Executive Summary
We analyzed 64 soccer communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: soccer communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 64
- Platforms
- 8
- Avg members
- 1.3M
- Median members
- 45K
Where Soccer Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 17 communities (27%)
- Independent Platforms: 10 communities (16%)
- Facebook: 10 communities (16%)
- Discord: 6 communities (9%)
- Skool: 5 communities (8%)
- LinkedIn: 4 communities (6%)
- Telegram: 2 communities (3%)
- X / Twitter: 1 communities (2%)
- 17(27%)
Reddit - 10(16%)
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Independent Platforms - 10(16%)
Facebook - 6(9%)
Discord - 5(8%)
Skool - 4(6%)
LinkedIn - 2(3%)
Telegram - 1(2%)
X / Twitter
Format mix
- 37(58%)Forum / feed-based
- 14(22%)Other platforms
- 8(13%)Chat communities
- 5(8%)Private membership
Forum / feed-based is most common (58%), but other platforms is also well represented (22%).
Reddit leads, but Independent Platforms and Facebook also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 3 communities (5%)
- Medium: 8 communities (13%)
- Large: 9 communities (14%)
- Huge: 11 communities (17%)
- Massive: 11 communities (17%)
- Gigantic: 12 communities (19%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 3(5%)Small20-100 members
- 8(13%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 9(14%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 11(17%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 11(17%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 12(19%)Gigantic1M+ members
10 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 56 communities (88%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 8 communities (13%)
The average is much higher than the median (1.3M vs 45K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Soccer Differs From Other Categories
Soccer is larger, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Soccer | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 88% | 84% |
| Median members | 45K | 25K |
| Average members | 1.3M | 668K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 13% | 16% |
| Live chat | 33% | 41% |
| Discord share | 9% | 17% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 44 communities (69%)
- Live Chat: 21 communities (33%)
- Online/Offline Events: 14 communities (22%)
- 69%Forum
- 33%Live Chat
- 22%Online/Offline Events
Niche Features
- Member Perks: 9 communities (14%)
- Paid Community: 8 communities (13%)
- Newsletter: 2 communities (3%)
- Courses: 1 communities (2%)
- Token: 1 communities (2%)
- 14%Member Perks
- 13%Paid Community
- 3%Newsletter
- 2%Courses
- 2%Token
Forum appears on 69% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 450
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 27% | 167 | 37% | |
| 10 | 16% | 86 | 19% | |
| Discord | 6 | 9% | 156 | 35% |
| Telegram | 2 | 3% | 41 | 9% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Reddit hosts 27% of listings and 37% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 253(56%)Forum / feed-based
- 197(44%)Chat communities
Most-clicked features
- 309(69%)Forum
- 167(37%)Online/Offline Events
- 156(35%)Live Chat
- 3(1%)Token
- 1(0%)Newsletter
Most-clicked size ranges
- 221(49%)Gigantic
- 84(19%)Huge
- 63(14%)Massive
- 40(9%)Medium
- 39(9%)Large
Top-clicked listings
- 83(18%)r/worldcup
- 65(14%)FIFA World Cup (Official Facebook)
- 53(12%)r/soccer Discord
Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 1998: 1 communities (3%)
- 2007: 1 communities (3%)
- 2008: 1 communities (3%)
- 2009: 1 communities (3%)
- 2010: 3 communities (10%)
- 2011: 3 communities (10%)
- 2012: 1 communities (3%)
- 2013: 5 communities (17%)
- 2016: 1 communities (3%)
- 2017: 1 communities (3%)
- 2018: 1 communities (3%)
- 2022: 10 communities (34%)
35 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2022.
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
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Soccer. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
Updated periodically