What are tattoos communities?

Communities for tattoo enthusiasts and collectors to share designs, find artists, and discuss the culture. Facebook groups and Reddit communities attract large numbers of members, while Discord and dedicated sites serve more serious collectors interested in quality work and artist research.

Where do most tattoos communities live?

Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (50% of 16 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

81% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical tattoos community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 978K members and the median is 8K. 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?

Forum is the most common (88%). Others that show up often include newsletter, live chat, and paid community.

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 Tattoos topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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

Executive Summary

We analyzed 16 tattoos communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: tattoos listings cluster on Independent Platforms, while a few large groups pull member averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 16
Platforms: 7
Avg members: 978K
Median members: 8K

Where Tattoos Communities Are Hosted

Independent Platforms
8(50%)
Facebook
2(13%)
LinkedIn
2(13%)
Reddit
1(6%)
Slack
1(6%)
Telegram
1(6%)
Discord
1(6%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
11(69%)
Chat communities
3(19%)
Other platforms
2(13%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (69%).

Independent Platforms leads with 50%, but Facebook also has a meaningful share (13%).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
2(13%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
4(25%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
3(19%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
2(13%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
1(6%)

4 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (978K vs 8K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Tattoos Differs From Other Categories

Tattoos is smaller than typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Tattoos	Hive Index average
Free to join	81%	84%
Median members	8K	25K
Average members	978K	668K
Paid or apply-to-join	19%	16%
Live chat	19%	41%
Discord share	6%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
88%
Newsletter
25%
Live Chat
19%
Paid Community
19%

Niche Features

Courses
13%
Online/Offline Events
13%
Member Perks
6%
Token
6%

Forum appears on 88% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 7

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Independent Platforms	8	50%	4	57%
Reddit	1	6%	1	14%
Telegram	1	6%	1	14%
Discord	1	6%	1	14%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Independent Platforms hosts 50% of listings and 57% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Forum / feed-based
5(71%)
Chat communities
2(29%)

Most-clicked features

Forum
6(86%)
Newsletter
3(43%)
Live Chat
2(29%)
Member Perks
1(14%)
Online/Offline Events
1(14%)
Paid Community
1(14%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
2(29%)
Gigantic
1(14%)
Medium
1(14%)

Top-clicked listings

Big Tattoo Planet
3(43%)
The Tattoo Forum
1(14%)
r/tattoos
1(14%)

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

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Tattoos. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.

FAQ

: Communities for tattoo enthusiasts and collectors to share designs, find artists, and discuss the culture. Facebook groups and Reddit communities attract large numbers of members, while Discord and dedicated sites serve more serious collectors interested in quality work and artist research.
: Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (50% of 16 listings).
: 81% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 978K members and the median is 8K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (88%). Others that show up often include newsletter, live chat, and paid community.
: 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 Tattoos topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.