What are poker communities?

Communities for poker players of all levels, from home game regulars to serious tournament players. Facebook hosts large groups including dedicated communities for women in poker, while forums, Discord servers, and Reddit offer strategy discussion and hand analysis.

Where do most poker communities live?

Discord is the most common platform in this report (46% of 28 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

75% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical poker community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 312K members and the median is 13K. 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 (61%). Others that show up often include forum, online/offline events, and member perks.

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

Poker Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends &...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 28 poker communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: poker has many smaller groups and a few very large outliers pulling averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-17

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Communities: 28
Platforms: 8
Avg members: 312K
Median members: 13K

Where Poker Communities Are Hosted

Discord
13(46%)
Reddit
4(14%)
Independent Platforms
4(14%)
Facebook
3(11%)
Telegram
1(4%)
LinkedIn
1(4%)
X / Twitter
1(4%)
Skool
1(4%)

Format mix

Chat communities
14(50%)
Forum / feed-based
11(39%)
Other platforms
2(7%)
Private membership
1(4%)

Chat communities is most common (50%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (39%).

Discord leads, but Reddit and Independent Platforms also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
2(7%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
8(29%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
12(43%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
3(11%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
1(4%)

2 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (312K vs 13K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Poker Differs From Other Categories

Poker is less free-to-join, smaller, more platform-diverse, more chat-heavy, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Poker	Hive Index average
Free to join	75%	85%
Median members	13K	24K
Average members	312K	652K
Paid or apply-to-join	25%	15%
Live chat	61%	40%
Discord share	46%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Live Chat
61%
Forum
43%
Online/Offline Events
29%
Member Perks
25%
Paid Community
25%
Courses
21%

Niche Features

Newsletter
14%
Job Board
4%

Live Chat appears on 61% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 79

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	13	46%	62	78%
Reddit	4	14%	4	5%
Independent Platforms	4	14%	9	11%
Facebook	3	11%	2	3%
Telegram	1	4%	2	3%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 46% of listings and 78% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
64(81%)
Forum / feed-based
15(19%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
72(91%)
Member Perks
41(52%)
Forum
15(19%)
Online/Offline Events
13(16%)
Paid Community
8(10%)
Newsletter
7(9%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
53(67%)
Large
12(15%)
Massive
10(13%)
Medium
3(4%)
Gigantic
1(1%)

Top-clicked listings

24/7 Casino
25(32%)
Massive Gaming Club
10(13%)
888Poker
9(11%)

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

Community Quality & Ratings

Only 1 community has ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.

3.0 average rating across 1 community.

Rated examples

PokerVR
Discord · 3.0 stars · 19K members

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Poker. 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.
•Last updated 2026-05-17

FAQ

: Communities for poker players of all levels, from home game regulars to serious tournament players. Facebook hosts large groups including dedicated communities for women in poker, while forums, Discord servers, and Reddit offer strategy discussion and hand analysis.
: Discord is the most common platform in this report (46% of 28 listings).
: 75% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 312K members and the median is 13K. 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 (61%). Others that show up often include forum, online/offline events, and member perks.
: 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 Poker topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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