Executive Summary
We analyzed 14 math 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, math communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 14
- Platforms
- 4
- Avg members
- 682K
- Median members
- 251K
Where Math Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 5 communities (36%)
- Independent Platforms: 5 communities (36%)
- LinkedIn: 2 communities (14%)
- Discord: 2 communities (14%)
- 5(36%)
Reddit - 5(36%)
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Independent Platforms - 2(14%)
LinkedIn - 2(14%)
Discord
Format mix
- 10(71%)Forum / feed-based
- 2(14%)Other platforms
- 2(14%)Chat communities
Most listings are forum / feed-based (71%).
Reddit leads (36% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 2 communities (14%)
- Huge: 2 communities (14%)
- Massive: 6 communities (43%)
- Gigantic: 2 communities (14%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 2(14%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 2(14%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 6(43%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 2(14%)Gigantic1M+ members
2 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 13 communities (93%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 1 communities (7%)
The average is much higher than the median (682K vs 251K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Math Differs From Other Categories
Math is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Math | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 93% | 84% |
| Median members | 251K | 25K |
| Average members | 682K | 668K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 7% | 16% |
| Discord share | 14% | 18% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 296 | 842 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 12 communities (86%)
- 86%Forum
Niche Features
- Live Chat: 2 communities (14%)
- Member Perks: 1 communities (7%)
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (7%)
- Paid Community: 1 communities (7%)
- 14%Live Chat
- 7%Member Perks
- 7%Online/Offline Events
- 7%Paid Community
Forum appears on 86% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 18
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 36% | 6 | 33% | |
| Independent Platforms | 5 | 36% | 4 | 22% |
| Discord | 2 | 14% | 8 | 44% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 44% of clicks but only 14% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 10(56%)Forum / feed-based
- 8(44%)Chat communities
Most-clicked features
- 10(56%)Forum
- 8(44%)Live Chat
- 1(6%)Member Perks
- 1(6%)Online/Offline Events
- 1(6%)Paid Community
Most-clicked size ranges
- 8(44%)Massive
- 5(28%)Gigantic
- 3(17%)Large
Top-clicked listings
- 5(28%)Mathematics
- 4(22%)r/math
- 3(17%)Cosmos Domain
Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 1993: 1 communities (9%)
- 2005: 1 communities (9%)
- 2008: 3 communities (27%)
- 2009: 2 communities (18%)
- 2010: 1 communities (9%)
- 2011: 1 communities (9%)
- 2012: 1 communities (9%)
- 2019: 1 communities (9%)
3 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 Math. 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.