What are edm communities?

Communities for electronic music fans and producers covering raves, festivals, and music production. Reddit hosts some of the largest communities for general EDM discussion and genre-specific spaces, with Discord servers for specific labels, local scenes, and music production tools.

Where do most edm communities live?

Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (18% of 22 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

82% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical edm community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 343K members and the median is 10K. 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 (77%). Others that show up often include live chat.

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

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

Executive Summary

We analyzed 22 edm communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: edm 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: 22
Platforms: 7
Avg members: 343K
Median members: 10K

Where EDM Communities Are Hosted

Independent Platforms
4(18%)
Facebook
4(18%)
Discord
3(14%)
X / Twitter
3(14%)
LinkedIn
3(14%)
Reddit
3(14%)
Skool
2(9%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
11(50%)
Other platforms
6(27%)
Chat communities
3(14%)
Private membership
2(9%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (50%), but other platforms is also well represented (27%).

Independent Platforms leads, but Facebook and Discord 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
4(18%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
5(23%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
6(27%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
2(9%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
2(9%)

3 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (343K vs 10K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How EDM Differs From Other Categories

EDM is smaller than typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	EDM	Hive Index average
Free to join	82%	84%
Median members	10K	25K
Average members	343K	668K
Paid or apply-to-join	18%	16%
Live chat	23%	41%
Discord share	14%	17%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
77%
Live Chat
23%

Niche Features

Courses
14%
Newsletter
14%
Paid Community
14%
Online/Offline Events
9%
Job Board
5%
Member Perks
5%
Pairing
5%
Requires Application
5%

Forum appears on 77% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 44

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Independent Platforms	4	18%	2	5%
Facebook	4	18%	18	41%
Discord	3	14%	19	43%
Reddit	3	14%	5	11%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 43% of clicks but only 14% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Forum / feed-based
25(57%)
Chat communities
19(43%)

Most-clicked features

Forum
25(57%)
Live Chat
19(43%)
Online/Offline Events
13(30%)
Courses
3(7%)
Job Board
2(5%)
Newsletter
2(5%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
34(77%)
Gigantic
5(11%)
Large
3(7%)
Massive
2(5%)

Top-clicked listings

House of PLUR
11(25%)
EDM (Electronic Dance Music)
7(16%)
Spinnin' Records
6(14%)

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

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as EDM. 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.

FAQ

: Communities for electronic music fans and producers covering raves, festivals, and music production. Reddit hosts some of the largest communities for general EDM discussion and genre-specific spaces, with Discord servers for specific labels, local scenes, and music production tools.
: Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (18% of 22 listings).
: 82% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 343K members and the median is 10K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (77%). Others that show up often include live chat.
: 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 EDM topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.