Executive Summary
We analyzed 55 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 communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 55
- Platforms
- 10
- Avg members
- 173K
- Median members
- 1K
Where Making Friends Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 23 communities (42%)
- Independent Platforms: 10 communities (18%)
- WhatsApp: 6 communities (11%)
- Telegram: 4 communities (7%)
- Reddit: 4 communities (7%)
- Facebook: 3 communities (5%)
- Skool: 3 communities (5%)
- Nas.io: 2 communities (4%)
- LinkedIn: 1 communities (2%)
- Circle: 1 communities (2%)
- 23(42%)
Discord - 10(18%)
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Independent Platforms - 6(11%)
WhatsApp - 4(7%)
Telegram - 4(7%)
Reddit - 3(5%)
Facebook - 3(5%)
Skool - 2(4%)
Nas.io
Format mix
- 31(56%)Chat communities
- 17(31%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(7%)Private membership
- 3(5%)Other platforms
Chat communities is most common (56%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (31%).
Discord leads, but Independent Platforms and WhatsApp also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 5 communities (9%)
- Small: 6 communities (11%)
- Medium: 12 communities (22%)
- Large: 7 communities (13%)
- Huge: 8 communities (15%)
- Massive: 9 communities (16%)
- Gigantic: 2 communities (4%)
- 5(9%)Tiny<20 members
- 6(11%)Small20-100 members
- 12(22%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 7(13%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 8(15%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 9(16%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 2(4%)Gigantic1M+ members
6 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 50 communities (91%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 5 communities (9%)
The average is much higher than the median (173K 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.
| Metric | Making Friends | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 91% | 85% |
| Median members | 1K | 25K |
| Average members | 173K | 657K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 9% | 15% |
| Live chat | 82% | 41% |
| Discord share | 42% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Live Chat: 45 communities (82%)
- Online/Offline Events: 20 communities (36%)
- Forum: 17 communities (31%)
- 82%Live Chat
- 36%Online/Offline Events
- 31%Forum
Niche Features
- Member Perks: 5 communities (9%)
- Pairing: 5 communities (9%)
- Paid Community: 4 communities (7%)
- Newsletter: 3 communities (5%)
- Requires Application: 2 communities (4%)
- Job Board: 1 communities (2%)
- 9%Member Perks
- 9%Pairing
- 7%Paid Community
- 5%Newsletter
- 4%Requires Application
- 2%Job Board
Live Chat appears on 82% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 5K
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 23 | 42% | 2K | 44% |
| Independent Platforms | 10 | 18% | 50 | 1% |
| 6 | 11% | 1K | 29% | |
| Telegram | 4 | 7% | 1K | 25% |
| 4 | 7% | 9 | 0% | |
| 3 | 5% | 2 | 0% | |
| Skool | 3 | 5% | 6 | 0% |
| Nas.io | 2 | 4% | 14 | 0% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord hosts 42% of listings and 44% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 5K(98%)Chat communities
- 61(1%)Forum / feed-based
- 14(0%)Other platforms
- 11(0%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 5K(100%)Live Chat
- 2K(32%)Online/Offline Events
- 711(15%)Paid Community
- 152(3%)Member Perks
- 73(2%)Forum
- 37(1%)Pairing
Most-clicked size ranges
- 2K(37%)Medium
- 831(17%)Massive
- 766(16%)Huge
- 612(13%)Small
- 309(6%)Large
Top-clicked listings
- 792(17%)Friends and Talks
- 659(14%)Nerd herd
- 488(10%)Chill & Cruise
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2009: 1 communities (13%)
- 2013: 1 communities (13%)
- 2014: 1 communities (13%)
- 2016: 1 communities (13%)
- 2020: 2 communities (25%)
- 2022: 1 communities (13%)
- 2023: 1 communities (13%)
47 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2020.
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 36% overall
- Forum29%vs 31% overall
- Member Perks14%vs 9% overall
- Newsletter14%vs 5% overall
Based on 7 communities rated 4+ stars.
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