Executive Summary
We analyzed 14 newsletters 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, newsletters communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 14
- Platforms
- 6
- Avg members
- 18K
- Median members
- 11K
Where Newsletters Communities Are Hosted
- Slack: 5 communities (36%)
- Reddit: 3 communities (21%)
- Facebook: 2 communities (14%)
- Independent Platforms: 2 communities (14%)
- Telegram: 1 communities (7%)
- LinkedIn: 1 communities (7%)
- 5(36%)
Slack - 3(21%)
Reddit - 2(14%)
Facebook - 2(14%)
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Independent Platforms - 1(7%)
Telegram - 1(7%)
LinkedIn
Format mix
- 7(50%)Forum / feed-based
- 6(43%)Chat communities
- 1(7%)Other platforms
Forum / feed-based is most common (50%), but chat communities is also well represented (43%).
Slack leads (36% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 2 communities (14%)
- Large: 3 communities (21%)
- Huge: 5 communities (36%)
- Massive: 0 communities (0%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 2(14%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 3(21%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 5(36%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 0(0%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
4 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 12 communities (86%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 2 communities (14%)
The average is much higher than the median (18K vs 11K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Newsletters Differs From Other Categories
Newsletters is smaller than typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Newsletters | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 86% | 84% |
| Median members | 11K | 25K |
| Average members | 18K | 668K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 14% | 16% |
| Live chat | 43% | 41% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 160 | 842 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 8 communities (57%)
- Live Chat: 6 communities (43%)
- 57%Forum
- 43%Live Chat
Niche Features
- Member Perks: 2 communities (14%)
- Newsletter: 2 communities (14%)
- Courses: 1 communities (7%)
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (7%)
- Paid Community: 1 communities (7%)
- Requires Application: 1 communities (7%)
- 14%Member Perks
- 14%Newsletter
- 7%Courses
- 7%Online/Offline Events
- 7%Paid Community
- 7%Requires Application
Forum appears on 57% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 33
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slack | 5 | 36% | 26 | 96% |
| 2 | 14% | 1 | 4% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Slack hosts 36% of listings and 96% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 26(96%)Chat communities
- 1(4%)Forum / feed-based
Most-clicked features
- 26(96%)Live Chat
- 1(4%)Forum
Most-clicked size ranges
- 16(59%)Huge
- 8(30%)Large
Top-clicked listings
- 16(59%)Online Geniuses
- 7(26%)Study Hall Slack
- 2(7%)The Hiiv (beehiiv)
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Newsletters. 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.
FAQ
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