NLP Communities Report

Executive Summary

We analyzed 8 nlp 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, nlp communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

Communities
8
Platforms
5
Avg members
72K
Median members
46K

Where NLP Communities Are Hosted

  • Reddit: 3 communities (38%)
  • Discourse: 2 communities (25%)
  • Discord: 1 communities (13%)
  • Github: 1 communities (13%)
  • Independent Platforms: 1 communities (13%)
  • Reddit
    3(38%)
  • Discourse
    2(25%)
  • Discord
    1(13%)
  • Github
    1(13%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    1(13%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    6(75%)
  • Chat communities
    1(13%)
  • Other platforms
    1(13%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (75%).

Reddit leads (38% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 0 communities (0%)
  • Medium: 1 communities (13%)
  • Large: 0 communities (0%)
  • Huge: 2 communities (25%)
  • Massive: 1 communities (13%)
  • Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    0(0%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    1(13%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    0(0%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    2(25%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    1(13%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    0(0%)

4 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 8 communities (100%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)

The average is much higher than the median (72K vs 46K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How NLP Differs From Other Categories

NLP is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricNLPHive Index average
Free to join100%84%
Median members46K25K
Average members72K668K
Paid or apply-to-join0%16%
Discord share13%18%
Topic pageviews / mo128842

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 7 communities (88%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 4 communities (50%)
  • Job Board: 2 communities (25%)
  • Forum
    88%
  • Online/Offline Events
    50%
  • Job Board
    25%

Niche Features

  • Live Chat: 1 communities (13%)
  • Tools: 1 communities (13%)
  • Live Chat
    13%
  • Tools
    13%

Forum appears on 88% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
4

Most-clicked features

  • Forum
    3(100%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    3(100%)
  • Job Board
    2(67%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Hugging Face Discuss
    2(67%)
  • fast.ai Forum
    1(33%)

Groups with forum picked up 100% of tracked clicks.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as NLP. 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