Executive Summary
We analyzed 208 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 2026-06-18
- Communities
- 208
- Platforms
- 18
- Avg members
- 106K
- Median members
- 774
Where Entrepreneurship Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 52 communities (25%)
- Slack: 34 communities (16%)
- Discord: 31 communities (15%)
- Reddit: 15 communities (7%)
- Skool: 15 communities (7%)
- Facebook: 14 communities (7%)
- WhatsApp: 11 communities (5%)
- Circle: 10 communities (5%)
- LinkedIn: 8 communities (4%)
- Nas.io: 6 communities (3%)
- Mighty Networks: 5 communities (2%)
- Heartbeat: 2 communities (1%)
- Quora: 1 communities (0%)
- X / Twitter: 1 communities (0%)
- Campfire: 1 communities (0%)
- Kajabi: 1 communities (0%)
- Telegram: 1 communities (0%)
- Turf: 1 communities (0%)
- 52(25%)
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Independent Platforms - 34(16%)
Slack - 31(15%)
Discord - 15(7%)
Reddit - 15(7%)
Skool - 14(7%)
Facebook - 11(5%)
WhatsApp - 10(5%)Circle
Format mix
- 82(39%)Forum / feed-based
- 75(36%)Chat communities
- 30(14%)Private membership
- 21(10%)Other platforms
Forum / feed-based is most common (39%), but chat communities is also well represented (36%).
Independent Platforms leads, but Slack and Discord also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 5 communities (2%)
- Small: 25 communities (12%)
- Medium: 64 communities (31%)
- Large: 38 communities (18%)
- Huge: 30 communities (14%)
- Massive: 13 communities (6%)
- Gigantic: 4 communities (2%)
- 5(2%)Tiny<20 members
- 25(12%)Small20-100 members
- 64(31%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 38(18%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 30(14%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 13(6%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 4(2%)Gigantic1M+ members
29 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 116 communities (56%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 92 communities (44%)
The average is much higher than the median (106K vs 774), 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, more chat-heavy, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Entrepreneurship | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 56% | 85% |
| Median members | 774 | 25K |
| Average members | 106K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 44% | 15% |
| Live chat | 60% | 38% |
| Discord share | 15% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 132 communities (63%)
- Live Chat: 124 communities (60%)
- Online/Offline Events: 110 communities (53%)
- Newsletter: 91 communities (44%)
- Member Perks: 63 communities (30%)
- Paid Community: 62 communities (30%)
- Requires Application: 52 communities (25%)
- Courses: 51 communities (25%)
- 63%Forum
- 60%Live Chat
- 53%Online/Offline Events
- 44%Newsletter
- 30%Member Perks
- 30%Paid Community
- 25%Requires Application
- 25%Courses
Niche Features
- Pairing: 30 communities (14%)
- Tools: 16 communities (8%)
- 14%Pairing
- 8%Tools
Live Chat appears on 60% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 3K
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 52 | 25% | 105 | 3% |
| Slack | 34 | 16% | 529 | 17% |
| Discord | 31 | 15% | 1K | 42% |
| 15 | 7% | 30 | 1% | |
| Skool | 15 | 7% | 28 | 1% |
| 14 | 7% | 102 | 3% | |
| 11 | 5% | 836 | 27% | |
| Circle | 10 | 5% | 47 | 2% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 42% of clicks but only 15% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 3K(87%)Chat communities
- 241(8%)Forum / feed-based
- 90(3%)Other platforms
- 80(3%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 3K(90%)Live Chat
- 2K(55%)Online/Offline Events
- 1K(47%)Newsletter
- 1K(44%)Forum
- 1K(39%)Job Board
- 891(29%)Pairing
Most-clicked size ranges
- 879(29%)Huge
- 768(25%)Medium
- 742(24%)Large
- 287(9%)Small
- 71(2%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 512(17%)Furlough Community
- 285(9%)Entrepreneurs
- 204(7%)Founders Hub
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2001: 1 communities (1%)
- 2002: 1 communities (1%)
- 2005: 1 communities (1%)
- 2007: 2 communities (2%)
- 2008: 2 communities (2%)
- 2009: 4 communities (5%)
- 2010: 2 communities (2%)
- 2011: 1 communities (1%)
- 2012: 2 communities (2%)
- 2013: 1 communities (1%)
- 2014: 1 communities (1%)
- 2015: 3 communities (3%)
- 2016: 2 communities (2%)
- 2017: 6 communities (7%)
- 2018: 4 communities (5%)
- 2019: 4 communities (5%)
- 2020: 21 communities (24%)
- 2021: 8 communities (9%)
- 2022: 11 communities (13%)
- 2023: 10 communities (11%)
121 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2020.
Community Quality & Ratings
Rating breakdown
- 95(94%)
- 2(2%)
- 0(0%)
- 2(2%)
- 2(2%)
101 reviews across 29 communities · 4.8 average rating.
Among highly rated communities
- Live Chatover-indexes93%vs 60% overall
- Newsletterover-indexes81%vs 44% overall
- Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes74%vs 53% overall
- Member Perksover-indexes70%vs 30% overall
- Forum56%vs 63% overall
Based on 27 communities rated 4+ stars.
Among reviewed communities, highly rated groups often include live chat, newsletter, and online/offline events.
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.
- •Last updated 2026-06-18
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