Entrepreneurship Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 220 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 2026-07-01

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Communities
220
Platforms
18
Avg members
104K
Median members
932

Where Entrepreneurship Communities Are Hosted

  • Independent Platforms: 57 communities (26%)
  • Slack: 34 communities (15%)
  • Discord: 33 communities (15%)
  • Skool: 20 communities (9%)
  • Reddit: 15 communities (7%)
  • Facebook: 14 communities (6%)
  • Circle: 10 communities (5%)
  • WhatsApp: 10 communities (5%)
  • LinkedIn: 8 communities (4%)
  • Nas.io: 6 communities (3%)
  • Mighty Networks: 5 communities (2%)
  • Heartbeat: 2 communities (1%)
  • Telegram: 2 communities (1%)
  • Quora: 1 communities (0%)
  • X / Twitter: 1 communities (0%)
  • Campfire: 1 communities (0%)
  • Kajabi: 1 communities (0%)
  • Turf: 1 communities (0%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    57(26%)
  • Slack
    34(15%)
  • Discord
    33(15%)
  • Skool
    20(9%)
  • Reddit
    15(7%)
  • Facebook
    14(6%)
  • Circle
    10(5%)
  • WhatsApp
    10(5%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    87(40%)
  • Chat communities
    77(35%)
  • Private membership
    35(16%)
  • Other platforms
    21(10%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (40%), but chat communities is also well represented (35%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 6 communities (3%)
  • Small: 25 communities (11%)
  • Medium: 63 communities (29%)
  • Large: 40 communities (18%)
  • Huge: 35 communities (16%)
  • Massive: 14 communities (6%)
  • Gigantic: 4 communities (2%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    6(3%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    25(11%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    63(29%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    40(18%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    35(16%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    14(6%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    4(2%)

33 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 124 communities (56%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 96 communities (44%)

The average is much higher than the median (104K vs 932), 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.

MetricEntrepreneurshipHive Index average
Free to join56%85%
Median members93224K
Average members104K652K
Paid or apply-to-join44%15%
Live chat62%40%
Discord share15%16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Live Chat: 136 communities (62%)
  • Forum: 135 communities (61%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 110 communities (50%)
  • Newsletter: 90 communities (41%)
  • Paid Community: 66 communities (30%)
  • Member Perks: 62 communities (28%)
  • Courses: 54 communities (25%)
  • Requires Application: 52 communities (24%)
  • Live Chat
    62%
  • Forum
    61%
  • Online/Offline Events
    50%
  • Newsletter
    41%
  • Paid Community
    30%
  • Member Perks
    28%
  • Courses
    25%
  • Requires Application
    24%

Niche Features

  • Pairing: 29 communities (13%)
  • Tools: 16 communities (7%)
  • Pairing
    13%
  • Tools
    7%

Live Chat appears on 62% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
3K

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Independent Platforms5726%
1024%
Slack3415%
61825%
Discord3315%
76531%
Skool209%
281%
Reddit157%
442%
Facebook146%
743%
Circle105%
351%
WhatsApp105%
75030%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 31% of clicks but only 15% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    2K(85%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    225(9%)
  • Private membership
    75(3%)
  • Other platforms
    72(3%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    2K(90%)
  • Forum
    1K(53%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    1K(45%)
  • Newsletter
    855(34%)
  • Job Board
    698(28%)
  • Requires Application
    610(24%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Large
    809(32%)
  • Medium
    668(27%)
  • Huge
    337(13%)
  • Small
    286(11%)
  • Massive
    80(3%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Entrepreneurs
    300(12%)
  • Founders Hub
    212(8%)
  • Clarity
    171(7%)

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

Community Quality & Ratings

Rating breakdown

  • 88(97%)
  • 1(1%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 1(1%)
  • 1(1%)

91 reviews across 28 communities · 4.9 average rating.

Among highly rated communities

  • Live Chatover-indexes92%vs 62% overall
  • Newsletterover-indexes81%vs 41% overall
  • Member Perksover-indexes73%vs 28% overall
  • Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes73%vs 50% overall
  • Forum58%vs 61% overall

Based on 26 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.

  • •Last updated 2026-07-01

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