Executive Summary
We analyzed 38 memes communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: memes listings cluster on Reddit, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 38
- Platforms
- 4
- Avg members
- 2.7M
- Median members
- 372K
Where Memes Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 19 communities (50%)
- Discord: 10 communities (26%)
- Facebook: 8 communities (21%)
- X / Twitter: 1 communities (3%)
- 19(50%)
Reddit - 10(26%)
Discord - 8(21%)
Facebook - 1(3%)
X / Twitter
Format mix
- 27(71%)Forum / feed-based
- 10(26%)Chat communities
- 1(3%)Other platforms
Forum / feed-based is most common (71%), but chat communities is also well represented (26%).
Reddit leads with 50%, but Discord also has a meaningful share (26%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 4 communities (11%)
- Huge: 9 communities (24%)
- Massive: 10 communities (26%)
- Gigantic: 15 communities (39%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 4(11%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 9(24%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 10(26%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 15(39%)Gigantic1M+ members
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 37 communities (97%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 1 communities (3%)
The average is much higher than the median (2.7M vs 372K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Memes Differs From Other Categories
Memes is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Memes | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 97% | 84% |
| Median members | 372K | 25K |
| Average members | 2.7M | 668K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 3% | 16% |
| Live chat | 32% | 41% |
| Discord share | 26% | 17% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 28 communities (74%)
- Live Chat: 12 communities (32%)
- 74%Forum
- 32%Live Chat
Niche Features
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (3%)
- Paid Community: 1 communities (3%)
- 3%Online/Offline Events
- 3%Paid Community
Forum appears on 74% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 246
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 50% | 36 | 15% | |
| Discord | 10 | 26% | 187 | 76% |
| 8 | 21% | 14 | 6% | |
| X / Twitter | 1 | 3% | 9 | 4% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 76% of clicks but only 26% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 187(76%)Chat communities
- 50(20%)Forum / feed-based
- 9(4%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 190(77%)Live Chat
- 59(24%)Forum
- 18(7%)Paid Community
- 3(1%)Online/Offline Events
Most-clicked size ranges
- 175(71%)Huge
- 36(15%)Gigantic
- 22(9%)Massive
- 13(5%)Large
Top-clicked listings
- 94(38%)MemeStash
- 29(12%)Memeplex
- 18(7%)Memesaurus
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2012: 1 communities (33%)
- 2016: 1 communities (33%)
- 2017: 1 communities (33%)
35 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2012.
Community Quality & Ratings
Only 1 community has ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.
4.3 average rating across 1 community.
Rated examples
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Memes. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
Updated periodically
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