Professional Sports Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 126 professional sports communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: professional sports communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities
126
Platforms
7
Avg members
968K
Median members
19K

Where Professional Sports Communities Are Hosted

  • Independent Platforms: 30 communities (24%)
  • Discord: 27 communities (21%)
  • LinkedIn: 16 communities (13%)
  • Reddit: 15 communities (12%)
  • Facebook: 14 communities (11%)
  • X / Twitter: 10 communities (8%)
  • Discourse: 1 communities (1%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    30(24%)
  • Discord
    27(21%)
  • LinkedIn
    16(13%)
  • Reddit
    15(12%)
  • Facebook
    14(11%)
  • X / Twitter
    10(8%)
  • Discourse
    1(1%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    60(48%)
  • Other platforms
    39(31%)
  • Chat communities
    27(21%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (48%), but other platforms is also well represented (31%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 1 communities (1%)
  • Small: 6 communities (5%)
  • Medium: 18 communities (14%)
  • Large: 20 communities (16%)
  • Huge: 36 communities (29%)
  • Massive: 12 communities (10%)
  • Gigantic: 14 communities (11%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    1(1%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    6(5%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    18(14%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    20(16%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    36(29%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    12(10%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    14(11%)

19 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 93 communities (74%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 33 communities (26%)

The average is much higher than the median (968K vs 19K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Professional Sports Differs From Other Categories

Professional Sports is less free-to-join, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricProfessional SportsHive Index average
Free to join74%84%
Median members19K25K
Average members968K673K
Paid or apply-to-join26%16%
Live chat36%41%
Discord share21%17%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 94 communities (75%)
  • Live Chat: 45 communities (36%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 31 communities (25%)
  • Paid Community: 31 communities (25%)
  • Member Perks: 19 communities (15%)
  • Forum
    75%
  • Live Chat
    36%
  • Online/Offline Events
    25%
  • Paid Community
    25%
  • Member Perks
    15%

Niche Features

  • Newsletter: 16 communities (13%)
  • Courses: 7 communities (6%)
  • Job Board: 4 communities (3%)
  • Requires Application: 3 communities (2%)
  • Pairing: 2 communities (2%)
  • Tools: 1 communities (1%)
  • Newsletter
    13%
  • Courses
    6%
  • Job Board
    3%
  • Requires Application
    2%
  • Pairing
    2%
  • Tools
    1%

Forum appears on 75% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
1K

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Independent Platforms3024%
202%
Discord2721%
1K93%
LinkedIn1613%
40%
Reddit1512%
272%
Facebook1411%
161%
X / Twitter108%
212%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 93% of clicks but only 21% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    1K(93%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    63(5%)
  • Other platforms
    25(2%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    1K(89%)
  • Paid Community
    984(80%)
  • Forum
    835(68%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    747(61%)
  • Member Perks
    729(59%)
  • Courses
    572(47%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Large
    650(53%)
  • Huge
    407(33%)
  • Massive
    68(6%)
  • Medium
    45(4%)
  • Gigantic
    42(3%)

Top-clicked listings

  • PropWave
    442(36%)
  • Dropout Degens
    123(10%)
  • Hoovement
    123(10%)

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

Community Quality & Ratings

Rating breakdown

  • 58(100%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)

58 reviews across 6 communities · 5.0 average rating.

Among highly rated communities

  • Live Chatover-indexes83%vs 36% overall
  • Paid Communityover-indexes83%vs 25% overall
  • Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes50%vs 25% overall
  • Forum33%vs 75% overall
  • Member Perksover-indexes33%vs 15% overall

Based on 6 communities rated 4+ stars.

Highly rated examples

Among reviewed communities, highly rated groups often include live chat, paid community, and online/offline events.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

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