What are nfts communities?

Communities for NFT collectors, creators, and traders covering digital art, PFP projects, and blockchain collectibles. Discord is the dominant platform, with project-specific communities and general NFT discussion servers mixing collectors, artists, and traders in varying market conditions.

Where do most nfts communities live?

Discord is the most common platform in this report (71% of 24 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

88% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical nfts community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 167K members and the median is 7K. 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?

Live Chat is the most common (79%). Others that show up often include token, forum, and online/offline events.

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 NFTs topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

NFTs Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends & Data...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 24 nfts communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: nfts listings cluster on Discord, while a few large groups pull member averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 24
Platforms: 5
Avg members: 167K
Median members: 7K

Where NFTs Communities Are Hosted

Discord
17(71%)
Reddit
4(17%)
Telegram
1(4%)
X / Twitter
1(4%)
Independent Platforms
1(4%)

Format mix

Chat communities
18(75%)
Forum / feed-based
5(21%)
Other platforms
1(4%)

Chat communities is most common (75%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (21%).

Discord leads with 71%, but Reddit also has a meaningful share (17%).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
1(4%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
4(17%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
7(29%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
6(25%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
3(13%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
1(4%)

2 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (167K vs 7K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How NFTs Differs From Other Categories

NFTs is smaller, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	NFTs	Hive Index average
Free to join	88%	84%
Median members	7K	25K
Average members	167K	662K
Paid or apply-to-join	13%	16%
Live chat	79%	41%
Discord share	71%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Live Chat
79%
Token
46%
Forum
29%
Online/Offline Events
25%
Member Perks
17%
Newsletter
17%

Niche Features

Paid Community
8%
Tools
8%
Courses
4%
Pairing
4%
Requires Application
4%

Live Chat appears on 79% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 38

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	17	71%	28	74%
Reddit	4	17%	9	24%
Telegram	1	4%	1	3%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 71% of listings and 74% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
29(76%)
Forum / feed-based
9(24%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
29(76%)
Token
20(53%)
Forum
11(29%)
Online/Offline Events
7(18%)
Member Perks
6(16%)
Newsletter
5(13%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
22(58%)
Large
6(16%)
Medium
4(11%)
Gigantic
3(8%)
Massive
3(8%)

Top-clicked listings

NBA Top Shot
11(29%)
888 The New World
4(11%)
Moni
4(11%)

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

Trends

Founded year

2014

2016

2017

2020

2021

2022

16 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2021.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as NFTs. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.

FAQ

: Communities for NFT collectors, creators, and traders covering digital art, PFP projects, and blockchain collectibles. Discord is the dominant platform, with project-specific communities and general NFT discussion servers mixing collectors, artists, and traders in varying market conditions.
: Discord is the most common platform in this report (71% of 24 listings).
: 88% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 167K members and the median is 7K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Live Chat is the most common (79%). Others that show up often include token, forum, and online/offline events.
: 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 NFTs topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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