Executive Summary
We analyzed 21 prompt engineering communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: prompt engineering communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-03-13
- Communities
- 21
- Platforms
- 5
- Avg members
- 826K
- Median members
- 37K
Where Prompt Engineering Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 8 communities (38%)
- Reddit: 6 communities (29%)
- Independent Platforms: 5 communities (24%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (5%)
- Telegram: 1 communities (5%)
- 8(38%)
Discord - 6(29%)
Reddit - 5(24%)
Independent Platforms - 1(5%)
Facebook - 1(5%)
Telegram
Format mix
- 12(57%)Forum / feed-based
- 9(43%)Chat communities
Forum / feed-based is most common (57%), but chat communities is also well represented (43%).
Discord leads, but Reddit and Independent Platforms also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 1 communities (5%)
- Medium: 1 communities (5%)
- Large: 4 communities (19%)
- Huge: 6 communities (29%)
- Massive: 5 communities (24%)
- Gigantic: 2 communities (10%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(5%)Small20-100 members
- 1(5%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 4(19%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 6(29%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 5(24%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 2(10%)Gigantic1M+ members
2 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 18 communities (86%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 3 communities (14%)
The average is much higher than the median (826K vs 37K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Prompt Engineering Differs From Other Categories
Prompt Engineering is larger than typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Prompt Engineering | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 86% | 85% |
| Median members | 37K | 25K |
| Average members | 826K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 14% | 15% |
| Live chat | 38% | 38% |
| Discord share | 38% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 15 communities (71%)
- Courses: 8 communities (38%)
- Live Chat: 8 communities (38%)
- Newsletter: 7 communities (33%)
- 71%Forum
- 38%Courses
- 38%Live Chat
- 33%Newsletter
Niche Features
- Paid Community: 3 communities (14%)
- Requires Application: 2 communities (10%)
- Job Board: 1 communities (5%)
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (5%)
- Tools: 1 communities (5%)
- 14%Paid Community
- 10%Requires Application
- 5%Job Board
- 5%Online/Offline Events
- 5%Tools
Forum appears on 71% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 130
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 8 | 38% | 67 | 52% |
| 6 | 29% | 20 | 15% | |
| Independent Platforms | 5 | 24% | 2 | 2% |
| 1 | 5% | 8 | 6% | |
| Telegram | 1 | 5% | 33 | 25% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord hosts 38% of listings and 52% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 100(77%)Chat communities
- 30(23%)Forum / feed-based
Most-clicked features
- 97(75%)Live Chat
- 50(38%)Forum
- 25(19%)Newsletter
- 24(18%)Courses
- 7(5%)Tools
- 4(3%)Paid Community
Most-clicked size ranges
- 62(48%)Huge
- 37(28%)Large
- 21(16%)Massive
- 9(7%)Gigantic
Top-clicked listings
- 34(26%)Civitai
- 33(25%)The Prompt Index
- 15(12%)Learn Prompting
Most clicks go to chat communities 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 Prompt Engineering. 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 2026-03-13
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