Executive Summary
We analyzed 21 financial independence communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: financial independence communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-06-09
- Communities
- 21
- Platforms
- 10
- Avg members
- 1.7M
- Median members
- 3K
Where Financial Independence Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 5 communities (24%)
- Independent Platforms: 4 communities (19%)
- Skool: 3 communities (14%)
- Facebook: 2 communities (10%)
- Reddit: 2 communities (10%)
- Telegram: 2 communities (10%)
- Nas.io: 2 communities (10%)
- Slack: 1 communities (5%)
- WhatsApp: 1 communities (5%)
- X / Twitter: 1 communities (5%)
- 5(24%)
Discord - 4(19%)
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Independent Platforms - 3(14%)
Skool - 2(10%)
Facebook - 2(10%)
Reddit - 2(10%)
Telegram - 2(10%)
Nas.io - 1(5%)
Slack
Format mix
- 8(38%)Forum / feed-based
- 7(33%)Chat communities
- 3(14%)Other platforms
- 3(14%)Private membership
Forum / feed-based is most common (38%), but chat communities is also well represented (33%).
Discord leads, but Independent Platforms and Skool also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 1 communities (5%)
- Medium: 4 communities (19%)
- Large: 5 communities (24%)
- Huge: 2 communities (10%)
- Massive: 0 communities (0%)
- Gigantic: 2 communities (10%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(5%)Small20-100 members
- 4(19%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 5(24%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 2(10%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 0(0%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 2(10%)Gigantic1M+ members
7 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 15 communities (71%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 6 communities (29%)
The average is much higher than the median (1.7M vs 3K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Financial Independence Differs From Other Categories
Financial Independence is less free-to-join, smaller, more platform-diverse, more chat-heavy, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Financial Independence | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 71% | 85% |
| Median members | 3K | 25K |
| Average members | 1.7M | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 29% | 15% |
| Live chat | 52% | 38% |
| Discord share | 24% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 13 communities (62%)
- Live Chat: 11 communities (52%)
- Courses: 8 communities (38%)
- Newsletter: 7 communities (33%)
- Online/Offline Events: 6 communities (29%)
- Paid Community: 6 communities (29%)
- 62%Forum
- 52%Live Chat
- 38%Courses
- 33%Newsletter
- 29%Online/Offline Events
- 29%Paid Community
Niche Features
- Member Perks: 1 communities (5%)
- Pairing: 1 communities (5%)
- Requires Application: 1 communities (5%)
- Token: 1 communities (5%)
- Tools: 1 communities (5%)
- 5%Member Perks
- 5%Pairing
- 5%Requires Application
- 5%Token
- 5%Tools
Live Chat appears on 52% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 83
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 5 | 24% | 42 | 62% |
| Skool | 3 | 14% | 2 | 3% |
| 2 | 10% | 12 | 18% | |
| Telegram | 2 | 10% | 3 | 4% |
| Nas.io | 2 | 10% | 7 | 10% |
| Slack | 1 | 5% | 1 | 1% |
| X / Twitter | 1 | 5% | 1 | 1% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord hosts 24% of listings and 62% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 46(68%)Chat communities
- 12(18%)Forum / feed-based
- 8(12%)Other platforms
- 2(3%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 54(79%)Live Chat
- 36(53%)Courses
- 35(51%)Forum
- 31(46%)Online/Offline Events
- 30(44%)Paid Community
- 20(29%)Member Perks
Most-clicked size ranges
- 26(38%)Large
- 21(31%)Huge
- 7(10%)Medium
Top-clicked listings
- 20(29%)Sneaker Squad
- 11(16%)Personal Finance and Investing
- 9(13%)Money Mastery
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2009: 1 communities (13%)
- 2011: 1 communities (13%)
- 2015: 1 communities (13%)
- 2016: 1 communities (13%)
- 2017: 1 communities (13%)
- 2021: 1 communities (13%)
- 2022: 1 communities (13%)
- 2023: 1 communities (13%)
13 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2009.
Community Quality & Ratings
Only 2 communities have ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.
4.7 average rating across 2 communities.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Financial Independence. 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 2026-06-09