Fortnite Communities Report

Executive Summary

We analyzed 12 fortnite communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: In this smaller sample, fortnite has many smaller groups and a few very large outliers pulling averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

Communities
12
Platforms
3
Avg members
992K
Median members
399K

Where Fortnite Communities Are Hosted

  • Reddit: 5 communities (42%)
  • Discord: 5 communities (42%)
  • Independent Platforms: 2 communities (17%)
  • Reddit
    5(42%)
  • Discord
    5(42%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    2(17%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    7(58%)
  • Chat communities
    5(42%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (58%), but chat communities is also well represented (42%).

Reddit leads (42% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 0 communities (0%)
  • Medium: 0 communities (0%)
  • Large: 0 communities (0%)
  • Huge: 2 communities (17%)
  • Massive: 6 communities (50%)
  • Gigantic: 2 communities (17%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    0(0%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    0(0%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    0(0%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    2(17%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    6(50%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    2(17%)

2 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 12 communities (100%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)

The average is much higher than the median (992K vs 399K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Fortnite Differs From Other Categories

Fortnite is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricFortniteHive Index average
Free to join100%83%
Median members399K25K
Average members992K666K
Paid or apply-to-join0%17%
Live chat50%40%
Discord share42%17%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 6 communities (50%)
  • Live Chat: 6 communities (50%)
  • Forum
    50%
  • Live Chat
    50%

Niche Features

  • Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (8%)
  • Pairing: 1 communities (8%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    8%
  • Pairing
    8%

Live Chat appears on 50% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
29

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Reddit542%
724%
Discord542%
2172%
Independent Platforms217%
13%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 72% of clicks but only 42% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    21(72%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    8(28%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    21(72%)
  • Forum
    8(28%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    1(3%)
  • Pairing
    1(3%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Massive
    21(72%)
  • Gigantic
    7(24%)

Top-clicked listings

  • East Open
    12(41%)
  • Elite Customs
    5(17%)
  • r/FortNiteBR
    4(14%)

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

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

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

  • We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.

FAQ