Executive Summary
We analyzed 26 olympics communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: olympics listings cluster on Reddit, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 26
- Platforms
- 5
- Avg members
- 2.5M
- Median members
- 222K
Where Olympics Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 15 communities (58%)
- Independent Platforms: 8 communities (31%)
- Discord: 1 communities (4%)
- X / Twitter: 1 communities (4%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (4%)
- 15(58%)
Reddit - 8(31%)
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Independent Platforms - 1(4%)
Discord - 1(4%)
X / Twitter - 1(4%)
Facebook
Format mix
- 24(92%)Forum / feed-based
- 1(4%)Chat communities
- 1(4%)Other platforms
Most listings are forum / feed-based (92%).
Reddit leads with 58%, but Independent Platforms also has a meaningful share (31%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 1 communities (4%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 1 communities (4%)
- Huge: 4 communities (15%)
- Massive: 8 communities (31%)
- Gigantic: 4 communities (15%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(4%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 1(4%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 4(15%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 8(31%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 4(15%)Gigantic1M+ members
8 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 26 communities (100%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)
The average is much higher than the median (2.5M vs 222K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Olympics Differs From Other Categories
Olympics is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Olympics | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 100% | 84% |
| Median members | 222K | 25K |
| Average members | 2.5M | 668K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 0% | 16% |
| Discord share | 4% | 18% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 309 | 842 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 25 communities (96%)
- 96%Forum
Niche Features
- Newsletter: 2 communities (8%)
- Online/Offline Events: 2 communities (8%)
- Live Chat: 1 communities (4%)
- 8%Newsletter
- 8%Online/Offline Events
- 4%Live Chat
Forum appears on 96% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 27
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 58% | 5 | 19% | |
| Independent Platforms | 8 | 31% | 9 | 33% |
| X / Twitter | 1 | 4% | 13 | 48% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
X / Twitter gets 48% of clicks but only 4% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 14(52%)Forum / feed-based
- 13(48%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 27(100%)Forum
- 2(7%)Newsletter
- 2(7%)Online/Offline Events
Most-clicked size ranges
- 14(52%)Gigantic
- 2(7%)Huge
- 2(7%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 13(48%)Olympics on X
- 2(7%)Team USA
- 2(7%)Tilastopaja Athletics Database
Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and other platforms communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 1912: 1 communities (5%)
- 1988: 1 communities (5%)
- 2000: 1 communities (5%)
- 2006: 1 communities (5%)
- 2007: 1 communities (5%)
- 2008: 2 communities (9%)
- 2009: 4 communities (18%)
- 2010: 3 communities (14%)
- 2011: 4 communities (18%)
- 2012: 4 communities (18%)
4 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2009.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Olympics. 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.