Executive Summary
We analyzed 30 film communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: film listings cluster on Independent Platforms, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 30
- Platforms
- 7
- Avg members
- 3.6M
- Median members
- 28K
Where Film Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 15 communities (50%)
- Discord: 9 communities (30%)
- Reddit: 2 communities (7%)
- Slack: 1 communities (3%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (3%)
- Quora: 1 communities (3%)
- Skool: 1 communities (3%)
- 15(50%)
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Independent Platforms - 9(30%)
Discord - 2(7%)
Reddit - 1(3%)
Slack - 1(3%)
Facebook - 1(3%)
Quora - 1(3%)
Skool
Format mix
- 19(63%)Forum / feed-based
- 10(33%)Chat communities
- 1(3%)Private membership
Forum / feed-based is most common (63%), but chat communities is also well represented (33%).
Independent Platforms leads with 50%, but Discord also has a meaningful share (30%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 2 communities (7%)
- Large: 5 communities (17%)
- Huge: 6 communities (20%)
- Massive: 5 communities (17%)
- Gigantic: 4 communities (13%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 2(7%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 5(17%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 6(20%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 5(17%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 4(13%)Gigantic1M+ members
8 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 28 communities (93%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 2 communities (7%)
The average is much higher than the median (3.6M vs 28K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Film Differs From Other Categories
Film is more free-to-join than typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Film | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 93% | 84% |
| Median members | 28K | 25K |
| Average members | 3.6M | 672K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 7% | 16% |
| Live chat | 37% | 41% |
| Discord share | 30% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 20 communities (67%)
- Live Chat: 11 communities (37%)
- Newsletter: 6 communities (20%)
- Member Perks: 5 communities (17%)
- 67%Forum
- 37%Live Chat
- 20%Newsletter
- 17%Member Perks
Niche Features
- Online/Offline Events: 4 communities (13%)
- Job Board: 2 communities (7%)
- Paid Community: 2 communities (7%)
- 13%Online/Offline Events
- 7%Job Board
- 7%Paid Community
Forum appears on 67% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 103
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 15 | 50% | 9 | 9% |
| Discord | 9 | 30% | 86 | 83% |
| 2 | 7% | 3 | 3% | |
| Slack | 1 | 3% | 5 | 5% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 83% of clicks but only 30% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 91(88%)Chat communities
- 12(12%)Forum / feed-based
Most-clicked features
- 91(88%)Live Chat
- 19(18%)Online/Offline Events
- 13(13%)Forum
- 6(6%)Job Board
- 4(4%)Member Perks
- 2(2%)Newsletter
Most-clicked size ranges
- 54(52%)Huge
- 38(37%)Large
- 3(3%)Gigantic
- 3(3%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 35(34%)Photography & Filmmaking
- 19(18%)Movies & Television
- 14(14%)Movies & Filmmaking
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Community Quality & Ratings
Only 1 community has ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.
5.0 average rating across 1 community.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Film. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
Updated periodically