What are memes communities?

Communities dedicated to sharing, creating, and discussing internet memes. Discord dominates this space with large servers hosting tens of thousands of active members posting dank memes, reaction content, and original creations. One of the more active casual categories on the site.

Where do most memes communities live?

Reddit is the most common platform in this report (41% of 46 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

98% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical memes community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 2.3M members and the median is 175K. 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 (61%). 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 Memes topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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

Executive Summary

We analyzed 46 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 communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 46
Platforms: 6
Avg members: 2.3M
Median members: 175K

Where Memes Communities Are Hosted

Reddit
19(41%)
Discord
16(35%)
Facebook
8(17%)
X / Twitter
1(2%)
Independent Platforms
1(2%)
WhatsApp
1(2%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
28(61%)
Chat communities
17(37%)
Other platforms
1(2%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (61%), but chat communities is also well represented (37%).

Reddit leads, but Discord and Facebook also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
2(4%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
0(0%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
4(9%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
10(22%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
14(30%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
15(33%)

1 community has unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (2.3M vs 175K), 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	98%	85%
Median members	175K	25K
Average members	2.3M	657K
Paid or apply-to-join	2%	15%
Live chat	43%	41%
Discord share	35%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
61%
Live Chat
43%

Niche Features

Online/Offline Events
2%
Paid Community
2%

Forum appears on 61% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 331

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Reddit	19	41%	87	26%
Discord	16	35%	167	50%
Facebook	8	17%	16	5%
X / Twitter	1	2%	3	1%
Independent Platforms	1	2%	5	2%
WhatsApp	1	2%	53	16%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 50% of clicks but only 35% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
220(66%)
Forum / feed-based
108(33%)
Other platforms
3(1%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
229(69%)
Forum
106(32%)
Paid Community
2(1%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Gigantic
86(26%)
Huge
77(23%)
Massive
61(18%)
Small
58(18%)

Top-clicked listings

MemeStash
64(19%)
World Chat
53(16%)
Mild Chaos
49(15%)

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

Trends

Founded year

2012

2016

2017

43 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

Memeplex
Discord · 4.3 stars · 79K members

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

FAQ

: Communities dedicated to sharing, creating, and discussing internet memes. Discord dominates this space with large servers hosting tens of thousands of active members posting dank memes, reaction content, and original creations. One of the more active casual categories on the site.
: Reddit is the most common platform in this report (41% of 46 listings).
: 98% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 2.3M members and the median is 175K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (61%). 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 Memes topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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