Executive Summary
We analyzed 13 motivation 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, motivation has many smaller groups and a few very large outliers pulling averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-05
- Communities
- 13
- Platforms
- 8
- Avg members
- 233K
- Median members
- 76K
Where Motivation Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 6 communities (46%)
- Circle: 1 communities (8%)
- Discord: 1 communities (8%)
- Skool: 1 communities (8%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (8%)
- Slack: 1 communities (8%)
- WhatsApp: 1 communities (8%)
- Independent Platforms: 1 communities (8%)
- 6(46%)
Reddit - 1(8%)Circle
- 1(8%)
Discord - 1(8%)
Skool - 1(8%)
Facebook - 1(8%)
Slack - 1(8%)
WhatsApp - 1(8%)
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Independent Platforms
Format mix
- 8(62%)Forum / feed-based
- 3(23%)Chat communities
- 2(15%)Private membership
Forum / feed-based is most common (62%), but chat communities is also well represented (23%).
Reddit leads (46% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 1 communities (8%)
- Large: 4 communities (31%)
- Huge: 2 communities (15%)
- Massive: 5 communities (38%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (8%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 1(8%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 4(31%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 2(15%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 5(38%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(8%)Gigantic1M+ members
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 13 communities (100%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)
The average is much higher than the median (233K vs 76K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Motivation Differs From Other Categories
Motivation is more free-to-join, larger, more platform-diverse, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Motivation | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 100% | 85% |
| Median members | 76K | 25K |
| Average members | 233K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 0% | 15% |
| Live chat | 100% | 38% |
| Discord share | 8% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Live Chat: 13 communities (100%)
- Forum: 2 communities (15%)
- 100%Live Chat
- 15%Forum
Live Chat appears on 100% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 112
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 46% | 4 | 4% | |
| Circle | 1 | 8% | 2 | 2% |
| Discord | 1 | 8% | 10 | 9% |
| Skool | 1 | 8% | 1 | 1% |
| 1 | 8% | 14 | 13% | |
| Slack | 1 | 8% | 39 | 35% |
| 1 | 8% | 42 | 38% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
WhatsApp gets 38% of clicks but only 8% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 91(81%)Chat communities
- 18(16%)Forum / feed-based
- 3(3%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 112(100%)Live Chat
- 3(3%)Forum
Most-clicked size ranges
- 42(38%)Large
- 42(38%)Medium
- 16(14%)Massive
- 10(9%)Huge
- 2(2%)Gigantic
Top-clicked listings
- 42(38%)30-Day Fitness Accountability
- 39(35%)Founder Accountability Slack
- 14(13%)Motivation Daily Inspiration
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2009: 1 communities (8%)
- 2010: 2 communities (15%)
- 2011: 2 communities (15%)
- 2015: 2 communities (15%)
- 2016: 1 communities (8%)
- 2017: 1 communities (8%)
- 2018: 1 communities (8%)
- 2019: 1 communities (8%)
- 2020: 1 communities (8%)
- 2023: 1 communities (8%)
Most listed groups were founded around 2010.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Motivation. 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.
- •Last updated 2026-05-05