What are virtual reality communities?

Communities for VR enthusiasts, developers, and social VR participants. Large social VR platforms have their own thriving communities, while Discord serves developers building with Unity and students learning AR/VR development through bootcamps and self-directed programs.

Where do most virtual reality communities live?

Discord is the most common platform in this report (39% of 28 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

86% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical virtual reality community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 493K members and the median is 9K. 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 (57%). Others that show up often include forum and online/offline events.

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

Virtual Reality Communities Report: Stats, Platforms,...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 28 virtual reality communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: virtual reality communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-06-12

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Communities: 28
Platforms: 6
Avg members: 493K
Median members: 9K

Where Virtual Reality Communities Are Hosted

Discord
11(39%)
Independent Platforms
6(21%)
Reddit
4(14%)
Slack
3(11%)
LinkedIn
3(11%)
Facebook
1(4%)

Format mix

Chat communities
14(50%)
Forum / feed-based
11(39%)
Other platforms
3(11%)

Chat communities is most common (50%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (39%).

Discord leads, but Independent Platforms and Reddit also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
1(4%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
1(4%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
9(32%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
7(25%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
2(7%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
2(7%)

6 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (493K vs 9K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Virtual Reality Differs From Other Categories

Virtual Reality is smaller, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Virtual Reality	Hive Index average
Free to join	86%	85%
Median members	9K	25K
Average members	493K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	14%	15%
Live chat	57%	38%
Discord share	39%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Live Chat
57%
Forum
43%
Online/Offline Events
25%

Niche Features

Paid Community
14%
Newsletter
11%
Job Board
7%
Member Perks
7%
Courses
4%
Pairing
4%
Requires Application
4%

Live Chat appears on 57% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 25

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	11	39%	20	87%
Independent Platforms	6	21%	1	4%
Slack	3	11%	1	4%
LinkedIn	3	11%	1	4%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 39% of listings and 87% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
21(91%)
Forum / feed-based
1(4%)
Other platforms
1(4%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
22(96%)
Online/Offline Events
5(22%)
Member Perks
2(9%)
Forum
1(4%)
Newsletter
1(4%)
Paid Community
1(4%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
12(52%)
Huge
7(30%)
Gigantic
1(4%)
Massive
1(4%)

Top-clicked listings

Fast Travel Games Discord
6(26%)
Throwback Studios
4(17%)
Totally Baseball
3(13%)

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

Trends

Founded year

Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.

Community Quality & Ratings

Only 1 community has ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.

3.0 average rating across 1 community.

Rated examples

PokerVR
Discord · 3.0 stars · 19K members

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Virtual Reality. 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 2026-06-12

FAQ

: Communities for VR enthusiasts, developers, and social VR participants. Large social VR platforms have their own thriving communities, while Discord serves developers building with Unity and students learning AR/VR development through bootcamps and self-directed programs.
: Discord is the most common platform in this report (39% of 28 listings).
: 86% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 493K members and the median is 9K. 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 (57%). Others that show up often include forum and online/offline events.
: 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 Virtual Reality topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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