Ethereum Communities Report

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%)
  • Discord
    5(50%)
  • Reddit
    4(40%)
  • Discourse
    1(10%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    5(50%)
  • Chat communities
    5(50%)

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%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    0(0%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    0(0%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    2(20%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    3(30%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    2(20%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    2(20%)

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.

MetricEthereumHive Index average
Free to join100%84%
Median members92K25K
Average members731K668K
Paid or apply-to-join0%16%
Live chat50%41%
Discord share50%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%)
  • Forum
    70%
  • Live Chat
    50%
  • Online/Offline Events
    30%

Niche Features

  • Token: 1 communities (10%)
  • Token
    10%

Live Chat appears on 50% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
21

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    19(100%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    10(53%)
  • Forum
    7(37%)
  • Token
    5(26%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Huge
    6(32%)
  • Large
    4(21%)
  • Massive
    4(21%)

Top-clicked listings

  • MolochDAO
    5(26%)
  • Solidity Discord
    4(21%)
  • ConsenSys Developer Community
    4(21%)

Groups with live chat picked up 100% of tracked clicks.

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.

FAQ