What are electrical engineering communities?

Communities for electrical engineers and electronics enthusiasts covering circuit design, embedded systems, power electronics, and signal processing. Reddit and Discord host communities for both hobbyists and working professionals, with technical discussion ranging from beginner questions to advanced design challenges.

Where do most electrical engineering communities live?

Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (57% of 21 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

95% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical electrical engineering community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 551K members and the median is 339K. 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 (100%). Others that show up often include 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 Electrical Engineering topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Electrical Engineering Communities Report: Stats,...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 21 electrical engineering communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: electrical engineering listings cluster on Independent Platforms, while a few large groups pull member averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-06-08

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Communities: 21
Platforms: 5
Avg members: 551K
Median members: 339K

Where Electrical Engineering Communities Are Hosted

Independent Platforms
12(57%)
Reddit
5(24%)
Facebook
2(10%)
Discord
1(5%)
LinkedIn
1(5%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
19(90%)
Chat communities
1(5%)
Other platforms
1(5%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (90%).

Independent Platforms leads with 57%, but Reddit also has a meaningful share (24%).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
1(5%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
2(10%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
3(14%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
6(29%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
3(14%)

6 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (551K vs 339K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Electrical Engineering Differs From Other Categories

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

Metric	Electrical Engineering	Hive Index average
Free to join	95%	85%
Median members	339K	25K
Average members	551K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	5%	15%
Discord share	5%	16%
Topic pageviews / mo	307	714

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
100%
Newsletter
19%

Niche Features

Live Chat
14%
Online/Offline Events
10%
Courses
5%
Paid Community
5%

Forum appears on 100% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 22

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Independent Platforms	12	57%	13	59%
Reddit	5	24%	1	5%
Facebook	2	10%	3	14%
Discord	1	5%	3	14%
LinkedIn	1	5%	2	9%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Independent Platforms hosts 57% of listings and 59% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Forum / feed-based
17(77%)
Chat communities
3(14%)
Other platforms
2(9%)

Most-clicked features

Forum
22(100%)
Live Chat
3(14%)
Courses
2(9%)
Newsletter
2(9%)
Online/Offline Events
2(9%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Gigantic
9(41%)
Massive
5(23%)
Medium
3(14%)
Huge
1(5%)

Top-clicked listings

Elektroda
7(32%)
1 Bit Squared
3(14%)
Electrical Engineering World
3(14%)

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

Trends

Founded year

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2017

2020

10 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2011.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Electrical Engineering. 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 2026-06-08

FAQ

: Communities for electrical engineers and electronics enthusiasts covering circuit design, embedded systems, power electronics, and signal processing. Reddit and Discord host communities for both hobbyists and working professionals, with technical discussion ranging from beginner questions to advanced design challenges.
: Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (57% of 21 listings).
: 95% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 551K members and the median is 339K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (100%). Others that show up often include 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 Electrical Engineering topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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