Fashion Communities Report

Executive Summary

We analyzed 28 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
28
Platforms
9
Avg members
723K
Median members
117K

Where Fashion Communities Are Hosted

  • Reddit: 10 communities (36%)
  • Independent Platforms: 8 communities (29%)
  • Discord: 3 communities (11%)
  • 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(36%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    8(29%)
  • Discord
    3(11%)
  • Facebook
    2(7%)
  • LinkedIn
    1(4%)
  • Quora
    1(4%)
  • Slack
    1(4%)
  • Circle
    1(4%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    21(75%)
  • Chat communities
    5(18%)
  • Other platforms
    1(4%)
  • Private membership
    1(4%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (75%).

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: 1 communities (4%)
  • Huge: 9 communities (32%)
  • Massive: 11 communities (39%)
  • 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
    1(4%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    9(32%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    11(39%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    3(11%)

2 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 25 communities (89%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 3 communities (11%)

The average is much higher than the median (723K vs 117K), 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 members117K25K
Average members723K662K
Paid or apply-to-join11%16%
Live chat36%41%
Discord share11%18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 19 communities (68%)
  • Live Chat: 10 communities (36%)
  • Forum
    68%
  • Live Chat
    36%

Niche Features

  • Online/Offline Events: 4 communities (14%)
  • Paid Community: 3 communities (11%)
  • Member Perks: 2 communities (7%)
  • Courses: 1 communities (4%)
  • Newsletter: 1 communities (4%)
  • Requires Application: 1 communities (4%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    14%
  • Paid Community
    11%
  • Member Perks
    7%
  • Courses
    4%
  • Newsletter
    4%
  • Requires Application
    4%

Forum appears on 68% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
72

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Reddit1036%
2738%
Independent Platforms829%
2129%
Discord311%
913%
Facebook27%
57%
LinkedIn14%
11%
Slack14%
11%
Circle14%
11%
WhatsApp14%
710%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Reddit hosts 36% of listings and 38% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

  • Forum / feed-based
    53(74%)
  • Chat communities
    17(24%)
  • Other platforms
    1(1%)
  • Private membership
    1(1%)

Most-clicked features

  • Forum
    53(74%)
  • Live Chat
    20(28%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    12(17%)
  • Member Perks
    7(10%)
  • Paid Community
    4(6%)
  • Newsletter
    2(3%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Massive
    30(42%)
  • Gigantic
    16(22%)
  • Huge
    15(21%)
  • Medium
    1(1%)
  • Small
    1(1%)

Top-clicked listings

  • LookBook
    15(21%)
  • r/FashionReps
    15(21%)
  • Areesha Collection
    7(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