Executive Summary
We analyzed 80 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 has many smaller groups and a few very large outliers pulling averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-06-09
- Communities
- 80
- Platforms
- 11
- Avg members
- 1.1M
- Median members
- 36K
Where Investing Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 36 communities (45%)
- Discord: 16 communities (20%)
- Independent Platforms: 13 communities (16%)
- X / Twitter: 4 communities (5%)
- Telegram: 3 communities (4%)
- Nas.io: 3 communities (4%)
- WhatsApp: 3 communities (4%)
- LinkedIn: 2 communities (3%)
- Slack: 1 communities (1%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (1%)
- Discourse: 1 communities (1%)
- 36(45%)
Reddit - 16(20%)
Discord - 13(16%)
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Independent Platforms - 4(5%)
X / Twitter - 3(4%)
Telegram - 3(4%)
Nas.io - 3(4%)
WhatsApp - 2(3%)
LinkedIn
Format mix
- 51(64%)Forum / feed-based
- 20(25%)Chat communities
- 9(11%)Other platforms
Forum / feed-based is most common (64%), but chat communities is also well represented (25%).
Reddit leads, but Discord and Independent Platforms also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 6 communities (8%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 10 communities (13%)
- Large: 13 communities (16%)
- Huge: 13 communities (16%)
- Massive: 19 communities (24%)
- Gigantic: 11 communities (14%)
- 6(8%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 10(13%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 13(16%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 13(16%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 19(24%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 11(14%)Gigantic1M+ members
8 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 61 communities (76%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 19 communities (24%)
The average is much higher than the median (1.1M vs 36K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Investing Differs From Other Categories
Investing is less free-to-join, larger, 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 | 76% | 85% |
| Median members | 36K | 25K |
| Average members | 1.1M | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 24% | 15% |
| Live chat | 53% | 38% |
| Discord share | 20% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 59 communities (74%)
- Live Chat: 42 communities (53%)
- Newsletter: 23 communities (29%)
- Online/Offline Events: 20 communities (25%)
- Courses: 18 communities (23%)
- Paid Community: 16 communities (20%)
- 74%Forum
- 53%Live Chat
- 29%Newsletter
- 25%Online/Offline Events
- 23%Courses
- 20%Paid Community
Niche Features
- Requires Application: 6 communities (8%)
- Member Perks: 5 communities (6%)
- Job Board: 4 communities (5%)
- Tools: 4 communities (5%)
- Pairing: 3 communities (4%)
- Token: 2 communities (3%)
- 8%Requires Application
- 6%Member Perks
- 5%Job Board
- 5%Tools
- 4%Pairing
- 3%Token
Live Chat appears on 53% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 966
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 45% | 215 | 25% | |
| Discord | 16 | 20% | 484 | 55% |
| Independent Platforms | 13 | 16% | 17 | 2% |
| X / Twitter | 4 | 5% | 44 | 5% |
| Telegram | 3 | 4% | 3 | 0% |
| Nas.io | 3 | 4% | 22 | 3% |
| 3 | 4% | 20 | 2% | |
| 2 | 3% | 7 | 1% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 55% of clicks but only 20% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 562(64%)Chat communities
- 241(28%)Forum / feed-based
- 73(8%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 771(88%)Live Chat
- 532(61%)Forum
- 532(61%)Online/Offline Events
- 453(52%)Courses
- 356(41%)Paid Community
- 316(36%)Newsletter
Most-clicked size ranges
- 299(34%)Huge
- 238(27%)Large
- 142(16%)Gigantic
- 76(9%)Massive
- 52(6%)Medium
Top-clicked listings
- 169(19%)Market Masters
- 70(8%)Disruptive Investments
- 63(7%)Dumb Money
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%)
32 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 53% overall
- Coursesover-indexes75%vs 23% overall
- Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes75%vs 25% overall
- Newsletterover-indexes63%vs 29% overall
- Forum50%vs 74% 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 2026-06-09