Professional Sports Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 125 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
125
Platforms
7
Avg members
976K
Median members
20K

Where Professional Sports Communities Are Hosted

  • Independent Platforms: 30 communities (24%)
  • Discord: 26 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
    26(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
    26(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: 5 communities (4%)
  • 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
    5(4%)
  • 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: 32 communities (26%)

The average is much higher than the median (976K vs 20K), 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 members20K25K
Average members976K668K
Paid or apply-to-join26%16%
Live chat35%41%
Discord share21%18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 94 communities (75%)
  • Live Chat: 44 communities (35%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 30 communities (24%)
  • Paid Community: 30 communities (24%)
  • Forum
    75%
  • Live Chat
    35%
  • Online/Offline Events
    24%
  • Paid Community
    24%

Niche Features

  • Member Perks: 18 communities (14%)
  • Newsletter: 16 communities (13%)
  • Courses: 6 communities (5%)
  • Job Board: 4 communities (3%)
  • Requires Application: 3 communities (2%)
  • Pairing: 2 communities (2%)
  • Member Perks
    14%
  • Newsletter
    13%
  • Courses
    5%
  • Job Board
    3%
  • Requires Application
    2%
  • Pairing
    2%

Forum appears on 75% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
2K

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Independent Platforms3024%
191%
Discord2621%
1K90%
LinkedIn1613%
20%
Reddit1512%
956%
Facebook1411%
171%
X / Twitter108%
171%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 90% 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(90%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    131(9%)
  • Other platforms
    19(1%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    1K(85%)
  • Forum
    1K(70%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    876(58%)
  • Paid Community
    619(41%)
  • Member Perks
    373(25%)
  • Newsletter
    197(13%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Large
    820(55%)
  • Huge
    452(30%)
  • Gigantic
    99(7%)
  • Massive
    69(5%)
  • Medium
    52(3%)

Top-clicked listings

  • PropWave
    552(37%)
  • Dropout Degens
    150(10%)
  • Elitepickz
    117(8%)

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

Community Quality & Ratings

Rating breakdown

  • 44(100%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)

44 reviews across 6 communities · 5.0 average rating.

Among highly rated communities

  • Live Chatover-indexes83%vs 35% overall
  • Paid Communityover-indexes67%vs 24% overall
  • Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes50%vs 24% overall
  • Forum33%vs 75% overall
  • Member Perks17%vs 14% 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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