Executive Summary
We analyzed 14 professions communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: In this smaller sample, professions communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-06-03
- Communities
- 14
- Platforms
- 7
- Avg members
- 254K
- Median members
- 9K
Where Professions Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 4 communities (29%)
- Slack: 3 communities (21%)
- LinkedIn: 2 communities (14%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (7%)
- Circle: 1 communities (7%)
- Mighty Networks: 1 communities (7%)
- Reddit: 1 communities (7%)
- 4(29%)
![Independent Platforms]()
Independent Platforms - 3(21%)
Slack - 2(14%)
LinkedIn - 1(7%)
Facebook - 1(7%)Circle
- 1(7%)
Mighty Networks - 1(7%)
Reddit
Format mix
- 6(43%)Forum / feed-based
- 3(21%)Chat communities
- 3(21%)Other platforms
- 2(14%)Private membership
Forum / feed-based is most common (43%), but chat communities is also well represented (21%).
Independent Platforms leads (29% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 2 communities (14%)
- Large: 4 communities (29%)
- Huge: 4 communities (29%)
- Massive: 1 communities (7%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (7%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 2(14%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 4(29%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 4(29%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 1(7%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(7%)Gigantic1M+ members
2 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 8 communities (57%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 6 communities (43%)
The average is much higher than the median (254K vs 9K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Professions Differs From Other Categories
Professions is less free-to-join, smaller, more chat-heavy, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Professions | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 57% | 85% |
| Median members | 9K | 25K |
| Average members | 254K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 43% | 15% |
| Live chat | 57% | 38% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 208 | 714 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Online/Offline Events: 11 communities (79%)
- Forum: 10 communities (71%)
- Job Board: 10 communities (71%)
- Live Chat: 8 communities (57%)
- Newsletter: 8 communities (57%)
- Courses: 4 communities (29%)
- Requires Application: 4 communities (29%)
- Member Perks: 3 communities (21%)
- 79%Online/Offline Events
- 71%Forum
- 71%Job Board
- 57%Live Chat
- 57%Newsletter
- 29%Courses
- 29%Requires Application
- 21%Member Perks
Niche Features
- Pairing: 1 communities (7%)
- 7%Pairing
Live Chat appears on 57% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 42
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 4 | 29% | 13 | 33% |
| Slack | 3 | 21% | 15 | 38% |
| 2 | 14% | 1 | 3% | |
| 1 | 7% | 4 | 10% | |
| Circle | 1 | 7% | 6 | 15% |
| 1 | 7% | 1 | 3% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Slack gets 38% of clicks but only 21% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 18(45%)Forum / feed-based
- 15(38%)Chat communities
- 6(15%)Private membership
- 1(3%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 35(88%)Online/Offline Events
- 33(83%)Live Chat
- 26(65%)Forum
- 26(65%)Newsletter
- 25(63%)Job Board
- 24(60%)Requires Application
Most-clicked size ranges
- 15(38%)Huge
- 13(33%)Large
- 6(15%)Medium
- 1(3%)Massive
- 1(3%)Gigantic
Top-clicked listings
- 12(30%)WeCamgirls
- 12(30%)Fractionals United
- 6(15%)Careers In Technology and Innovation
Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2008: 1 communities (13%)
- 2011: 1 communities (13%)
- 2012: 1 communities (13%)
- 2015: 1 communities (13%)
- 2019: 1 communities (13%)
- 2021: 1 communities (13%)
- 2022: 1 communities (13%)
- 2023: 1 communities (13%)
6 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2008.
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 Professions. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.
- •Last updated 2026-06-03
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