What are stocks communities?

Communities for stock market investors and traders covering equities, options, earnings plays, and market analysis. Reddit hosts some of the most active retail investing communities, with Discord servers for specific trading strategies and signal sharing, ranging from long-term value investors to active day traders.

Where do most stocks communities live?

Discord is the most common platform in this report (66% of 86 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

31% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical stocks community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 1.9M members and the median is 29K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Live Chat is the most common (85%). Others that show up often include paid community and forum.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Stocks topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Stocks Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends &...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 86 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 listings cluster on Discord, while a few large groups pull member averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 86
Platforms: 6
Avg members: 1.9M
Median members: 29K

Where Stocks Communities Are Hosted

Discord
57(66%)
Reddit
16(19%)
Independent Platforms
7(8%)
Skool
5(6%)
WhatsApp
2(2%)
Nas.io
1(1%)

Format mix

Chat communities
57(66%)
Forum / feed-based
23(27%)
Private membership
5(6%)
Other platforms
1(1%)

Chat communities is most common (66%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (27%).

Discord leads with 66%, but Reddit also has a meaningful share (19%).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
1(1%)
Small
20-100 members
2(2%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
3(3%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
5(6%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
12(14%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
4(5%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
7(8%)

52 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (1.9M vs 29K), 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	31%	84%
Median members	29K	25K
Average members	1.9M	673K
Paid or apply-to-join	69%	16%
Live chat	85%	41%
Discord share	66%	17%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Live Chat
85%
Paid Community
66%
Forum
27%

Niche Features

Courses
14%
Online/Offline Events
8%
Newsletter
5%
Requires Application
2%
Tools
2%

Live Chat appears on 85% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 497

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	57	66%	365	74%
Reddit	16	19%	68	14%
Independent Platforms	7	8%	12	2%
Skool	5	6%	8	2%
WhatsApp	2	2%	30	6%
Nas.io	1	1%	13	3%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 66% of listings and 74% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
395(80%)
Forum / feed-based
80(16%)
Other platforms
13(3%)
Private membership
8(2%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
475(96%)
Paid Community
328(66%)
Forum
244(49%)
Online/Offline Events
190(38%)
Courses
171(34%)
Tools
122(25%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
134(27%)
Gigantic
63(13%)
Medium
35(7%)
Large
32(6%)
Tiny
30(6%)

Top-clicked listings

Market Masters
90(18%)
r/pennystocks
33(7%)
HighStrike Trading Room
32(6%)

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

Trends

Founded year

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2017

2019

2020

2022

67 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2008.

Community Quality & Ratings

Only 2 communities have ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.

5.0 average rating across 2 communities.

Rated examples

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.

Updated periodically

FAQ

: Communities for stock market investors and traders covering equities, options, earnings plays, and market analysis. Reddit hosts some of the most active retail investing communities, with Discord servers for specific trading strategies and signal sharing, ranging from long-term value investors to active day traders.
: Discord is the most common platform in this report (66% of 86 listings).
: 31% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 1.9M members and the median is 29K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Live Chat is the most common (85%). Others that show up often include paid community and forum.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Stocks topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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