Entrepreneurship Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 279 entrepreneurship communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: entrepreneurship 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
279
Platforms
19
Avg members
108K
Median members
900

Where Entrepreneurship Communities Are Hosted

  • Independent Platforms: 101 communities (36%)
  • Slack: 40 communities (14%)
  • Discord: 34 communities (12%)
  • Skool: 19 communities (7%)
  • Reddit: 18 communities (6%)
  • Facebook: 15 communities (5%)
  • Circle: 12 communities (4%)
  • WhatsApp: 9 communities (3%)
  • LinkedIn: 8 communities (3%)
  • Mighty Networks: 5 communities (2%)
  • Nas.io: 5 communities (2%)
  • Telegram: 4 communities (1%)
  • Heartbeat: 2 communities (1%)
  • Kajabi: 2 communities (1%)
  • Quora: 1 communities (0%)
  • X / Twitter: 1 communities (0%)
  • Campfire: 1 communities (0%)
  • Turf: 1 communities (0%)
  • Meetup: 1 communities (0%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    101(36%)
  • Slack
    40(14%)
  • Discord
    34(12%)
  • Skool
    19(7%)
  • Reddit
    18(6%)
  • Facebook
    15(5%)
  • Circle
    12(4%)
  • WhatsApp
    9(3%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    135(48%)
  • Chat communities
    85(30%)
  • Private membership
    36(13%)
  • Other platforms
    23(8%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (48%), but chat communities is also well represented (30%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 7 communities (3%)
  • Small: 24 communities (9%)
  • Medium: 64 communities (23%)
  • Large: 39 communities (14%)
  • Huge: 33 communities (12%)
  • Massive: 16 communities (6%)
  • Gigantic: 4 communities (1%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    7(3%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    24(9%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    64(23%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    39(14%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    33(12%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    16(6%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    4(1%)

92 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 184 communities (66%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 95 communities (34%)

The average is much higher than the median (108K vs 900), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Entrepreneurship Differs From Other Categories

Entrepreneurship is less free-to-join, smaller, more platform-diverse, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricEntrepreneurshipHive Index average
Free to join66%84%
Median members90025K
Average members108K673K
Paid or apply-to-join34%16%
Live chat52%41%
Discord share12%17%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 180 communities (65%)
  • Live Chat: 145 communities (52%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 111 communities (40%)
  • Newsletter: 86 communities (31%)
  • Paid Community: 67 communities (24%)
  • Member Perks: 58 communities (21%)
  • Courses: 51 communities (18%)
  • Requires Application: 50 communities (18%)
  • Forum
    65%
  • Live Chat
    52%
  • Online/Offline Events
    40%
  • Newsletter
    31%
  • Paid Community
    24%
  • Member Perks
    21%
  • Courses
    18%
  • Requires Application
    18%

Niche Features

  • Job Board: 40 communities (14%)
  • Pairing: 32 communities (11%)
  • Tools: 14 communities (5%)
  • Job Board
    14%
  • Pairing
    11%
  • Tools
    5%

Live Chat appears on 52% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
3K

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Independent Platforms10136%
673%
Slack4014%
51321%
Discord3412%
66727%
Skool197%
341%
Reddit186%
221%
Facebook155%
1205%
Circle124%
643%
WhatsApp93%
83634%

Share is calculated within this topic.

WhatsApp gets 34% of clicks but only 3% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    2K(81%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    211(8%)
  • Other platforms
    149(6%)
  • Private membership
    108(4%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    2K(90%)
  • Forum
    1K(44%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    1K(43%)
  • Newsletter
    776(31%)
  • Job Board
    730(29%)
  • Requires Application
    518(21%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Large
    774(31%)
  • Medium
    658(26%)
  • Huge
    356(14%)
  • Small
    316(13%)
  • Massive
    48(2%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Entrepreneurs
    336(14%)
  • Founders Hub
    210(8%)
  • Clarity
    182(7%)

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

Community Quality & Ratings

Rating breakdown

  • 71(96%)
  • 1(1%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 1(1%)
  • 1(1%)

74 reviews across 23 communities · 4.9 average rating.

Among highly rated communities

  • Live Chatover-indexes90%vs 52% overall
  • Newsletterover-indexes81%vs 31% overall
  • Member Perksover-indexes71%vs 21% overall
  • Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes71%vs 40% overall
  • Paid Communityover-indexes57%vs 24% overall

Based on 21 communities rated 4+ stars.

Highly rated examples

Among reviewed communities, highly rated groups often include live chat, newsletter, and member perks.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

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

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