Executive Summary
We analyzed 17 fantasy football communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: fantasy football communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2023-10-16
- Communities
- 17
- Platforms
- 6
- Avg members
- 276K
- Median members
- 37K
Where Fantasy Football Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 3 communities (18%)
- Discord: 3 communities (18%)
- Reddit: 3 communities (18%)
- X / Twitter: 3 communities (18%)
- Facebook: 3 communities (18%)
- LinkedIn: 1 communities (6%)
- 3(18%)
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Independent Platforms - 3(18%)
Discord - 3(18%)
Reddit - 3(18%)
X / Twitter - 3(18%)
Facebook - 1(6%)
LinkedIn
Format mix
- 9(53%)Forum / feed-based
- 5(29%)Other platforms
- 3(18%)Chat communities
Forum / feed-based is most common (53%), but other platforms is also well represented (29%).
Independent Platforms leads, but Discord and Reddit also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 1 communities (6%)
- Large: 4 communities (24%)
- Huge: 6 communities (35%)
- Massive: 4 communities (24%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (6%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 1(6%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 4(24%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 6(35%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 4(24%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(6%)Gigantic1M+ members
1 community has unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 12 communities (71%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 5 communities (29%)
The average is much higher than the median (276K vs 37K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Fantasy Football Differs From Other Categories
Fantasy Football is less free-to-join, larger, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Fantasy Football | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 71% | 85% |
| Median members | 37K | 25K |
| Average members | 276K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 29% | 15% |
| Live chat | 35% | 38% |
| Discord share | 18% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 12 communities (71%)
- Live Chat: 6 communities (35%)
- Paid Community: 5 communities (29%)
- Newsletter: 3 communities (18%)
- 71%Forum
- 35%Live Chat
- 29%Paid Community
- 18%Newsletter
Niche Features
- Member Perks: 1 communities (6%)
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (6%)
- 6%Member Perks
- 6%Online/Offline Events
Forum appears on 71% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 21
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 3 | 18% | 1 | 5% |
| Discord | 3 | 18% | 16 | 76% |
| 3 | 18% | 4 | 19% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 76% of clicks but only 18% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 16(76%)Chat communities
- 5(24%)Forum / feed-based
Most-clicked features
- 16(76%)Live Chat
- 15(71%)Paid Community
- 5(24%)Forum
- 1(5%)Newsletter
Most-clicked size ranges
- 17(81%)Huge
- 3(14%)Massive
- 1(5%)Large
Top-clicked listings
- 14(67%)4for4
- 2(10%)Fantasy Premier League 2023/24 : FPL Discussion, Planning & Strategy
- 1(5%)Fantasy Football Chat
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Fantasy Football. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.
- •Last updated 2023-10-16