Executive Summary
We analyzed 10 ethereum communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: In this smaller sample, ethereum listings cluster on Discord, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 10
- Platforms
- 3
- Avg members
- 731K
- Median members
- 92K
Where Ethereum Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 5 communities (50%)
- Reddit: 4 communities (40%)
- Discourse: 1 communities (10%)
- 5(50%)
Discord - 4(40%)
Reddit - 1(10%)Discourse
Format mix
- 5(50%)Forum / feed-based
- 5(50%)Chat communities
Forum / feed-based is most common (50%), but chat communities is also well represented (50%).
Discord leads (50% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 2 communities (20%)
- Huge: 3 communities (30%)
- Massive: 2 communities (20%)
- Gigantic: 2 communities (20%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 2(20%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 3(30%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 2(20%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 2(20%)Gigantic1M+ members
1 community has unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 10 communities (100%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)
The average is much higher than the median (731K vs 92K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Ethereum Differs From Other Categories
Ethereum is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Ethereum | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 100% | 84% |
| Median members | 92K | 25K |
| Average members | 731K | 668K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 0% | 16% |
| Live chat | 50% | 41% |
| Discord share | 50% | 17% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 7 communities (70%)
- Live Chat: 5 communities (50%)
- Online/Offline Events: 3 communities (30%)
- 70%Forum
- 50%Live Chat
- 30%Online/Offline Events
Niche Features
- Token: 1 communities (10%)
- 10%Token
Live Chat appears on 50% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 21
Most-clicked features
- 19(100%)Live Chat
- 10(53%)Online/Offline Events
- 7(37%)Forum
- 5(26%)Token
Most-clicked size ranges
- 6(32%)Huge
- 4(21%)Large
- 4(21%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 5(26%)MolochDAO
- 4(21%)Solidity Discord
- 4(21%)ConsenSys Developer Community
Groups with live chat picked up 100% of tracked clicks.
Trends
Founded year
- 2013: 1 communities (11%)
- 2015: 4 communities (44%)
- 2018: 3 communities (33%)
- 2021: 1 communities (11%)
1 community has no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2015.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Ethereum. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.
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