Executive Communities Report

Executive Summary

We analyzed 13 executive 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, much of the executive landscape on Hive Index sits on Circle.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

Communities
13
Platforms
6
Avg members
28K
Median members
29K

Where Executive Communities Are Hosted

  • Circle: 7 communities (54%)
  • Slack: 2 communities (15%)
  • Mighty Networks: 1 communities (8%)
  • Independent Platforms: 1 communities (8%)
  • Skool: 1 communities (8%)
  • LinkedIn: 1 communities (8%)
  • Circle
    7(54%)
  • Slack
    2(15%)
  • Mighty Networks
    1(8%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    1(8%)
  • Skool
    1(8%)
  • LinkedIn
    1(8%)

Format mix

  • Private membership
    9(69%)
  • Chat communities
    2(15%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    1(8%)
  • Other platforms
    1(8%)

Most listings are private membership (69%).

Circle leads (54% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 0 communities (0%)
  • Medium: 0 communities (0%)
  • Large: 1 communities (8%)
  • Huge: 3 communities (23%)
  • Massive: 0 communities (0%)
  • Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    0(0%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    0(0%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    1(8%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    3(23%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    0(0%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    0(0%)

9 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 4 communities (31%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 9 communities (69%)

Most listings are paid or require an application to join.

How Executive Differs From Other Categories

Executive is less free-to-join, more chat-heavy, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricExecutiveHive Index average
Free to join31%84%
Median members29K25K
Average members28K673K
Paid or apply-to-join69%16%
Live chat92%41%
Topic pageviews / mo222883

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Live Chat: 12 communities (92%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 10 communities (77%)
  • Forum: 8 communities (62%)
  • Paid Community: 8 communities (62%)
  • Pairing: 7 communities (54%)
  • Job Board: 3 communities (23%)
  • Courses: 2 communities (15%)
  • Newsletter: 2 communities (15%)
  • Live Chat
    92%
  • Online/Offline Events
    77%
  • Forum
    62%
  • Paid Community
    62%
  • Pairing
    54%
  • Job Board
    23%
  • Courses
    15%
  • Newsletter
    15%

Niche Features

  • Member Perks: 1 communities (8%)
  • Member Perks
    8%

Live Chat appears on 92% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
29

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Circle754%
517%
Slack215%
1862%
Independent Platforms18%
13%
Skool18%
13%
LinkedIn18%
414%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Slack gets 62% of clicks but only 15% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    18(62%)
  • Private membership
    6(21%)
  • Other platforms
    4(14%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    1(3%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    25(86%)
  • Forum
    10(34%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    10(34%)
  • Pairing
    6(21%)
  • Job Board
    5(17%)
  • Newsletter
    5(17%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Huge
    5(17%)
  • Large
    4(14%)

Top-clicked listings

  • CEO Hangout
    14(48%)
  • Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO)
    5(17%)
  • Customer Success Leadership Network
    4(14%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and private membership communities.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Executive. 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