Executive Summary
We analyzed 19 hockey communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: hockey communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2023-07-26
- Communities
- 19
- Platforms
- 6
- Avg members
- 418K
- Median members
- 36K
Where Hockey Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 7 communities (37%)
- Reddit: 3 communities (16%)
- Facebook: 3 communities (16%)
- Discord: 2 communities (11%)
- X / Twitter: 2 communities (11%)
- LinkedIn: 2 communities (11%)
- 7(37%)
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Independent Platforms - 3(16%)
Reddit - 3(16%)
Facebook - 2(11%)
Discord - 2(11%)
X / Twitter - 2(11%)
LinkedIn
Format mix
- 13(68%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(21%)Other platforms
- 2(11%)Chat communities
Forum / feed-based is most common (68%), but other platforms is also well represented (21%).
Independent Platforms leads, but Reddit and Facebook also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 2 communities (11%)
- Large: 1 communities (5%)
- Huge: 8 communities (42%)
- Massive: 2 communities (11%)
- Gigantic: 2 communities (11%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 2(11%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 1(5%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 8(42%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 2(11%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 2(11%)Gigantic1M+ members
4 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 14 communities (74%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 5 communities (26%)
The average is much higher than the median (418K vs 36K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Hockey Differs From Other Categories
Hockey is less free-to-join, larger, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Hockey | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 74% | 85% |
| Median members | 36K | 25K |
| Average members | 418K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 26% | 15% |
| Live chat | 21% | 38% |
| Discord share | 11% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 16 communities (84%)
- Newsletter: 5 communities (26%)
- Live Chat: 4 communities (21%)
- Paid Community: 4 communities (21%)
- 84%Forum
- 26%Newsletter
- 21%Live Chat
- 21%Paid Community
Niche Features
- Online/Offline Events: 2 communities (11%)
- Job Board: 1 communities (5%)
- Requires Application: 1 communities (5%)
- 11%Online/Offline Events
- 5%Job Board
- 5%Requires Application
Forum appears on 84% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 21
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 7 | 37% | 4 | 19% |
| 3 | 16% | 8 | 38% | |
| Discord | 2 | 11% | 9 | 43% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 43% of clicks but only 11% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 12(57%)Forum / feed-based
- 9(43%)Chat communities
Most-clicked features
- 12(57%)Forum
- 12(57%)Live Chat
- 4(19%)Newsletter
- 4(19%)Online/Offline Events
Most-clicked size ranges
- 8(38%)Massive
- 6(29%)Huge
- 4(19%)Gigantic
- 3(14%)Large
Top-clicked listings
- 6(29%)Hockey Chat
- 4(19%)r/hockeymemes
- 4(19%)HFBoards
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 Hockey. 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 2023-07-26
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