Executive Summary
We analyzed 101 investing communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: investing communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-06-28
- Communities
- 101
- Platforms
- 12
- Avg members
- 931K
- Median members
- 20K
Where Investing Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 36 communities (36%)
- Independent Platforms: 27 communities (27%)
- Discord: 18 communities (18%)
- Skool: 5 communities (5%)
- X / Twitter: 4 communities (4%)
- Telegram: 3 communities (3%)
- Nas.io: 3 communities (3%)
- WhatsApp: 3 communities (3%)
- LinkedIn: 2 communities (2%)
- Slack: 1 communities (1%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (1%)
- Discourse: 1 communities (1%)
- 36(36%)
Reddit - 27(27%)
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Independent Platforms - 18(18%)
Discord - 5(5%)
Skool - 4(4%)
X / Twitter - 3(3%)
Telegram - 3(3%)
Nas.io - 3(3%)
WhatsApp
Format mix
- 65(64%)Forum / feed-based
- 22(22%)Chat communities
- 9(9%)Other platforms
- 5(5%)Private membership
Forum / feed-based is most common (64%), but chat communities is also well represented (22%).
Reddit leads, but Independent Platforms and Discord also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 6 communities (6%)
- Small: 1 communities (1%)
- Medium: 11 communities (11%)
- Large: 17 communities (17%)
- Huge: 19 communities (19%)
- Massive: 20 communities (20%)
- Gigantic: 11 communities (11%)
- 6(6%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(1%)Small20-100 members
- 11(11%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 17(17%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 19(19%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 20(20%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 11(11%)Gigantic1M+ members
16 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 67 communities (66%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 34 communities (34%)
The average is much higher than the median (931K vs 20K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Investing Differs From Other Categories
Investing is less free-to-join, more platform-diverse, more chat-heavy, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Investing | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 66% | 85% |
| Median members | 20K | 24K |
| Average members | 931K | 652K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 34% | 15% |
| Live chat | 62% | 40% |
| Discord share | 18% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Live Chat: 63 communities (62%)
- Forum: 59 communities (58%)
- Courses: 31 communities (31%)
- Paid Community: 31 communities (31%)
- Newsletter: 23 communities (23%)
- Online/Offline Events: 20 communities (20%)
- 62%Live Chat
- 58%Forum
- 31%Courses
- 31%Paid Community
- 23%Newsletter
- 20%Online/Offline Events
Niche Features
- Requires Application: 6 communities (6%)
- Member Perks: 5 communities (5%)
- Job Board: 4 communities (4%)
- Tools: 4 communities (4%)
- Pairing: 3 communities (3%)
- Token: 2 communities (2%)
- 6%Requires Application
- 5%Member Perks
- 4%Job Board
- 4%Tools
- 3%Pairing
- 2%Token
Live Chat appears on 62% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 696
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 36% | 119 | 17% | |
| Independent Platforms | 27 | 27% | 15 | 2% |
| Discord | 18 | 18% | 410 | 59% |
| Skool | 5 | 5% | 2 | 0% |
| X / Twitter | 4 | 4% | 35 | 5% |
| Telegram | 3 | 3% | 3 | 0% |
| Nas.io | 3 | 3% | 23 | 3% |
| 3 | 3% | 34 | 5% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 59% of clicks but only 18% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 490(70%)Chat communities
- 146(21%)Forum / feed-based
- 58(8%)Other platforms
- 2(0%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 634(91%)Live Chat
- 454(65%)Online/Offline Events
- 399(57%)Courses
- 390(56%)Forum
- 293(42%)Paid Community
- 262(38%)Newsletter
Most-clicked size ranges
- 233(33%)Large
- 185(27%)Huge
- 78(11%)Gigantic
- 61(9%)Medium
- 58(8%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 122(18%)Market Masters
- 71(10%)Disruptive Investments
- 52(7%)Paytience
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2004: 1 communities (2%)
- 2007: 1 communities (2%)
- 2008: 5 communities (10%)
- 2009: 3 communities (6%)
- 2010: 2 communities (4%)
- 2011: 1 communities (2%)
- 2012: 3 communities (6%)
- 2013: 1 communities (2%)
- 2014: 4 communities (8%)
- 2015: 2 communities (4%)
- 2016: 2 communities (4%)
- 2017: 4 communities (8%)
- 2019: 2 communities (4%)
- 2020: 11 communities (23%)
- 2021: 2 communities (4%)
- 2022: 4 communities (8%)
53 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2020.
Community Quality & Ratings
Rating breakdown
- 11(92%)
- 1(8%)
- 0(0%)
- 0(0%)
- 0(0%)
12 reviews across 8 communities · 4.9 average rating.
Among highly rated communities
- Live Chatover-indexes88%vs 62% overall
- Coursesover-indexes75%vs 31% overall
- Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes75%vs 20% overall
- Newsletterover-indexes63%vs 23% overall
- Forum50%vs 58% overall
Based on 8 communities rated 4+ stars.
Among reviewed communities, highly rated groups often include live chat, courses, and online/offline events.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Investing. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •Last updated 2026-06-28