Executive Summary
We analyzed 50 seo communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: seo communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 50
- Platforms
- 8
- Avg members
- 123K
- Median members
- 11K
Where SEO Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 14 communities (28%)
- Slack: 12 communities (24%)
- Facebook: 8 communities (16%)
- Reddit: 7 communities (14%)
- Discord: 5 communities (10%)
- Quora: 2 communities (4%)
- Circle: 1 communities (2%)
- WhatsApp: 1 communities (2%)
- 14(28%)
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Independent Platforms - 12(24%)
Slack - 8(16%)
Facebook - 7(14%)
Reddit - 5(10%)
Discord - 2(4%)
Quora - 1(2%)Circle
- 1(2%)
WhatsApp
Format mix
- 31(62%)Forum / feed-based
- 18(36%)Chat communities
- 1(2%)Private membership
Forum / feed-based is most common (62%), but chat communities is also well represented (36%).
Independent Platforms leads, but Slack and Facebook also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 1 communities (2%)
- Medium: 9 communities (18%)
- Large: 12 communities (24%)
- Huge: 9 communities (18%)
- Massive: 12 communities (24%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (2%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(2%)Small20-100 members
- 9(18%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 12(24%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 9(18%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 12(24%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(2%)Gigantic1M+ members
6 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 41 communities (82%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 9 communities (18%)
The average is much higher than the median (123K vs 11K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How SEO Differs From Other Categories
SEO is smaller, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | SEO | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 82% | 84% |
| Median members | 11K | 25K |
| Average members | 123K | 673K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 18% | 16% |
| Live chat | 48% | 41% |
| Discord share | 10% | 17% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 34 communities (68%)
- Live Chat: 24 communities (48%)
- Member Perks: 14 communities (28%)
- Newsletter: 11 communities (22%)
- Online/Offline Events: 8 communities (16%)
- 68%Forum
- 48%Live Chat
- 28%Member Perks
- 22%Newsletter
- 16%Online/Offline Events
Niche Features
- Courses: 7 communities (14%)
- Job Board: 7 communities (14%)
- Requires Application: 6 communities (12%)
- Paid Community: 4 communities (8%)
- Tools: 2 communities (4%)
- 14%Courses
- 14%Job Board
- 12%Requires Application
- 8%Paid Community
- 4%Tools
Forum appears on 68% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 520
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 14 | 28% | 33 | 6% |
| Slack | 12 | 24% | 303 | 58% |
| 8 | 16% | 29 | 6% | |
| 7 | 14% | 7 | 1% | |
| Discord | 5 | 10% | 134 | 26% |
| Quora | 2 | 4% | 4 | 1% |
| Circle | 1 | 2% | 1 | 0% |
| 1 | 2% | 9 | 2% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Slack gets 58% of clicks but only 24% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 446(86%)Chat communities
- 73(14%)Forum / feed-based
- 1(0%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 461(89%)Live Chat
- 298(57%)Forum
- 231(44%)Member Perks
- 230(44%)Requires Application
- 148(28%)Online/Offline Events
- 122(23%)Newsletter
Most-clicked size ranges
- 227(44%)Medium
- 157(30%)Large
- 29(6%)Massive
- 17(3%)Huge
- 11(2%)Gigantic
Top-clicked listings
- 98(19%)Growth Partners
- 51(10%)The SEO Community
- 46(9%)Link Building Blogs
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 1996: 1 communities (6%)
- 1997: 1 communities (6%)
- 2007: 1 communities (6%)
- 2008: 1 communities (6%)
- 2010: 1 communities (6%)
- 2011: 1 communities (6%)
- 2012: 1 communities (6%)
- 2013: 1 communities (6%)
- 2016: 1 communities (6%)
- 2017: 1 communities (6%)
- 2020: 3 communities (17%)
- 2021: 4 communities (22%)
- 2023: 1 communities (6%)
32 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2021.
Community Quality & Ratings
Rating breakdown
- 17(89%)
- 2(11%)
- 0(0%)
- 0(0%)
- 0(0%)
19 reviews across 6 communities · 4.9 average rating.
Among highly rated communities
- Live Chatover-indexes100%vs 48% overall
- Forum50%vs 68% overall
- Member Perksover-indexes50%vs 28% overall
- Job Boardover-indexes33%vs 14% overall
- Newsletterover-indexes33%vs 22% overall
Based on 6 communities rated 4+ stars.
Among reviewed communities, highly rated groups often include live chat, forum, and member perks.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as SEO. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
Updated periodically