What are magic communities?

Communities for people interested in witchcraft, tarot, astrology, rituals, and energy practices. Facebook hosts active public groups for sharing spells, herbs, and magical practices, with Discord communities serving specific traditions and approaches to spiritual and magical work.

Where do most magic communities live?

Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (38% of 13 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

92% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical magic community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 168K members and the median is 6K. 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 (85%). 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 Magic topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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

Executive Summary

We analyzed 13 magic 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, magic communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2023-08-20

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Communities: 13
Platforms: 5
Avg members: 168K
Median members: 6K

Where Magic Communities Are Hosted

Independent Platforms
5(38%)
Facebook
3(23%)
Discord
2(15%)
LinkedIn
2(15%)
Reddit
1(8%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
9(69%)
Chat communities
2(15%)
Other platforms
2(15%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (69%).

Independent Platforms leads (38% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
1(8%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
6(46%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
1(8%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
4(31%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
0(0%)

1 community has unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (168K vs 6K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Magic Differs From Other Categories

Magic is smaller than typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Magic	Hive Index average
Free to join	92%	85%
Median members	6K	25K
Average members	168K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	8%	15%
Live chat	15%	38%
Discord share	15%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
85%
Live Chat
15%

Niche Features

Courses
8%
Member Perks
8%
Newsletter
8%
Online/Offline Events
8%
Paid Community
8%

Forum appears on 85% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 8

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Independent Platforms	5	38%	1	13%
Facebook	3	23%	5	63%
Discord	2	15%	2	25%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Facebook gets 63% of clicks but only 23% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Forum / feed-based
6(75%)
Chat communities
2(25%)

Most-clicked features

Forum
6(75%)
Live Chat
2(25%)
Member Perks
2(25%)
Online/Offline Events
2(25%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
4(50%)
Massive
4(50%)

Top-clicked listings

Practical MagicK
4(50%)
Magic Memers
2(25%)
Soluna Community | Spirituality & Magick
1(13%)

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

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Magic. 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.
•Last updated 2023-08-20

FAQ

: Communities for people interested in witchcraft, tarot, astrology, rituals, and energy practices. Facebook hosts active public groups for sharing spells, herbs, and magical practices, with Discord communities serving specific traditions and approaches to spiritual and magical work.
: Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (38% of 13 listings).
: 92% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 168K members and the median is 6K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (85%). 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 Magic topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.