Fashion Communities Report

Executive Summary

We analyzed 27 fashion communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: fashion communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

Communities
27
Platforms
9
Avg members
742K
Median members
119K

Where Fashion Communities Are Hosted

  • Reddit: 10 communities (37%)
  • Independent Platforms: 8 communities (30%)
  • Discord: 2 communities (7%)
  • Facebook: 2 communities (7%)
  • LinkedIn: 1 communities (4%)
  • Quora: 1 communities (4%)
  • Slack: 1 communities (4%)
  • Circle: 1 communities (4%)
  • WhatsApp: 1 communities (4%)
  • Reddit
    10(37%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    8(30%)
  • Discord
    2(7%)
  • Facebook
    2(7%)
  • LinkedIn
    1(4%)
  • Quora
    1(4%)
  • Slack
    1(4%)
  • Circle
    1(4%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    21(78%)
  • Chat communities
    4(15%)
  • Other platforms
    1(4%)
  • Private membership
    1(4%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (78%).

Reddit leads, but Independent Platforms and Discord also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 1 communities (4%)
  • Medium: 1 communities (4%)
  • Large: 0 communities (0%)
  • Huge: 9 communities (33%)
  • Massive: 11 communities (41%)
  • Gigantic: 3 communities (11%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    1(4%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    1(4%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    0(0%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    9(33%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    11(41%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    3(11%)

2 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 24 communities (89%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 3 communities (11%)

The average is much higher than the median (742K vs 119K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Fashion Differs From Other Categories

Fashion is larger, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricFashionHive Index average
Free to join89%84%
Median members119K25K
Average members742K668K
Paid or apply-to-join11%16%
Live chat33%41%
Discord share7%17%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 19 communities (70%)
  • Live Chat: 9 communities (33%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 4 communities (15%)
  • Forum
    70%
  • Live Chat
    33%
  • Online/Offline Events
    15%

Niche Features

  • Paid Community: 3 communities (11%)
  • Member Perks: 2 communities (7%)
  • Courses: 1 communities (4%)
  • Newsletter: 1 communities (4%)
  • Requires Application: 1 communities (4%)
  • Paid Community
    11%
  • Member Perks
    7%
  • Courses
    4%
  • Newsletter
    4%
  • Requires Application
    4%

Forum appears on 70% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
131

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Reddit1037%
5240%
Independent Platforms830%
1612%
Discord27%
3023%
Facebook27%
118%
LinkedIn14%
11%
Slack14%
11%
Circle14%
97%
WhatsApp14%
118%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Reddit hosts 37% of listings and 40% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

  • Forum / feed-based
    79(60%)
  • Chat communities
    42(32%)
  • Private membership
    9(7%)
  • Other platforms
    1(1%)

Most-clicked features

  • Forum
    88(67%)
  • Live Chat
    52(40%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    39(30%)
  • Member Perks
    19(15%)
  • Courses
    9(7%)
  • Paid Community
    1(1%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Massive
    45(34%)
  • Gigantic
    38(29%)
  • Huge
    27(21%)
  • Small
    9(7%)
  • Medium
    1(1%)

Top-clicked listings

  • r/FashionReps
    35(27%)
  • FashionReps
    19(15%)
  • r/DesignerReps
    13(10%)

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

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

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

FAQ