Executive Summary
We analyzed 75 sports betting communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: sports betting listings cluster on Discord, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 75
- Platforms
- 7
- Avg members
- 37K
- Median members
- 5K
Where Sports Betting Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 49 communities (65%)
- Independent Platforms: 11 communities (15%)
- Telegram: 6 communities (8%)
- Reddit: 3 communities (4%)
- Slack: 2 communities (3%)
- X / Twitter: 2 communities (3%)
- WhatsApp: 2 communities (3%)
- 49(65%)
Discord - 11(15%)
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Independent Platforms - 6(8%)
Telegram - 3(4%)
Reddit - 2(3%)
Slack - 2(3%)
X / Twitter - 2(3%)
WhatsApp
Format mix
- 59(79%)Chat communities
- 14(19%)Forum / feed-based
- 2(3%)Other platforms
Most listings are chat communities (79%).
Discord leads with 65%, but Independent Platforms also has a meaningful share (15%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 1 communities (1%)
- Small: 3 communities (4%)
- Medium: 8 communities (11%)
- Large: 19 communities (25%)
- Huge: 11 communities (15%)
- Massive: 2 communities (3%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 1(1%)Tiny<20 members
- 3(4%)Small20-100 members
- 8(11%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 19(25%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 11(15%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 2(3%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
31 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 28 communities (37%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 47 communities (63%)
The average is much higher than the median (37K vs 5K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Sports Betting Differs From Other Categories
Sports Betting is less free-to-join, smaller, more chat-heavy, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Sports Betting | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 37% | 85% |
| Median members | 5K | 25K |
| Average members | 37K | 657K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 63% | 15% |
| Live chat | 87% | 41% |
| Discord share | 65% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Live Chat: 65 communities (87%)
- Paid Community: 47 communities (63%)
- Forum: 17 communities (23%)
- Member Perks: 13 communities (17%)
- 87%Live Chat
- 63%Paid Community
- 23%Forum
- 17%Member Perks
Niche Features
- Online/Offline Events: 9 communities (12%)
- Newsletter: 7 communities (9%)
- Courses: 3 communities (4%)
- Tools: 1 communities (1%)
- 12%Online/Offline Events
- 9%Newsletter
- 4%Courses
- 1%Tools
Live Chat appears on 87% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 2K
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 49 | 65% | 2K | 90% |
| Independent Platforms | 11 | 15% | 16 | 1% |
| Telegram | 6 | 8% | 49 | 3% |
| 3 | 4% | 14 | 1% | |
| Slack | 2 | 3% | 5 | 0% |
| X / Twitter | 2 | 3% | 4 | 0% |
| 2 | 3% | 100 | 5% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord hosts 65% of listings and 90% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 2K(98%)Chat communities
- 30(2%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(0%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 2K(95%)Live Chat
- 1K(69%)Paid Community
- 1K(58%)Member Perks
- 910(49%)Online/Offline Events
- 769(42%)Forum
- 584(32%)Courses
Most-clicked size ranges
- 1K(58%)Large
- 378(20%)Huge
- 155(8%)Medium
- 115(6%)Small
- 13(1%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 530(29%)PropWave
- 178(10%)Insider Picks
- 121(7%)SharpLine Sports
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2010: 1 communities (33%)
- 2011: 1 communities (33%)
- 2023: 1 communities (33%)
72 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2010.
Community Quality & Ratings
Rating breakdown
- 70(100%)
- 0(0%)
- 0(0%)
- 0(0%)
- 0(0%)
70 reviews across 10 communities · 5.0 average rating.
Among highly rated communities
- Live Chatover-indexes100%vs 87% overall
- Paid Communityover-indexes80%vs 63% overall
- Member Perksover-indexes60%vs 17% overall
- Forum30%vs 23% overall
- Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes30%vs 12% overall
Based on 10 communities rated 4+ stars.
Among reviewed communities, highly rated groups often include live chat, paid community, and member perks.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Sports Betting. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
Updated periodically
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