What are recovery communities?

Communities for people in recovery from addiction, eating disorders, and other compulsive behaviors. Discord hosts several active around-the-clock support communities, while dedicated platforms and Facebook groups offer more anonymous support options for people at different stages of their recovery.

Where do most recovery communities live?

Facebook is the most common platform in this report (27% of 22 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

82% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical recovery community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 66K members and the median is 10K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (86%). Others that show up often include live chat, online/offline events, and paid community.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Recovery topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Recovery Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends &...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 22 recovery communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: recovery 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: 22
Platforms: 6
Avg members: 66K
Median members: 10K

Where Recovery Communities Are Hosted

Facebook
6(27%)
Reddit
5(23%)
Independent Platforms
4(18%)
Discord
3(14%)
X / Twitter
2(9%)
Skool
2(9%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
15(68%)
Chat communities
3(14%)
Other platforms
2(9%)
Private membership
2(9%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (68%).

Facebook leads, but Reddit and Independent Platforms also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
1(5%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
4(18%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
4(18%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
6(27%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
3(14%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
0(0%)

4 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (66K vs 10K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Recovery Differs From Other Categories

Recovery is smaller than typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Recovery	Hive Index average
Free to join	82%	85%
Median members	10K	25K
Average members	66K	657K
Paid or apply-to-join	18%	15%
Live chat	27%	41%
Discord share	14%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
86%
Live Chat
27%
Online/Offline Events
23%
Paid Community
18%

Niche Features

Courses
5%

Forum appears on 86% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 38

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Facebook	6	27%	9	24%
Reddit	5	23%	3	8%
Discord	3	14%	23	61%
X / Twitter	2	9%	3	8%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 61% of clicks but only 14% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
23(61%)
Forum / feed-based
12(32%)
Other platforms
3(8%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
29(76%)
Online/Offline Events
18(47%)
Forum
15(39%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
13(34%)
Huge
6(16%)
Medium
3(8%)
Massive
1(3%)

Top-clicked listings

Recovery Wing
13(34%)
Something Else
10(26%)
The Heartbreak Project
5(13%)

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

Trends

Founded year

Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.

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

ed's safe place (recovery)
Discord · 5.0 stars · 5K members

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Recovery. 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.

FAQ

: Communities for people in recovery from addiction, eating disorders, and other compulsive behaviors. Discord hosts several active around-the-clock support communities, while dedicated platforms and Facebook groups offer more anonymous support options for people at different stages of their recovery.
: Facebook is the most common platform in this report (27% of 22 listings).
: 82% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 66K members and the median is 10K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (86%). Others that show up often include live chat, online/offline events, and paid community.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Recovery topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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