What are social commerce communities?

Communities for sellers, creators, and brands building businesses through social media commerce platforms like TikTok Shop, Instagram Shopping, and live selling.

Where do most social commerce communities live?

Reddit is the most common platform in this report (54% of 13 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

100% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical social commerce community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 72K members and the median is 12K. 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 (54%). Others that show up often include live chat.

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

Social Commerce Communities Report: Stats, Platforms,...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 13 social commerce 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, social commerce listings cluster on Reddit, while a few large groups pull member averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-28

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Communities: 13
Platforms: 3
Avg members: 72K
Median members: 12K

Where Social Commerce Communities Are Hosted

Reddit
7(54%)
Discord
5(38%)
Skool
1(8%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
7(54%)
Chat communities
5(38%)
Private membership
1(8%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (54%), but chat communities is also well represented (38%).

Reddit leads (54% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
1(8%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
4(31%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
4(31%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
3(23%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
0(0%)

1 community has unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (72K vs 12K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Social Commerce Differs From Other Categories

Social Commerce is more free-to-join, and smaller, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Social Commerce	Hive Index average
Free to join	100%	85%
Median members	12K	25K
Average members	72K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	0%	15%
Live chat	46%	38%
Discord share	38%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
54%
Live Chat
46%

Niche Features

Courses
8%
Online/Offline Events
8%

Forum appears on 54% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 17

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Reddit	7	54%	4	24%
Discord	5	38%	12	71%
Skool	1	8%	1	6%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 71% of clicks but only 38% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
12(71%)
Forum / feed-based
4(24%)
Private membership
1(6%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
13(76%)
Forum
4(24%)
Online/Offline Events
2(12%)
Courses
1(6%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
7(41%)
Massive
4(24%)
Huge
4(24%)
Medium
1(6%)

Top-clicked listings

TikTok Academy
4(24%)
TikTok Shop Developer Hub
3(18%)
r/FacebookAds
2(12%)

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 Social Commerce. 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 2026-05-28

FAQ

: Communities for sellers, creators, and brands building businesses through social media commerce platforms like TikTok Shop, Instagram Shopping, and live selling.
: Reddit is the most common platform in this report (54% of 13 listings).
: 100% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 72K members and the median is 12K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (54%). Others that show up often include live chat.
: 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 Social Commerce topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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