Executive Summary
We analyzed 13 enterprise b2b 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, enterprise b2b communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 13
- Platforms
- 6
- Avg members
- 62K
- Median members
- 28K
Where Enterprise B2B Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 4 communities (31%)
- LinkedIn: 3 communities (23%)
- Facebook: 3 communities (23%)
- Independent Platforms: 1 communities (8%)
- Slack: 1 communities (8%)
- Turf: 1 communities (8%)
- 4(31%)
Reddit - 3(23%)
LinkedIn - 3(23%)
Facebook - 1(8%)
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Independent Platforms - 1(8%)
Slack - 1(8%)
Turf
Format mix
- 8(62%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(31%)Other platforms
- 1(8%)Chat communities
Forum / feed-based is most common (62%), but other platforms is also well represented (31%).
Reddit leads (31% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 1 communities (8%)
- Medium: 1 communities (8%)
- Large: 3 communities (23%)
- Huge: 4 communities (31%)
- Massive: 3 communities (23%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(8%)Small20-100 members
- 1(8%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 3(23%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 4(31%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 3(23%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
1 community has unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 12 communities (92%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 1 communities (8%)
The average is much higher than the median (62K vs 28K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Enterprise B2B Differs From Other Categories
Enterprise B2B is more free-to-join than typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Enterprise B2B | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 92% | 84% |
| Median members | 28K | 25K |
| Average members | 62K | 673K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 8% | 16% |
| Live chat | 15% | 41% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 258 | 879 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 11 communities (85%)
- Live Chat: 2 communities (15%)
- 85%Forum
- 15%Live Chat
Niche Features
- Newsletter: 1 communities (8%)
- Paid Community: 1 communities (8%)
- 8%Newsletter
- 8%Paid Community
Forum appears on 85% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 38
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 31% | 5 | 14% | |
| 3 | 23% | 9 | 24% | |
| 3 | 23% | 21 | 57% | |
| Independent Platforms | 1 | 8% | 1 | 3% |
| Slack | 1 | 8% | 1 | 3% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Facebook gets 57% of clicks but only 23% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 27(73%)Forum / feed-based
- 9(24%)Other platforms
- 1(3%)Chat communities
Most-clicked features
- 35(95%)Forum
- 2(5%)Live Chat
- 1(3%)Newsletter
- 1(3%)Paid Community
Most-clicked size ranges
- 18(49%)Large
- 10(27%)Massive
- 8(22%)Huge
- 1(3%)Small
Top-clicked listings
- 16(43%)Import & Export / B2B Worldwide
- 5(14%)B2B Technology Marketing Community
- 4(11%)B2B Sales Professionals Group
Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and other platforms communities.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Enterprise B2B. 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.