Executive Summary
We analyzed 72 mental health communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: mental health communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 72
- Platforms
- 10
- Avg members
- 254K
- Median members
- 39K
Where Mental Health Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 24 communities (33%)
- Reddit: 23 communities (32%)
- Skool: 9 communities (13%)
- Discord: 8 communities (11%)
- LinkedIn: 5 communities (7%)
- Telegram: 2 communities (3%)
- Nas.io: 1 communities (1%)
- WhatsApp: 1 communities (1%)
- Slack: 1 communities (1%)
- Discourse: 1 communities (1%)
- 24(33%)
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Independent Platforms - 23(32%)
Reddit - 9(13%)
Skool - 8(11%)
Discord - 5(7%)
LinkedIn - 2(3%)
Telegram - 1(1%)
Nas.io - 1(1%)
WhatsApp
Format mix
- 48(67%)Forum / feed-based
- 9(13%)Chat communities
- 9(13%)Private membership
- 6(8%)Other platforms
Most listings are forum / feed-based (67%).
Independent Platforms leads, but Reddit and Skool also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 1 communities (1%)
- Small: 5 communities (7%)
- Medium: 6 communities (8%)
- Large: 12 communities (17%)
- Huge: 12 communities (17%)
- Massive: 16 communities (22%)
- Gigantic: 4 communities (6%)
- 1(1%)Tiny<20 members
- 5(7%)Small20-100 members
- 6(8%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 12(17%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 12(17%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 16(22%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 4(6%)Gigantic1M+ members
16 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 62 communities (86%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 10 communities (14%)
The average is much higher than the median (254K vs 39K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Mental Health Differs From Other Categories
Mental Health is larger, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Mental Health | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 86% | 84% |
| Median members | 39K | 25K |
| Average members | 254K | 673K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 14% | 16% |
| Live chat | 38% | 41% |
| Discord share | 11% | 17% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 58 communities (81%)
- Live Chat: 27 communities (38%)
- Online/Offline Events: 17 communities (24%)
- Newsletter: 13 communities (18%)
- 81%Forum
- 38%Live Chat
- 24%Online/Offline Events
- 18%Newsletter
Niche Features
- Paid Community: 10 communities (14%)
- Courses: 4 communities (6%)
- Member Perks: 4 communities (6%)
- Job Board: 3 communities (4%)
- Pairing: 1 communities (1%)
- Requires Application: 1 communities (1%)
- Tools: 1 communities (1%)
- 14%Paid Community
- 6%Courses
- 6%Member Perks
- 4%Job Board
- 1%Pairing
- 1%Requires Application
- 1%Tools
Forum appears on 81% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 131
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 24 | 33% | 7 | 5% |
| 23 | 32% | 17 | 13% | |
| Skool | 9 | 13% | 1 | 1% |
| Discord | 8 | 11% | 86 | 66% |
| Telegram | 2 | 3% | 8 | 6% |
| Nas.io | 1 | 1% | 8 | 6% |
| Slack | 1 | 1% | 3 | 2% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 66% of clicks but only 11% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 97(75%)Chat communities
- 24(18%)Forum / feed-based
- 8(6%)Other platforms
- 1(1%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 104(80%)Live Chat
- 39(30%)Forum
- 20(15%)Online/Offline Events
- 9(7%)Member Perks
- 9(7%)Newsletter
- 8(6%)Tools
Most-clicked size ranges
- 52(40%)Huge
- 25(19%)Large
- 20(15%)Medium
- 17(13%)Massive
- 8(6%)Small
Top-clicked listings
- 51(39%)The Therapy Center
- 13(10%)Stellar Mind | Mental Health Community
- 9(7%)Ups & Downs
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 1995: 1 communities (4%)
- 2006: 1 communities (4%)
- 2007: 1 communities (4%)
- 2008: 5 communities (18%)
- 2009: 3 communities (11%)
- 2010: 2 communities (7%)
- 2011: 1 communities (4%)
- 2012: 1 communities (4%)
- 2013: 1 communities (4%)
- 2014: 1 communities (4%)
- 2015: 1 communities (4%)
- 2016: 1 communities (4%)
- 2018: 3 communities (11%)
- 2019: 1 communities (4%)
- 2020: 1 communities (4%)
- 2021: 1 communities (4%)
- 2022: 2 communities (7%)
- 2023: 1 communities (4%)
44 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2008.
Community Quality & Ratings
Only 4 communities have ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.
3.0 average rating across 4 communities.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Mental Health. 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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