Executive Summary
We analyzed 52 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 2026-07-08
- Communities
- 52
- Platforms
- 7
- Avg members
- 42K
- Median members
- 5K
Where Sports Betting Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 33 communities (63%)
- Independent Platforms: 6 communities (12%)
- Telegram: 5 communities (10%)
- Reddit: 3 communities (6%)
- Slack: 2 communities (4%)
- X / Twitter: 2 communities (4%)
- WhatsApp: 1 communities (2%)
- 33(63%)
Discord - 6(12%)
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Independent Platforms - 5(10%)
Telegram - 3(6%)
Reddit - 2(4%)
Slack - 2(4%)
X / Twitter - 1(2%)
WhatsApp
Format mix
- 41(79%)Chat communities
- 9(17%)Forum / feed-based
- 2(4%)Other platforms
Most listings are chat communities (79%).
Discord leads with 63%, but Independent Platforms also has a meaningful share (12%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 1 communities (2%)
- Medium: 8 communities (15%)
- Large: 17 communities (33%)
- Huge: 10 communities (19%)
- Massive: 2 communities (4%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(2%)Small20-100 members
- 8(15%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 17(33%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 10(19%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 2(4%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
14 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 23 communities (44%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 29 communities (56%)
The average is much higher than the median (42K 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 | 44% | 85% |
| Median members | 5K | 24K |
| Average members | 42K | 652K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 56% | 15% |
| Live chat | 81% | 40% |
| Discord share | 63% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Live Chat: 42 communities (81%)
- Paid Community: 29 communities (56%)
- Forum: 17 communities (33%)
- Member Perks: 14 communities (27%)
- Online/Offline Events: 9 communities (17%)
- 81%Live Chat
- 56%Paid Community
- 33%Forum
- 27%Member Perks
- 17%Online/Offline Events
Niche Features
- Newsletter: 7 communities (13%)
- Courses: 4 communities (8%)
- 13%Newsletter
- 8%Courses
Live Chat appears on 81% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 2K
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 33 | 63% | 2K | 93% |
| Independent Platforms | 6 | 12% | 10 | 1% |
| Telegram | 5 | 10% | 48 | 3% |
| 3 | 6% | 51 | 3% | |
| Slack | 2 | 4% | 3 | 0% |
| X / Twitter | 2 | 4% | 9 | 1% |
| 1 | 2% | 1 | 0% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord hosts 63% of listings and 93% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 2K(96%)Chat communities
- 61(3%)Forum / feed-based
- 9(1%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 2K(93%)Live Chat
- 1K(61%)Member Perks
- 895(50%)Online/Offline Events
- 813(46%)Paid Community
- 496(28%)Forum
- 481(27%)Courses
Most-clicked size ranges
- 779(44%)Huge
- 728(41%)Large
- 138(8%)Medium
- 49(3%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 419(24%)MySportPick
- 172(10%)Dropout Degens
- 129(7%)Elitepickz
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.
Community Quality & Ratings
Rating breakdown
- 59(100%)
- 0(0%)
- 0(0%)
- 0(0%)
- 0(0%)
59 reviews across 11 communities · 5.0 average rating.
Among highly rated communities
- Live Chatover-indexes100%vs 81% overall
- Paid Community64%vs 56% overall
- Member Perksover-indexes55%vs 27% overall
- Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes36%vs 17% overall
- Forum27%vs 33% overall
Based on 11 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.
- •Last updated 2026-07-08
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