Executive Summary
We analyzed 19 project management communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: project management communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-06-08
- Communities
- 19
- Platforms
- 7
- Avg members
- 207K
- Median members
- 85K
Where Project Management Communities Are Hosted
- LinkedIn: 6 communities (32%)
- Independent Platforms: 6 communities (32%)
- Facebook: 2 communities (11%)
- Reddit: 2 communities (11%)
- Slack: 1 communities (5%)
- Discord: 1 communities (5%)
- Discourse: 1 communities (5%)
- 6(32%)
LinkedIn - 6(32%)
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Independent Platforms - 2(11%)
Facebook - 2(11%)
Reddit - 1(5%)
Slack - 1(5%)
Discord - 1(5%)
Discourse
Format mix
- 11(58%)Forum / feed-based
- 6(32%)Other platforms
- 2(11%)Chat communities
Forum / feed-based is most common (58%), but other platforms is also well represented (32%).
LinkedIn leads, but Independent Platforms and Facebook also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 1 communities (5%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 2 communities (11%)
- Huge: 5 communities (26%)
- Massive: 5 communities (26%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (5%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(5%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 2(11%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 5(26%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 5(26%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(5%)Gigantic1M+ members
5 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 16 communities (84%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 3 communities (16%)
The average is much higher than the median (207K vs 85K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Project Management Differs From Other Categories
Project Management is larger than typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Project Management | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 84% | 85% |
| Median members | 85K | 25K |
| Average members | 207K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 16% | 15% |
| Discord share | 5% | 16% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 237 | 714 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 17 communities (89%)
- Courses: 3 communities (16%)
- Job Board: 3 communities (16%)
- Paid Community: 3 communities (16%)
- 89%Forum
- 16%Courses
- 16%Job Board
- 16%Paid Community
Niche Features
- Live Chat: 2 communities (11%)
- Member Perks: 1 communities (5%)
- Newsletter: 1 communities (5%)
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (5%)
- 11%Live Chat
- 5%Member Perks
- 5%Newsletter
- 5%Online/Offline Events
Forum appears on 89% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 19
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 32% | 9 | 47% | |
| 2 | 11% | 1 | 5% | |
| 2 | 11% | 7 | 37% | |
| Slack | 1 | 5% | 2 | 11% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
LinkedIn hosts 32% of listings and 47% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 9(47%)Other platforms
- 8(42%)Forum / feed-based
- 2(11%)Chat communities
Most-clicked features
- 17(89%)Forum
- 6(32%)Paid Community
- 4(21%)Job Board
- 2(11%)Live Chat
Most-clicked size ranges
- 12(63%)Massive
- 5(26%)Huge
- 2(11%)Small
Top-clicked listings
- 4(21%)r/projectmanagement
- 3(16%)Project Manager Community
- 3(16%)PMI Project
Most clicks go to other platforms and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Project Management. 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 2026-06-08