Executive Summary
We analyzed 42 stocks communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: stocks communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-06-28
- Communities
- 42
- Platforms
- 6
- Avg members
- 1.8M
- Median members
- 27K
Where Stocks Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 16 communities (38%)
- Discord: 12 communities (29%)
- Independent Platforms: 8 communities (19%)
- Skool: 5 communities (12%)
- WhatsApp: 2 communities (5%)
- Nas.io: 1 communities (2%)
- 16(38%)
Reddit - 12(29%)
Discord - 8(19%)
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Independent Platforms - 5(12%)
Skool - 2(5%)
WhatsApp - 1(2%)
Nas.io
Format mix
- 24(57%)Forum / feed-based
- 12(29%)Chat communities
- 5(12%)Private membership
- 1(2%)Other platforms
Forum / feed-based is most common (57%), but chat communities is also well represented (29%).
Reddit leads, but Discord and Independent Platforms also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 1 communities (2%)
- Small: 2 communities (5%)
- Medium: 4 communities (10%)
- Large: 5 communities (12%)
- Huge: 12 communities (29%)
- Massive: 4 communities (10%)
- Gigantic: 7 communities (17%)
- 1(2%)Tiny<20 members
- 2(5%)Small20-100 members
- 4(10%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 5(12%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 12(29%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 4(10%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 7(17%)Gigantic1M+ members
7 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 28 communities (67%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 14 communities (33%)
The average is much higher than the median (1.8M vs 27K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Stocks Differs From Other Categories
Stocks is less free-to-join, more chat-heavy, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Stocks | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 67% | 85% |
| Median members | 27K | 24K |
| Average members | 1.8M | 652K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 33% | 15% |
| Live chat | 67% | 40% |
| Discord share | 29% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Live Chat: 28 communities (67%)
- Forum: 24 communities (57%)
- Paid Community: 13 communities (31%)
- Courses: 12 communities (29%)
- Online/Offline Events: 8 communities (19%)
- 67%Live Chat
- 57%Forum
- 31%Paid Community
- 29%Courses
- 19%Online/Offline Events
Niche Features
- Newsletter: 5 communities (12%)
- Tools: 2 communities (5%)
- Requires Application: 1 communities (2%)
- 12%Newsletter
- 5%Tools
- 2%Requires Application
Live Chat appears on 67% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 377
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 38% | 79 | 21% | |
| Discord | 12 | 29% | 271 | 72% |
| Independent Platforms | 8 | 19% | 6 | 2% |
| Skool | 5 | 12% | 2 | 1% |
| 2 | 5% | 10 | 3% | |
| Nas.io | 1 | 2% | 9 | 2% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 72% of clicks but only 29% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 281(75%)Chat communities
- 85(23%)Forum / feed-based
- 9(2%)Other platforms
- 2(1%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 358(95%)Live Chat
- 287(76%)Forum
- 231(61%)Online/Offline Events
- 202(54%)Paid Community
- 194(51%)Courses
- 151(40%)Tools
Most-clicked size ranges
- 157(42%)Huge
- 73(19%)Gigantic
- 56(15%)Large
- 29(8%)Medium
- 10(3%)Tiny
Top-clicked listings
- 122(32%)Market Masters
- 52(14%)Paytience
- 42(11%)r/pennystocks
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2004: 1 communities (5%)
- 2008: 4 communities (20%)
- 2009: 2 communities (10%)
- 2012: 1 communities (5%)
- 2013: 1 communities (5%)
- 2014: 1 communities (5%)
- 2016: 1 communities (5%)
- 2017: 1 communities (5%)
- 2019: 2 communities (10%)
- 2020: 4 communities (20%)
- 2021: 1 communities (5%)
- 2022: 1 communities (5%)
22 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2008.
Community Quality & Ratings
Only 3 communities have ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.
5.0 average rating across 3 communities.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Stocks. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •Last updated 2026-06-28
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