Executive Summary
We analyzed 10 knowledge management 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, most knowledge management communities are free to join, so the space is easy to explore.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 10
- Platforms
- 5
- Avg members
- 190K
- Median members
- 190K
Where Knowledge Management Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 4 communities (40%)
- Discourse: 2 communities (20%)
- Circle: 2 communities (20%)
- Slack: 1 communities (10%)
- Independent Platforms: 1 communities (10%)
- 4(40%)
Discord - 2(20%)
Discourse - 2(20%)Circle
- 1(10%)
Slack - 1(10%)
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Independent Platforms
Format mix
- 5(50%)Chat communities
- 3(30%)Forum / feed-based
- 2(20%)Private membership
Chat communities is most common (50%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (30%).
Discord leads (40% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 0 communities (0%)
- Huge: 0 communities (0%)
- Massive: 1 communities (10%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 0(0%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 0(0%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 1(10%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
9 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 8 communities (80%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 2 communities (20%)
Most communities are free to join.
How Knowledge Management Differs From Other Categories
Knowledge Management is larger, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Knowledge Management | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 80% | 84% |
| Median members | 190K | 25K |
| Average members | 190K | 668K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 20% | 16% |
| Live chat | 70% | 41% |
| Discord share | 40% | 17% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Live Chat: 7 communities (70%)
- Forum: 4 communities (40%)
- Online/Offline Events: 3 communities (30%)
- Paid Community: 2 communities (20%)
- 70%Live Chat
- 40%Forum
- 30%Online/Offline Events
- 20%Paid Community
Live Chat appears on 70% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 2
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 4 | 40% | 1 | 50% |
| Circle | 2 | 20% | 1 | 50% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord hosts 40% of listings and 50% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 1(50%)Chat communities
- 1(50%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 2(100%)Live Chat
- 1(50%)Online/Offline Events
- 1(50%)Paid Community
Clicks by access model
- 1(50%)Free to join
- 1(50%)Paid or apply-to-join
Top-clicked listings
- 1(50%)Obsidian Discord
- 1(50%)Tiago Forte's Forte Labs Community
Most clicks go to chat communities and private membership communities.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Knowledge Management. 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
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