What are longevity communities?

Communities for people interested in extending healthspan and lifespan through science-backed interventions. You will find research-focused forums, protocol-follower communities on Skool, and spaces around metabolic health monitoring and the latest biotech developments in the longevity field.

Where do most longevity communities live?

Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (29% of 59 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

97% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical longevity community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 93K members and the median is 21K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (76%). Others that show up often include live chat.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Longevity topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Longevity Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends &...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 59 longevity communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: longevity communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 59
Platforms: 8
Avg members: 93K
Median members: 21K

Where Longevity Communities Are Hosted

Independent Platforms
17(29%)
Reddit
14(24%)
Facebook
12(20%)
Discord
7(12%)
Skool
4(7%)
LinkedIn
2(3%)
Telegram
2(3%)
Meetup
1(2%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
43(73%)
Chat communities
9(15%)
Private membership
4(7%)
Other platforms
3(5%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (73%).

Independent Platforms leads, but Reddit and Facebook also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
1(2%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
4(7%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
8(14%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
13(22%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
7(12%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
1(2%)

25 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (93K vs 21K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Longevity Differs From Other Categories

Longevity is more free-to-join, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Longevity	Hive Index average
Free to join	97%	85%
Median members	21K	25K
Average members	93K	658K
Paid or apply-to-join	3%	15%
Live chat	25%	41%
Discord share	12%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
76%
Live Chat
25%

Niche Features

Online/Offline Events
12%
Paid Community
3%
Courses
2%
Tools
2%

Forum appears on 76% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 574

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Independent Platforms	17	29%	153	27%
Reddit	14	24%	32	6%
Facebook	12	20%	27	5%
Discord	7	12%	83	14%
Skool	4	7%	5	1%
LinkedIn	2	3%	1	0%
Telegram	2	3%	271	47%
Meetup	1	2%	1	0%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Telegram gets 47% of clicks but only 3% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
354(62%)
Forum / feed-based
212(37%)
Private membership
5(1%)
Other platforms
2(0%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
379(66%)
Forum
194(34%)
Courses
68(12%)
Tools
68(12%)
Online/Offline Events
6(1%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Medium
116(20%)
Large
82(14%)
Huge
37(6%)
Massive
19(3%)
Small
3(1%)

Top-clicked listings

PepChat
226(39%)
Peptide Source Forum
73(13%)
Peptigrity forum
68(12%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.

Trends

Founded year

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2009

2010

2011

2019

2020

2021

2023

49 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2010.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Longevity. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

Updated periodically

FAQ

: Communities for people interested in extending healthspan and lifespan through science-backed interventions. You will find research-focused forums, protocol-follower communities on Skool, and spaces around metabolic health monitoring and the latest biotech developments in the longevity field.
: Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (29% of 59 listings).
: 97% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 93K members and the median is 21K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (76%). Others that show up often include live chat.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Longevity topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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