Executive Summary
We analyzed 48 students communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: students listings cluster on Reddit, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 48
- Platforms
- 9
- Avg members
- 629K
- Median members
- 192K
Where Students Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 27 communities (56%)
- Independent Platforms: 8 communities (17%)
- Discord: 3 communities (6%)
- Slack: 2 communities (4%)
- Nas.io: 2 communities (4%)
- WhatsApp: 2 communities (4%)
- Intros AI: 1 communities (2%)
- Telegram: 1 communities (2%)
- YourKind: 1 communities (2%)
- 27(56%)
Reddit - 8(17%)
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Independent Platforms - 3(6%)
Discord - 2(4%)
Slack - 2(4%)
Nas.io - 2(4%)
WhatsApp - 1(2%)
Intros AI - 1(2%)
Telegram
Format mix
- 35(73%)Forum / feed-based
- 8(17%)Chat communities
- 5(10%)Other platforms
Most listings are forum / feed-based (73%).
Reddit leads with 56%, but Independent Platforms also has a meaningful share (17%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 1 communities (2%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 6 communities (13%)
- Large: 5 communities (10%)
- Huge: 4 communities (8%)
- Massive: 22 communities (46%)
- Gigantic: 6 communities (13%)
- 1(2%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 6(13%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 5(10%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 4(8%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 22(46%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 6(13%)Gigantic1M+ members
4 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 44 communities (92%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 4 communities (8%)
The average is much higher than the median (629K vs 192K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Students Differs From Other Categories
Students is more free-to-join, larger, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Students | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 92% | 84% |
| Median members | 192K | 25K |
| Average members | 629K | 670K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 8% | 16% |
| Live chat | 31% | 41% |
| Discord share | 6% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 38 communities (79%)
- Live Chat: 15 communities (31%)
- Online/Offline Events: 8 communities (17%)
- Member Perks: 7 communities (15%)
- Newsletter: 7 communities (15%)
- 79%Forum
- 31%Live Chat
- 17%Online/Offline Events
- 15%Member Perks
- 15%Newsletter
Niche Features
- Courses: 6 communities (13%)
- Job Board: 5 communities (10%)
- Requires Application: 4 communities (8%)
- Paid Community: 1 communities (2%)
- Pairing: 1 communities (2%)
- Tools: 1 communities (2%)
- 13%Courses
- 10%Job Board
- 8%Requires Application
- 2%Paid Community
- 2%Pairing
- 2%Tools
Forum appears on 79% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 130
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 56% | 25 | 19% | |
| Independent Platforms | 8 | 17% | 7 | 5% |
| Discord | 3 | 6% | 29 | 22% |
| Slack | 2 | 4% | 7 | 5% |
| Nas.io | 2 | 4% | 3 | 2% |
| 2 | 4% | 44 | 34% | |
| Intros AI | 1 | 2% | 2 | 2% |
| Telegram | 1 | 2% | 13 | 10% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
WhatsApp gets 34% of clicks but only 4% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 93(72%)Chat communities
- 32(25%)Forum / feed-based
- 5(4%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 99(76%)Live Chat
- 35(27%)Forum
- 32(25%)Member Perks
- 31(24%)Online/Offline Events
- 21(16%)Newsletter
- 16(12%)Requires Application
Most-clicked size ranges
- 36(28%)Large
- 21(16%)Massive
- 16(12%)Gigantic
- 7(5%)Huge
- 6(5%)Medium
Top-clicked listings
- 26(20%)Russian Language Learning
- 19(15%)Public Speaking Buddies
- 18(14%)Academic Writing
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 1999: 1 communities (3%)
- 2008: 1 communities (3%)
- 2009: 8 communities (26%)
- 2010: 4 communities (13%)
- 2011: 1 communities (3%)
- 2012: 2 communities (6%)
- 2013: 4 communities (13%)
- 2014: 2 communities (6%)
- 2016: 1 communities (3%)
- 2017: 1 communities (3%)
- 2019: 1 communities (3%)
- 2020: 2 communities (6%)
- 2021: 1 communities (3%)
- 2022: 2 communities (6%)
17 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2009.
Community Quality & Ratings
Only 1 community has ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.
5.0 average rating across 1 community.
Rated examples
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Students. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
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