Executive Summary
We analyzed 22 vintage clothing communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: vintage clothing listings cluster on Reddit, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-08-02
- Communities
- 22
- Platforms
- 2
- Avg members
- 448K
- Median members
- 139K
Where Vintage Clothing Communities Are Hosted
- Reddit: 18 communities (82%)
- Independent Platforms: 4 communities (18%)
- 18(82%)
Reddit - 4(18%)
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Independent Platforms
Reddit leads with 82%, but Independent Platforms also has a meaningful share (18%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 1 communities (5%)
- Huge: 6 communities (27%)
- Massive: 11 communities (50%)
- Gigantic: 3 communities (14%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 1(5%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 6(27%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 11(50%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 3(14%)Gigantic1M+ members
1 community has unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 21 communities (95%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 1 communities (5%)
The average is much higher than the median (448K vs 139K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Vintage Clothing Differs From Other Categories
Vintage Clothing is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Vintage Clothing | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 95% | 84% |
| Median members | 139K | 25K |
| Average members | 448K | 673K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 5% | 16% |
| Live chat | 18% | 41% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 255 | 886 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 18 communities (82%)
- Live Chat: 4 communities (18%)
- 82%Forum
- 18%Live Chat
Niche Features
- Paid Community: 1 communities (5%)
- 5%Paid Community
Forum appears on 82% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 5
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 82% | 3 | 60% | |
| Independent Platforms | 4 | 18% | 2 | 40% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Reddit hosts 82% of listings and 60% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked features
- 5(100%)Forum
- 1(20%)Paid Community
Most-clicked size ranges
- 3(60%)Massive
- 1(20%)Huge
- 1(20%)Gigantic
Clicks by access model
- 4(80%)Free to join
- 1(20%)Paid or apply-to-join
Top-clicked listings
- 1(20%)Styleforum
- 1(20%)Vintage Fashion Guild Forums
- 1(20%)r/ThriftGrift
A few listings get most of the clicks; the rest split what is left.
Trends
Founded year
- 2010: 1 communities (25%)
- 2012: 1 communities (25%)
- 2015: 2 communities (50%)
18 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2015.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Vintage Clothing. 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.
- •Last updated 2026-08-02
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