Making Friends Communities Report

← Back to Making Friends communities

Executive Summary

We analyzed 49 making friends communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: making friends has many smaller groups and a few very large outliers pulling averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

Browse all Making Friends communitiesKnow a community we're missing? Add it
Communities
49
Platforms
10
Avg members
184K
Median members
1K

Where Making Friends Communities Are Hosted

  • Discord: 22 communities (45%)
  • Independent Platforms: 6 communities (12%)
  • WhatsApp: 5 communities (10%)
  • Telegram: 4 communities (8%)
  • Reddit: 4 communities (8%)
  • Facebook: 3 communities (6%)
  • Skool: 3 communities (6%)
  • Nas.io: 2 communities (4%)
  • LinkedIn: 1 communities (2%)
  • Circle: 1 communities (2%)
  • Discord
    22(45%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    6(12%)
  • WhatsApp
    5(10%)
  • Telegram
    4(8%)
  • Reddit
    4(8%)
  • Facebook
    3(6%)
  • Skool
    3(6%)
  • Nas.io
    2(4%)

Format mix

  • Chat communities
    29(59%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    13(27%)
  • Private membership
    4(8%)
  • Other platforms
    3(6%)

Chat communities is most common (59%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (27%).

Discord leads, but Independent Platforms and WhatsApp also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 5 communities (10%)
  • Small: 4 communities (8%)
  • Medium: 11 communities (22%)
  • Large: 7 communities (14%)
  • Huge: 8 communities (16%)
  • Massive: 9 communities (18%)
  • Gigantic: 2 communities (4%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    5(10%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    4(8%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    11(22%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    7(14%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    8(16%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    9(18%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    2(4%)

3 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 44 communities (90%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 5 communities (10%)

The average is much higher than the median (184K vs 1K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Making Friends Differs From Other Categories

Making Friends is smaller, more platform-diverse, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricMaking FriendsHive Index average
Free to join90%84%
Median members1K25K
Average members184K662K
Paid or apply-to-join10%16%
Live chat82%41%
Discord share45%18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Live Chat: 40 communities (82%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 19 communities (39%)
  • Forum: 15 communities (31%)
  • Live Chat
    82%
  • Online/Offline Events
    39%
  • Forum
    31%

Niche Features

  • Member Perks: 5 communities (10%)
  • Pairing: 5 communities (10%)
  • Paid Community: 4 communities (8%)
  • Newsletter: 3 communities (6%)
  • Requires Application: 2 communities (4%)
  • Job Board: 1 communities (2%)
  • Member Perks
    10%
  • Pairing
    10%
  • Paid Community
    8%
  • Newsletter
    6%
  • Requires Application
    4%
  • Job Board
    2%

Live Chat appears on 82% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
4K

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Discord2245%
2K53%
Independent Platforms612%
321%
WhatsApp510%
84821%
Telegram48%
94724%
Reddit48%
150%
Facebook36%
20%
Skool36%
60%
Nas.io24%
100%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 45% of listings and 53% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    4K(98%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    49(1%)
  • Other platforms
    10(0%)
  • Private membership
    10(0%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    4K(100%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    2K(38%)
  • Paid Community
    633(16%)
  • Member Perks
    169(4%)
  • Forum
    75(2%)
  • Pairing
    29(1%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Medium
    1K(32%)
  • Huge
    823(21%)
  • Massive
    770(19%)
  • Small
    365(9%)
  • Large
    337(8%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Friends and Talks
    591(15%)
  • Nerd herd
    541(14%)
  • DM Request
    435(11%)

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

Community Quality & Ratings

Rating breakdown

  • 23(79%)
  • 4(14%)
  • 1(3%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 1(3%)

29 reviews across 8 communities · 4.7 average rating.

Among highly rated communities

  • Live Chat86%vs 82% overall
  • Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes57%vs 39% overall
  • Forum29%vs 31% overall
  • Member Perks14%vs 10% overall
  • Newsletter14%vs 6% overall

Based on 7 communities rated 4+ stars.

Highly rated examples

Among reviewed communities, highly rated groups often include live chat, online/offline events, and forum.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

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

    Updated periodically

    FAQ

    Keep exploring

    Browse

    Related reports

    Related topics

    Browse by platform