Executive Summary
We analyzed 22 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
- Communities
- 22
- Platforms
- 5
- Avg members
- 174K
- Median members
- 9K
Where NFTs Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 15 communities (68%)
- Reddit: 4 communities (18%)
- Telegram: 1 communities (5%)
- X / Twitter: 1 communities (5%)
- Independent Platforms: 1 communities (5%)
- 15(68%)
Discord - 4(18%)
Reddit - 1(5%)
Telegram - 1(5%)
X / Twitter - 1(5%)
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Independent Platforms
Format mix
- 16(73%)Chat communities
- 5(23%)Forum / feed-based
- 1(5%)Other platforms
Chat communities is most common (73%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (23%).
Discord leads with 68%, but Reddit also has a meaningful share (18%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 1 communities (5%)
- Medium: 3 communities (14%)
- Large: 7 communities (32%)
- Huge: 6 communities (27%)
- Massive: 3 communities (14%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (5%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(5%)Small20-100 members
- 3(14%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 7(32%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 6(27%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 3(14%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(5%)Gigantic1M+ members
1 community has unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 19 communities (86%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 3 communities (14%)
The average is much higher than the median (174K vs 9K), 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 | 86% | 84% |
| Median members | 9K | 25K |
| Average members | 174K | 668K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 14% | 16% |
| Live chat | 77% | 41% |
| Discord share | 68% | 17% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Live Chat: 17 communities (77%)
- Token: 11 communities (50%)
- Forum: 7 communities (32%)
- Online/Offline Events: 6 communities (27%)
- Member Perks: 4 communities (18%)
- Newsletter: 4 communities (18%)
- 77%Live Chat
- 50%Token
- 32%Forum
- 27%Online/Offline Events
- 18%Member Perks
- 18%Newsletter
Niche Features
- Paid Community: 2 communities (9%)
- Tools: 2 communities (9%)
- Courses: 1 communities (5%)
- Pairing: 1 communities (5%)
- Requires Application: 1 communities (5%)
- 9%Paid Community
- 9%Tools
- 5%Courses
- 5%Pairing
- 5%Requires Application
Live Chat appears on 77% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 20
Most-clicked features
- 20(100%)Live Chat
- 16(80%)Token
- 4(20%)Online/Offline Events
- 3(15%)Pairing
- 1(5%)Newsletter
Most-clicked size ranges
- 11(55%)Huge
- 4(20%)Large
- 4(20%)Medium
- 1(5%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 4(20%)NBA
- 4(20%)Nefty Ballers
- 3(15%)888 The New World
Groups with live chat picked up 100% of tracked clicks.
Trends
Founded year
- 2014: 1 communities (13%)
- 2016: 1 communities (13%)
- 2017: 1 communities (13%)
- 2020: 1 communities (13%)
- 2021: 3 communities (38%)
- 2022: 1 communities (13%)
14 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.
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