Executive Summary
We analyzed 5 libertarianism 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, libertarianism has many smaller groups and a few very large outliers pulling averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 5
- Platforms
- 3
- Avg members
- 145K
- Median members
- 32K
Where Libertarianism Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 2 communities (40%)
- Reddit: 2 communities (40%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (20%)
- 2(40%)
![Independent Platforms]()
Independent Platforms - 2(40%)
Reddit - 1(20%)
Facebook
Independent Platforms leads (40% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 1 communities (20%)
- Huge: 2 communities (40%)
- Massive: 1 communities (20%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 1(20%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 2(40%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 1(20%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
1 community has unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 4 communities (80%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 1 communities (20%)
The average is much higher than the median (145K vs 32K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Libertarianism Differs From Other Categories
| Metric | Libertarianism | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 80% | 84% |
| Median members | 32K | 25K |
| Average members | 145K | 672K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 20% | 16% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 63 | 827 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 5 communities (100%)
- Member Perks: 1 communities (20%)
- Newsletter: 1 communities (20%)
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (20%)
- Paid Community: 1 communities (20%)
- 100%Forum
- 20%Member Perks
- 20%Newsletter
- 20%Online/Offline Events
- 20%Paid Community
Forum appears on 100% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 4
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 2 | 40% | 2 | 50% |
| 2 | 40% | 1 | 25% | |
| 1 | 20% | 1 | 25% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Independent Platforms hosts 40% of listings and 50% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked features
- 4(100%)Forum
- 1(25%)Member Perks
- 1(25%)Newsletter
- 1(25%)Online/Offline Events
- 1(25%)Paid Community
Most-clicked size ranges
- 1(25%)Large
- 1(25%)Massive
- 1(25%)Huge
Clicks by access model
- 3(75%)Free to join
- 1(25%)Paid or apply-to-join
Top-clicked listings
- 1(25%)Praxeological science
- 1(25%)Libertarian Party
- 1(25%)r/Libertarian
A few listings get most of the clicks; the rest split what is left.
Trends
Founded year
- 2008: 1 communities (33%)
- 2011: 1 communities (33%)
- 2014: 1 communities (33%)
2 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2008.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Libertarianism. 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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