Entrepreneurship Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 290 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
290
Platforms
19
Avg members
110K
Median members
900

Where Entrepreneurship Communities Are Hosted

  • Independent Platforms: 104 communities (36%)
  • Slack: 40 communities (14%)
  • Discord: 37 communities (13%)
  • Skool: 20 communities (7%)
  • Reddit: 18 communities (6%)
  • Facebook: 17 communities (6%)
  • WhatsApp: 12 communities (4%)
  • Circle: 11 communities (4%)
  • LinkedIn: 8 communities (3%)
  • Mighty Networks: 6 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
    104(36%)
  • Slack
    40(14%)
  • Discord
    37(13%)
  • Skool
    20(7%)
  • Reddit
    18(6%)
  • Facebook
    17(6%)
  • WhatsApp
    12(4%)
  • Circle
    11(4%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    140(48%)
  • Chat communities
    90(31%)
  • Private membership
    37(13%)
  • Other platforms
    23(8%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (48%), but chat communities is also well represented (31%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 7 communities (2%)
  • Small: 26 communities (9%)
  • Medium: 66 communities (23%)
  • Large: 42 communities (14%)
  • Huge: 33 communities (11%)
  • Massive: 17 communities (6%)
  • Gigantic: 4 communities (1%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    7(2%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    26(9%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    66(23%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    42(14%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    33(11%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    17(6%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    4(1%)

95 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 196 communities (68%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 94 communities (32%)

The average is much higher than the median (110K 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 join68%85%
Median members90025K
Average members110K657K
Paid or apply-to-join32%15%
Live chat52%41%
Discord share13%18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 186 communities (64%)
  • Live Chat: 151 communities (52%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 117 communities (40%)
  • Newsletter: 84 communities (29%)
  • Paid Community: 65 communities (22%)
  • Member Perks: 56 communities (19%)
  • Requires Application: 51 communities (18%)
  • Courses: 50 communities (17%)
  • Forum
    64%
  • Live Chat
    52%
  • Online/Offline Events
    40%
  • Newsletter
    29%
  • Paid Community
    22%
  • Member Perks
    19%
  • Requires Application
    18%
  • Courses
    17%

Niche Features

  • Job Board: 39 communities (13%)
  • Pairing: 35 communities (12%)
  • Tools: 13 communities (4%)
  • Job Board
    13%
  • Pairing
    12%
  • Tools
    4%

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 Platforms10436%
822%
Slack4014%
43413%
Discord3713%
65719%
Skool207%
281%
Reddit186%
221%
Facebook176%
1805%
WhatsApp124%
2K52%
Circle114%
371%

Share is calculated within this topic.

WhatsApp gets 52% of clicks but only 4% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    3K(84%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    289(9%)
  • Other platforms
    180(5%)
  • Private membership
    76(2%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    3K(92%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    1K(36%)
  • Forum
    1K(35%)
  • Newsletter
    726(21%)
  • Job Board
    487(14%)
  • Pairing
    486(14%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Medium
    1K(40%)
  • Large
    621(18%)
  • Small
    430(13%)
  • Huge
    266(8%)
  • Massive
    77(2%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Entrepreneurs
    825(24%)
  • Founders Hub
    380(11%)
  • E-commerce Group Canada
    168(5%)

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

Community Quality & Ratings

Rating breakdown

  • 69(96%)
  • 1(1%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 1(1%)
  • 1(1%)

72 reviews across 23 communities · 4.9 average rating.

Among highly rated communities

  • Live Chatover-indexes90%vs 52% overall
  • Newsletterover-indexes76%vs 29% overall
  • Member Perksover-indexes67%vs 19% overall
  • Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes67%vs 40% overall
  • Paid Communityover-indexes57%vs 22% 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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