Sports Betting Communities Report

Executive Summary

We analyzed 69 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
69
Platforms
7
Avg members
40K
Median members
6K

Where Sports Betting Communities Are Hosted

  • Discord: 45 communities (65%)
  • Independent Platforms: 11 communities (16%)
  • Telegram: 5 communities (7%)
  • Reddit: 3 communities (4%)
  • Slack: 2 communities (3%)
  • X / Twitter: 2 communities (3%)
  • WhatsApp: 1 communities (1%)
  • Discord
    45(65%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    11(16%)
  • Telegram
    5(7%)
  • Reddit
    3(4%)
  • Slack
    2(3%)
  • X / Twitter
    2(3%)
  • WhatsApp
    1(1%)

Format mix

  • Chat communities
    53(77%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    14(20%)
  • Other platforms
    2(3%)

Chat communities is most common (77%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (20%).

Discord leads with 65%, but Independent Platforms also has a meaningful share (16%).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 1 communities (1%)
  • Medium: 8 communities (12%)
  • Large: 17 communities (25%)
  • Huge: 11 communities (16%)
  • Massive: 2 communities (3%)
  • Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    1(1%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    8(12%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    17(25%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    11(16%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    2(3%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    0(0%)

30 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 23 communities (33%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 46 communities (67%)

The average is much higher than the median (40K 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 join33%84%
Median members6K25K
Average members40K668K
Paid or apply-to-join67%16%
Live chat86%41%
Discord share65%18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Live Chat: 59 communities (86%)
  • Paid Community: 46 communities (67%)
  • Forum: 17 communities (25%)
  • Member Perks: 12 communities (17%)
  • Live Chat
    86%
  • Paid Community
    67%
  • Forum
    25%
  • Member Perks
    17%

Niche Features

  • Online/Offline Events: 8 communities (12%)
  • Newsletter: 7 communities (10%)
  • Courses: 2 communities (3%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    12%
  • Newsletter
    10%
  • Courses
    3%

Live Chat appears on 86% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
2K

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Discord4565%
2K93%
Independent Platforms1116%
271%
Telegram57%
533%
Reddit34%
312%
Slack23%
60%
X / Twitter23%
121%
WhatsApp11%
20%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 65% of listings and 93% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    2K(96%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    58(3%)
  • Other platforms
    12(1%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    2K(93%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    1K(52%)
  • Forum
    971(50%)
  • Paid Community
    923(47%)
  • Member Perks
    647(33%)
  • Newsletter
    360(18%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Large
    1K(61%)
  • Huge
    481(25%)
  • Medium
    154(8%)
  • Massive
    30(2%)
  • Small
    3(0%)

Top-clicked listings

  • PropWave
    552(28%)
  • Insider Picks
    165(8%)
  • Dropout Degens
    150(8%)

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

Community Quality & Ratings

Rating breakdown

  • 56(100%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)
  • 0(0%)

56 reviews across 10 communities · 5.0 average rating.

Among highly rated communities

  • Live Chatover-indexes100%vs 86% overall
  • Paid Community70%vs 67% overall
  • Member Perksover-indexes50%vs 17% overall
  • Forum30%vs 25% 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