Prompt Engineering Communities Report

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%)
  • Discord
    8(38%)
  • Reddit
    6(29%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    5(24%)
  • Facebook
    1(5%)
  • Telegram
    1(5%)

Format mix

  • Forum / feed-based
    12(57%)
  • Chat communities
    9(43%)

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%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    1(5%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    1(5%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    4(19%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    6(29%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    5(24%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    2(10%)

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.

MetricPrompt EngineeringHive Index average
Free to join86%85%
Median members37K25K
Average members826K669K
Paid or apply-to-join14%15%
Live chat38%38%
Discord share38%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%)
  • Forum
    71%
  • Courses
    38%
  • Live Chat
    38%
  • Newsletter
    33%

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%)
  • Paid Community
    14%
  • Requires Application
    10%
  • Job Board
    5%
  • Online/Offline Events
    5%
  • Tools
    5%

Forum appears on 71% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
130

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Discord838%
6752%
Reddit629%
2015%
Independent Platforms524%
22%
Facebook15%
86%
Telegram15%
3325%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 38% of listings and 52% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    100(77%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    30(23%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    97(75%)
  • Forum
    50(38%)
  • Newsletter
    25(19%)
  • Courses
    24(18%)
  • Tools
    7(5%)
  • Paid Community
    4(3%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Huge
    62(48%)
  • Large
    37(28%)
  • Massive
    21(16%)
  • Gigantic
    9(7%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Civitai
    34(26%)
  • The Prompt Index
    33(25%)
  • Learn Prompting
    15(12%)

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

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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