Sports Betting Communities Report

Executive Summary

We analyzed 73 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
73
Platforms
7
Avg members
37K
Median members
5K

Where Sports Betting Communities Are Hosted

  • Discord: 48 communities (66%)
  • Independent Platforms: 11 communities (15%)
  • Telegram: 5 communities (7%)
  • Reddit: 3 communities (4%)
  • Slack: 2 communities (3%)
  • X / Twitter: 2 communities (3%)
  • WhatsApp: 2 communities (3%)
  • Discord
    48(66%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    11(15%)
  • Telegram
    5(7%)
  • Reddit
    3(4%)
  • Slack
    2(3%)
  • X / Twitter
    2(3%)
  • WhatsApp
    2(3%)

Format mix

  • Chat communities
    57(78%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    14(19%)
  • Other platforms
    2(3%)

Most listings are chat communities (78%).

Discord leads with 66%, 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: 18 communities (25%)
  • Huge: 11 communities (15%)
  • Massive: 2 communities (3%)
  • Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    1(1%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    3(4%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    8(11%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    18(25%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    11(15%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    2(3%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    0(0%)

30 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 26 communities (36%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 47 communities (64%)

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.

MetricSports BettingHive Index average
Free to join36%84%
Median members5K25K
Average members37K662K
Paid or apply-to-join64%16%
Live chat86%41%
Discord share66%18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Live Chat: 63 communities (86%)
  • Paid Community: 47 communities (64%)
  • Forum: 17 communities (23%)
  • Member Perks: 13 communities (18%)
  • Live Chat
    86%
  • Paid Community
    64%
  • Forum
    23%
  • Member Perks
    18%

Niche Features

  • Online/Offline Events: 9 communities (12%)
  • Newsletter: 7 communities (10%)
  • Courses: 3 communities (4%)
  • Tools: 1 communities (1%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    12%
  • Newsletter
    10%
  • Courses
    4%
  • Tools
    1%

Live Chat appears on 86% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
2K

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Discord4866%
2K94%
Independent Platforms1115%
80%
Telegram57%
332%
Reddit34%
151%
Slack23%
20%
X / Twitter23%
50%
WhatsApp23%
432%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 66% of listings and 94% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    2K(98%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    23(1%)
  • Other platforms
    5(0%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    2K(96%)
  • Paid Community
    1K(74%)
  • Member Perks
    1K(64%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    1K(54%)
  • Forum
    864(46%)
  • Courses
    662(36%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Large
    1K(61%)
  • Huge
    422(23%)
  • Medium
    161(9%)
  • Small
    56(3%)
  • Massive
    14(1%)

Top-clicked listings

  • PropWave
    608(33%)
  • Insider Picks
    209(11%)
  • SharpLine Sports
    140(8%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.

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 86% overall
  • Paid Communityover-indexes80%vs 64% overall
  • Member Perksover-indexes60%vs 18% 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

    FAQ