Executive Summary
We analyzed 25 twitch communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: twitch communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 25
- Platforms
- 6
- Avg members
- 260K
- Median members
- 39K
Where Twitch Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 8 communities (32%)
- Discord: 6 communities (24%)
- Facebook: 6 communities (24%)
- Independent Platforms: 3 communities (12%)
- Discourse: 1 communities (4%)
- LinkedIn: 1 communities (4%)
- 8(32%)
Reddit - 6(24%)
Discord - 6(24%)
Facebook - 3(12%)
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Independent Platforms - 1(4%)
Discourse - 1(4%)
LinkedIn
Format mix
- 18(72%)Forum / feed-based
- 6(24%)Chat communities
- 1(4%)Other platforms
Forum / feed-based is most common (72%), but chat communities is also well represented (24%).
Reddit leads, but Discord and Facebook also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 1 communities (4%)
- Small: 1 communities (4%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 1 communities (4%)
- Huge: 7 communities (28%)
- Massive: 3 communities (12%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (4%)
- 1(4%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(4%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 1(4%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 7(28%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 3(12%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(4%)Gigantic1M+ members
11 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 24 communities (96%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 1 communities (4%)
The average is much higher than the median (260K vs 39K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Twitch Differs From Other Categories
Twitch is more free-to-join, larger, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Twitch | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 96% | 84% |
| Median members | 39K | 25K |
| Average members | 260K | 662K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 4% | 16% |
| Live chat | 60% | 41% |
| Discord share | 24% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 18 communities (72%)
- Live Chat: 15 communities (60%)
- 72%Forum
- 60%Live Chat
Niche Features
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (4%)
- Paid Community: 1 communities (4%)
- 4%Online/Offline Events
- 4%Paid Community
Live Chat appears on 60% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 71
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 32% | 11 | 15% | |
| Discord | 6 | 24% | 52 | 73% |
| 6 | 24% | 7 | 10% | |
| Discourse | 1 | 4% | 1 | 1% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 73% of clicks but only 24% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 52(73%)Chat communities
- 19(27%)Forum / feed-based
Most-clicked features
- 61(86%)Live Chat
- 19(27%)Forum
- 9(13%)Online/Offline Events
Most-clicked size ranges
- 50(70%)Huge
- 5(7%)Massive
- 5(7%)Small
Top-clicked listings
- 27(38%)StreamScheme Discord
- 9(13%)Nerd or Die
- 5(7%)Restream Community Discord
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Twitch. 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.