Entrepreneurship Communities Report

Executive Summary

We analyzed 281 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

Communities
281
Platforms
19
Avg members
107K
Median members
854

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: 16 communities (6%)
  • Circle: 12 communities (4%)
  • WhatsApp: 10 communities (4%)
  • 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
    16(6%)
  • Circle
    12(4%)
  • WhatsApp
    10(4%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    136(48%)
  • Chat communities
    86(31%)
  • Private membership
    36(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: 25 communities (9%)
  • Medium: 65 communities (23%)
  • Large: 39 communities (14%)
  • Huge: 33 communities (12%)
  • Massive: 16 communities (6%)
  • Gigantic: 4 communities (1%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    7(2%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    25(9%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    65(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: 186 communities (66%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 95 communities (34%)

The average is much higher than the median (107K vs 854), 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 members85425K
Average members107K672K
Paid or apply-to-join34%16%
Live chat52%41%
Discord share12%18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 180 communities (64%)
  • Live Chat: 146 communities (52%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 112 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
    64%
  • 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: 33 communities (12%)
  • Tools: 14 communities (5%)
  • Job Board
    14%
  • Pairing
    12%
  • 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%
733%
Slack4014%
51418%
Discord3412%
81828%
Skool197%
191%
Reddit186%
221%
Facebook166%
803%
Circle124%
662%
WhatsApp104%
1K41%

Share is calculated within this topic.

WhatsApp gets 41% 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(87%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    176(6%)
  • Private membership
    98(3%)
  • Other platforms
    95(3%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    3K(92%)
  • Forum
    1K(43%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    1K(41%)
  • Newsletter
    815(28%)
  • Job Board
    799(27%)
  • Pairing
    552(19%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Medium
    842(29%)
  • Large
    748(26%)
  • Small
    434(15%)
  • Huge
    364(12%)
  • Tiny
    83(3%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Entrepreneurs
    461(16%)
  • Founders Hub
    293(10%)
  • Clarity
    218(7%)

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

Community Quality & Ratings

Rating breakdown

  • 72(96%)
  • 1(1%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 1(1%)
  • 1(1%)

75 reviews across 24 communities · 4.9 average rating.

Among highly rated communities

  • Live Chatover-indexes91%vs 52% overall
  • Newsletterover-indexes77%vs 31% overall
  • Member Perksover-indexes68%vs 21% overall
  • Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes68%vs 40% overall
  • Paid Communityover-indexes55%vs 24% overall

Based on 22 communities rated 4+ stars.

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.

    Updated periodically

    FAQ