What are sobriety communities?

Communities for people pursuing sobriety from alcohol and other substances. Discord hosts large around-the-clock AA-adjacent communities, dedicated platforms provide anonymous online support groups, and Facebook has supportive communities for people at different stages of sobriety.

Where do most sobriety communities live?

Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (42% of 19 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

84% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical sobriety community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 180K members and the median is 50K. 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 (95%). Others that show up often include courses, live chat, and newsletter.

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 Sobriety topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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

Executive Summary

We analyzed 19 sobriety communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: sobriety communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-15

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Communities: 19
Platforms: 8
Avg members: 180K
Median members: 50K

Where Sobriety Communities Are Hosted

Independent Platforms
8(42%)
Facebook
3(16%)
Reddit
2(11%)
Mighty Networks
2(11%)
LinkedIn
1(5%)
Discord
1(5%)
Quora
1(5%)
Skool
1(5%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
14(74%)
Private membership
3(16%)
Other platforms
1(5%)
Chat communities
1(5%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (74%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
1(5%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
2(11%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
1(5%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
6(32%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
3(16%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
1(5%)

5 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (180K vs 50K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Sobriety Differs From Other Categories

Sobriety is larger, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Sobriety	Hive Index average
Free to join	84%	85%
Median members	50K	25K
Average members	180K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	16%	15%
Live chat	16%	38%
Discord share	5%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
95%
Courses
16%
Live Chat
16%
Newsletter
16%
Paid Community
16%

Niche Features

Member Perks
11%
Online/Offline Events
11%
Pairing
11%

Forum appears on 95% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 33

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Independent Platforms	8	42%	6	18%
Facebook	3	16%	1	3%
Reddit	2	11%	3	9%
Mighty Networks	2	11%	2	6%
Discord	1	5%	21	64%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 64% of clicks but only 5% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
21(64%)
Forum / feed-based
10(30%)
Private membership
2(6%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
23(70%)
Forum
12(36%)
Courses
2(6%)
Member Perks
2(6%)
Online/Offline Events
2(6%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
23(70%)
Massive
6(18%)
Large
2(6%)

Top-clicked listings

Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous
21(64%)
Smart Recovery
3(9%)
r/stopdrinking
3(9%)

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 Sobriety. 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 2026-05-15

FAQ

: Communities for people pursuing sobriety from alcohol and other substances. Discord hosts large around-the-clock AA-adjacent communities, dedicated platforms provide anonymous online support groups, and Facebook has supportive communities for people at different stages of sobriety.
: Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (42% of 19 listings).
: 84% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 180K members and the median is 50K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (95%). Others that show up often include courses, live chat, and newsletter.
: 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 Sobriety topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.