Executive Summary
We analyzed 12 skateboarding communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: In this smaller sample, skateboarding listings cluster on Independent Platforms, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-02
- Communities
- 12
- Platforms
- 3
- Avg members
- 306K
- Median members
- 153K
Where Skateboarding Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 8 communities (67%)
- Reddit: 3 communities (25%)
- Discord: 1 communities (8%)
- 8(67%)
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Independent Platforms - 3(25%)
Reddit - 1(8%)
Discord
Format mix
- 11(92%)Forum / feed-based
- 1(8%)Chat communities
Most listings are forum / feed-based (92%).
Independent Platforms leads (67% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 1 communities (8%)
- Large: 0 communities (0%)
- Huge: 3 communities (25%)
- Massive: 3 communities (25%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (8%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 1(8%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 0(0%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 3(25%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 3(25%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(8%)Gigantic1M+ members
4 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 12 communities (100%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)
The average is much higher than the median (306K vs 153K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Skateboarding Differs From Other Categories
Skateboarding is more free-to-join, larger, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Skateboarding | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 100% | 85% |
| Median members | 153K | 25K |
| Average members | 306K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 0% | 15% |
| Live chat | 58% | 38% |
| Discord share | 8% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 8 communities (67%)
- Live Chat: 7 communities (58%)
- Online/Offline Events: 3 communities (25%)
- 67%Forum
- 58%Live Chat
- 25%Online/Offline Events
Niche Features
- Job Board: 1 communities (8%)
- Newsletter: 1 communities (8%)
- 8%Job Board
- 8%Newsletter
Live Chat appears on 58% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 2
Most-clicked features
- 2(100%)Forum
- 2(100%)Online/Offline Events
Top-clicked listings
- 2(100%)Electric Skateboard Builders Forum
Groups with forum picked up 100% of tracked clicks.
Trends
Founded year
- 1988: 1 communities (20%)
- 1989: 1 communities (20%)
- 2012: 1 communities (20%)
- 2019: 1 communities (20%)
- 2022: 1 communities (20%)
7 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 1988.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Skateboarding. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.
- •Last updated 2026-05-02
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