Executive Summary
We analyzed 127 music communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: music communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 127
- Platforms
- 11
- Avg members
- 656K
- Median members
- 15K
Where Music Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 42 communities (33%)
- Independent Platforms: 36 communities (28%)
- Discord: 19 communities (15%)
- Facebook: 8 communities (6%)
- Skool: 7 communities (6%)
- X / Twitter: 5 communities (4%)
- Slack: 3 communities (2%)
- LinkedIn: 3 communities (2%)
- WhatsApp: 2 communities (2%)
- Circle: 1 communities (1%)
- Nas.io: 1 communities (1%)
- 42(33%)
Reddit - 36(28%)
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Independent Platforms - 19(15%)
Discord - 8(6%)
Facebook - 7(6%)
Skool - 5(4%)
X / Twitter - 3(2%)
Slack - 3(2%)
LinkedIn
Format mix
- 86(68%)Forum / feed-based
- 23(18%)Chat communities
- 10(8%)Other platforms
- 8(6%)Private membership
Most listings are forum / feed-based (68%).
Reddit leads, but Independent Platforms and Discord also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 7 communities (6%)
- Medium: 14 communities (11%)
- Large: 26 communities (20%)
- Huge: 32 communities (25%)
- Massive: 22 communities (17%)
- Gigantic: 8 communities (6%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 7(6%)Small20-100 members
- 14(11%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 26(20%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 32(25%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 22(17%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 8(6%)Gigantic1M+ members
18 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 113 communities (89%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 14 communities (11%)
The average is much higher than the median (656K vs 15K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Music Differs From Other Categories
Music is smaller, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Music | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 89% | 84% |
| Median members | 15K | 25K |
| Average members | 656K | 673K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 11% | 16% |
| Live chat | 38% | 41% |
| Discord share | 15% | 17% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 88 communities (69%)
- Live Chat: 48 communities (38%)
- 69%Forum
- 38%Live Chat
Niche Features
- Courses: 17 communities (13%)
- Newsletter: 15 communities (12%)
- Online/Offline Events: 15 communities (12%)
- Paid Community: 12 communities (9%)
- Member Perks: 7 communities (6%)
- Pairing: 4 communities (3%)
- Job Board: 3 communities (2%)
- Requires Application: 3 communities (2%)
- 13%Courses
- 12%Newsletter
- 12%Online/Offline Events
- 9%Paid Community
- 6%Member Perks
- 3%Pairing
- 2%Job Board
- 2%Requires Application
Forum appears on 69% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 156
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 33% | 12 | 8% | |
| Independent Platforms | 36 | 28% | 8 | 5% |
| Discord | 19 | 15% | 102 | 65% |
| 8 | 6% | 8 | 5% | |
| Skool | 7 | 6% | 2 | 1% |
| X / Twitter | 5 | 4% | 1 | 1% |
| Slack | 3 | 2% | 1 | 1% |
| 2 | 2% | 3 | 2% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 65% of clicks but only 15% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 106(68%)Chat communities
- 28(18%)Forum / feed-based
- 20(13%)Other platforms
- 2(1%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 135(87%)Live Chat
- 54(35%)Online/Offline Events
- 51(33%)Forum
- 46(29%)Member Perks
- 24(15%)Job Board
- 24(15%)Paid Community
Most-clicked size ranges
- 68(44%)Huge
- 34(22%)Medium
- 26(17%)Small
- 10(6%)Large
- 5(3%)Gigantic
Top-clicked listings
- 24(15%)The Nightlife Nexus
- 19(12%)Industry Club
- 18(12%)Producer Network
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 1995: 1 communities (2%)
- 2000: 1 communities (2%)
- 2004: 1 communities (2%)
- 2008: 5 communities (11%)
- 2009: 3 communities (7%)
- 2010: 7 communities (16%)
- 2011: 10 communities (23%)
- 2012: 4 communities (9%)
- 2013: 1 communities (2%)
- 2014: 2 communities (5%)
- 2015: 1 communities (2%)
- 2016: 1 communities (2%)
- 2019: 1 communities (2%)
- 2020: 2 communities (5%)
- 2022: 3 communities (7%)
- 2023: 1 communities (2%)
83 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2011.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Music. 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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