Executive Summary
We analyzed 65 personal growth communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: personal growth communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 65
- Platforms
- 14
- Avg members
- 193K
- Median members
- 1K
Where Personal Growth Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 11 communities (17%)
- Reddit: 9 communities (14%)
- Skool: 8 communities (12%)
- WhatsApp: 7 communities (11%)
- Independent Platforms: 6 communities (9%)
- Facebook: 5 communities (8%)
- Slack: 3 communities (5%)
- Mighty Networks: 3 communities (5%)
- Nas.io: 3 communities (5%)
- Circle: 3 communities (5%)
- Telegram: 2 communities (3%)
- X / Twitter: 2 communities (3%)
- LinkedIn: 1 communities (2%)
- Discourse: 1 communities (2%)
- 11(17%)
Discord - 9(14%)
Reddit - 8(12%)
Skool - 7(11%)
WhatsApp - 6(9%)
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Independent Platforms - 5(8%)
Facebook - 3(5%)
Slack - 3(5%)
Mighty Networks
Format mix
- 21(32%)Forum / feed-based
- 21(32%)Chat communities
- 14(22%)Private membership
- 9(14%)Other platforms
Discord leads, but Reddit and Skool also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 7 communities (11%)
- Small: 5 communities (8%)
- Medium: 13 communities (20%)
- Large: 9 communities (14%)
- Huge: 11 communities (17%)
- Massive: 8 communities (12%)
- Gigantic: 3 communities (5%)
- 7(11%)Tiny<20 members
- 5(8%)Small20-100 members
- 13(20%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 9(14%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 11(17%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 8(12%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 3(5%)Gigantic1M+ members
9 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 50 communities (77%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 15 communities (23%)
The average is much higher than the median (193K vs 1K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Personal Growth Differs From Other Categories
Personal Growth is less free-to-join, smaller, more platform-diverse, more chat-heavy, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Personal Growth | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 77% | 85% |
| Median members | 1K | 25K |
| Average members | 193K | 657K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 23% | 15% |
| Live chat | 80% | 41% |
| Discord share | 17% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Live Chat: 52 communities (80%)
- Forum: 27 communities (42%)
- Online/Offline Events: 19 communities (29%)
- Newsletter: 11 communities (17%)
- Paid Community: 11 communities (17%)
- 80%Live Chat
- 42%Forum
- 29%Online/Offline Events
- 17%Newsletter
- 17%Paid Community
Niche Features
- Courses: 9 communities (14%)
- Member Perks: 9 communities (14%)
- Pairing: 6 communities (9%)
- Requires Application: 6 communities (9%)
- Job Board: 4 communities (6%)
- Token: 1 communities (2%)
- 14%Courses
- 14%Member Perks
- 9%Pairing
- 9%Requires Application
- 6%Job Board
- 2%Token
Live Chat appears on 80% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 355
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 11 | 17% | 118 | 34% |
| 9 | 14% | 14 | 4% | |
| Skool | 8 | 12% | 9 | 3% |
| 7 | 11% | 97 | 28% | |
| Independent Platforms | 6 | 9% | 8 | 2% |
| 5 | 8% | 56 | 16% | |
| Slack | 3 | 5% | 10 | 3% |
| Mighty Networks | 3 | 5% | 2 | 1% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord hosts 17% of listings and 34% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 243(69%)Chat communities
- 78(22%)Forum / feed-based
- 18(5%)Private membership
- 12(3%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 311(89%)Live Chat
- 107(30%)Forum
- 37(11%)Online/Offline Events
- 33(9%)Newsletter
- 32(9%)Member Perks
- 25(7%)Courses
Most-clicked size ranges
- 87(25%)Medium
- 80(23%)Huge
- 36(10%)Small
- 35(10%)Massive
- 32(9%)Large
Top-clicked listings
- 51(15%)Goal Getters Discord
- 45(13%)Bookish Insights
- 33(9%)Motivation Daily Inspiration
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2008: 2 communities (8%)
- 2009: 1 communities (4%)
- 2010: 2 communities (8%)
- 2011: 3 communities (12%)
- 2012: 1 communities (4%)
- 2015: 1 communities (4%)
- 2016: 2 communities (8%)
- 2017: 1 communities (4%)
- 2019: 1 communities (4%)
- 2021: 3 communities (12%)
- 2022: 4 communities (16%)
- 2023: 4 communities (16%)
40 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2022.
Community Quality & Ratings
Only 1 community has ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.
5.0 average rating across 1 community.
Rated examples
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Personal Growth. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
Updated periodically
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