Executive Summary
We analyzed 20 home improvement communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: home improvement listings cluster on Independent Platforms, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 20
- Platforms
- 4
- Avg members
- 8.6M
- Median members
- 301K
Where Home Improvement Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 16 communities (80%)
- Reddit: 2 communities (10%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (5%)
- Discourse: 1 communities (5%)
- 16(80%)
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Independent Platforms - 2(10%)
Reddit - 1(5%)
Facebook - 1(5%)
Discourse
Independent Platforms leads with 80%, but Reddit also has a meaningful share (10%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 2 communities (10%)
- Huge: 4 communities (20%)
- Massive: 4 communities (20%)
- Gigantic: 4 communities (20%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 2(10%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 4(20%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 4(20%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 4(20%)Gigantic1M+ members
6 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 16 communities (80%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 4 communities (20%)
The average is much higher than the median (8.6M vs 301K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Home Improvement Differs From Other Categories
Home Improvement is larger than typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Home Improvement | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 80% | 84% |
| Median members | 301K | 25K |
| Average members | 8.6M | 662K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 20% | 16% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 425 | 1K |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 20 communities (100%)
- Newsletter: 6 communities (30%)
- Paid Community: 4 communities (20%)
- 100%Forum
- 30%Newsletter
- 20%Paid Community
Niche Features
- Job Board: 2 communities (10%)
- Member Perks: 2 communities (10%)
- Pairing: 2 communities (10%)
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (5%)
- Requires Application: 1 communities (5%)
- 10%Job Board
- 10%Member Perks
- 10%Pairing
- 5%Online/Offline Events
- 5%Requires Application
Forum appears on 100% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 9
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 16 | 80% | 5 | 56% |
| 2 | 10% | 2 | 22% | |
| 1 | 5% | 1 | 11% | |
| Discourse | 1 | 5% | 1 | 11% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Independent Platforms hosts 80% of listings and 56% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked features
- 9(100%)Forum
- 4(44%)Newsletter
- 4(44%)Paid Community
- 3(33%)Job Board
- 3(33%)Pairing
- 3(33%)Requires Application
Most-clicked size ranges
- 5(56%)Gigantic
- 2(22%)Huge
- 1(11%)Massive
- 1(11%)Large
Clicks by access model
- 5(56%)Free to join
- 4(44%)Paid or apply-to-join
Top-clicked listings
- 3(33%)Houzz
- 1(11%)HouseRepair Talk
- 1(11%)r/HomeImprovement
A few listings get most of the clicks; the rest split what is left.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Home Improvement. 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.
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