Executive Summary
We analyzed 16 scuba diving communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: much of the scuba diving landscape on Hive Index sits on Independent Platforms.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-01
- Communities
- 16
- Platforms
- 4
- Avg members
- 46K
- Median members
- 45K
Where Scuba Diving Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 9 communities (56%)
- Facebook: 4 communities (25%)
- Reddit: 2 communities (13%)
- Discord: 1 communities (6%)
- 9(56%)
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Independent Platforms - 4(25%)
Facebook - 2(13%)
Reddit - 1(6%)
Discord
Format mix
- 15(94%)Forum / feed-based
- 1(6%)Chat communities
Most listings are forum / feed-based (94%).
Independent Platforms leads with 56%, but Facebook also has a meaningful share (25%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 1 communities (6%)
- Medium: 1 communities (6%)
- Large: 2 communities (13%)
- Huge: 7 communities (44%)
- Massive: 1 communities (6%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(6%)Small20-100 members
- 1(6%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 2(13%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 7(44%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 1(6%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
4 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 14 communities (88%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 2 communities (13%)
Most communities are free to join.
How Scuba Diving Differs From Other Categories
Scuba Diving is larger than typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Scuba Diving | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 88% | 85% |
| Median members | 45K | 24K |
| Average members | 46K | 652K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 13% | 15% |
| Live chat | 31% | 40% |
| Discord share | 6% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 14 communities (88%)
- Online/Offline Events: 6 communities (38%)
- Live Chat: 5 communities (31%)
- Newsletter: 3 communities (19%)
- 88%Forum
- 38%Online/Offline Events
- 31%Live Chat
- 19%Newsletter
Niche Features
- Pairing: 2 communities (13%)
- Member Perks: 1 communities (6%)
- Paid Community: 1 communities (6%)
- Requires Application: 1 communities (6%)
- 13%Pairing
- 6%Member Perks
- 6%Paid Community
- 6%Requires Application
Forum appears on 88% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 5
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 25% | 3 | 60% | |
| 2 | 13% | 2 | 40% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Facebook gets 60% of clicks but only 25% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked features
- 5(100%)Forum
- 3(60%)Live Chat
Top-clicked listings
- 3(60%)Scuba Divers - Trip Planning
- 2(40%)r/UnderwaterPhotography
A few listings get most of the clicks; the rest split what is left.
Trends
Founded year
- 1959: 1 communities (8%)
- 1966: 1 communities (8%)
- 1998: 2 communities (17%)
- 2008: 1 communities (8%)
- 2010: 2 communities (17%)
- 2012: 1 communities (8%)
- 2017: 1 communities (8%)
- 2019: 1 communities (8%)
- 2020: 1 communities (8%)
- 2021: 1 communities (8%)
4 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 1998.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Scuba Diving. 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 2026-05-01