Sports Betting Communities Report

Executive Summary

We analyzed 48 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 2026-06-09

Communities
48
Platforms
7
Avg members
44K
Median members
6K

Where Sports Betting Communities Are Hosted

  • Discord: 30 communities (63%)
  • Independent Platforms: 6 communities (13%)
  • Telegram: 4 communities (8%)
  • Reddit: 3 communities (6%)
  • Slack: 2 communities (4%)
  • X / Twitter: 2 communities (4%)
  • WhatsApp: 1 communities (2%)
  • Discord
    30(63%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    6(13%)
  • Telegram
    4(8%)
  • Reddit
    3(6%)
  • Slack
    2(4%)
  • X / Twitter
    2(4%)
  • WhatsApp
    1(2%)

Format mix

  • Chat communities
    37(77%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    9(19%)
  • Other platforms
    2(4%)

Most listings are chat communities (77%).

Discord leads with 63%, but Independent Platforms also has a meaningful share (13%).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 0 communities (0%)
  • Medium: 8 communities (17%)
  • Large: 15 communities (31%)
  • Huge: 10 communities (21%)
  • Massive: 2 communities (4%)
  • Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    0(0%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    8(17%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    15(31%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    10(21%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    2(4%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    0(0%)

13 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 20 communities (42%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 28 communities (58%)

The average is much higher than the median (44K vs 6K), 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 join42%85%
Median members6K25K
Average members44K669K
Paid or apply-to-join58%15%
Live chat79%38%
Discord share63%16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Live Chat: 38 communities (79%)
  • Paid Community: 28 communities (58%)
  • Forum: 16 communities (33%)
  • Member Perks: 13 communities (27%)
  • Newsletter: 7 communities (15%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 7 communities (15%)
  • Live Chat
    79%
  • Paid Community
    58%
  • Forum
    33%
  • Member Perks
    27%
  • Newsletter
    15%
  • Online/Offline Events
    15%

Niche Features

  • Courses: 4 communities (8%)
  • Courses
    8%

Live Chat appears on 79% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
1K

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Discord3063%
1K93%
Independent Platforms613%
101%
Telegram48%
403%
Reddit36%
292%
X / Twitter24%
30%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 63% of listings and 93% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    1K(97%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    39(3%)
  • Other platforms
    3(0%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    1K(92%)
  • Member Perks
    846(70%)
  • Paid Community
    623(52%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    592(49%)
  • Courses
    367(30%)
  • Forum
    303(25%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Huge
    593(49%)
  • Large
    463(38%)
  • Medium
    67(6%)
  • Massive
    29(2%)

Top-clicked listings

  • MySportPick
    315(26%)
  • Dropout Degens
    140(12%)
  • Elitepickz
    111(9%)

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

Community Quality & Ratings

Rating breakdown

  • 54(100%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)

54 reviews across 10 communities · 5.0 average rating.

Among highly rated communities

  • Live Chatover-indexes100%vs 79% overall
  • Paid Communityover-indexes70%vs 58% overall
  • Member Perksover-indexes60%vs 27% overall
  • Online/Offline Eventsover-indexes30%vs 15% overall
  • Coursesover-indexes20%vs 8% 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.

  • Last updated 2026-06-09

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