is the primary platform, with servers for new players, liveplay shows, and large open-world D&D campaigns running West Marches-style games.
: Discord is the most common platform in this report (35% of 17 listings).
: 76% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 1.5M members and the median is 38K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (65%). Others that show up often include live chat, online/offline events, and newsletter.
: 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 DnD topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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