Finance Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 47 finance communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

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

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities
47
Platforms
10
Avg members
538K
Median members
56K

Where Finance Communities Are Hosted

  • Reddit: 12 communities (26%)
  • Independent Platforms: 11 communities (23%)
  • X / Twitter: 8 communities (17%)
  • Slack: 4 communities (9%)
  • LinkedIn: 3 communities (6%)
  • Discord: 3 communities (6%)
  • Facebook: 2 communities (4%)
  • Skool: 2 communities (4%)
  • Telegram: 1 communities (2%)
  • WhatsApp: 1 communities (2%)
  • Reddit
    12(26%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    11(23%)
  • X / Twitter
    8(17%)
  • Slack
    4(9%)
  • LinkedIn
    3(6%)
  • Discord
    3(6%)
  • Facebook
    2(4%)
  • Skool
    2(4%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    25(53%)
  • Other platforms
    11(23%)
  • Chat communities
    9(19%)
  • Private membership
    2(4%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (53%), but other platforms is also well represented (23%).

Reddit leads, but Independent Platforms and X / Twitter also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 1 communities (2%)
  • Medium: 5 communities (11%)
  • Large: 9 communities (19%)
  • Huge: 6 communities (13%)
  • Massive: 12 communities (26%)
  • Gigantic: 5 communities (11%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    1(2%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    5(11%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    9(19%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    6(13%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    12(26%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    5(11%)

9 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 41 communities (87%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 6 communities (13%)

The average is much higher than the median (538K vs 56K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Finance Differs From Other Categories

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

MetricFinanceHive Index average
Free to join87%84%
Median members56K25K
Average members538K673K
Paid or apply-to-join13%16%
Live chat43%41%
Discord share6%17%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 39 communities (83%)
  • Live Chat: 20 communities (43%)
  • Newsletter: 14 communities (30%)
  • Courses: 10 communities (21%)
  • Job Board: 8 communities (17%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 7 communities (15%)
  • Forum
    83%
  • Live Chat
    43%
  • Newsletter
    30%
  • Courses
    21%
  • Job Board
    17%
  • Online/Offline Events
    15%

Niche Features

  • Member Perks: 6 communities (13%)
  • Paid Community: 5 communities (11%)
  • Pairing: 3 communities (6%)
  • Requires Application: 2 communities (4%)
  • Tools: 1 communities (2%)
  • Member Perks
    13%
  • Paid Community
    11%
  • Pairing
    6%
  • Requires Application
    4%
  • Tools
    2%

Forum appears on 83% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
129

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Reddit1226%
65%
Independent Platforms1123%
11%
X / Twitter817%
2519%
Slack49%
6147%
LinkedIn36%
1310%
Discord36%
1310%
Facebook24%
43%
Telegram12%
11%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Slack gets 47% of clicks but only 9% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    80(62%)
  • Other platforms
    38(29%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    11(9%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    105(81%)
  • Newsletter
    83(64%)
  • Courses
    81(63%)
  • Job Board
    74(57%)
  • Member Perks
    72(56%)
  • Paid Community
    58(45%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Large
    63(49%)
  • Massive
    26(20%)
  • Medium
    11(9%)
  • Huge
    8(6%)
  • Gigantic
    4(3%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Confluence.VC
    52(40%)
  • X Finance
    12(9%)
  • Accounting Finance Professionals
    9(7%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and other platforms communities.

Community Quality & Ratings

Only 2 communities have ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.

5.0 average rating across 2 communities.

Rated examples

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Finance. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

    Updated periodically

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