Web Development Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 25 web development communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: web development has many smaller groups and a few very large outliers pulling averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-04-11

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Communities
25
Platforms
6
Avg members
365K
Median members
8K

Where Web Development Communities Are Hosted

  • Discord: 12 communities (48%)
  • Reddit: 5 communities (20%)
  • Independent Platforms: 3 communities (12%)
  • LinkedIn: 2 communities (8%)
  • Slack: 2 communities (8%)
  • X / Twitter: 1 communities (4%)
  • Discord
    12(48%)
  • Reddit
    5(20%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    3(12%)
  • LinkedIn
    2(8%)
  • Slack
    2(8%)
  • X / Twitter
    1(4%)

Format mix

  • Chat communities
    14(56%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    8(32%)
  • Other platforms
    3(12%)

Chat communities is most common (56%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (32%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 2 communities (8%)
  • Medium: 3 communities (12%)
  • Large: 9 communities (36%)
  • Huge: 4 communities (16%)
  • Massive: 3 communities (12%)
  • Gigantic: 3 communities (12%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    2(8%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    3(12%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    9(36%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    4(16%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    3(12%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    3(12%)

1 community has unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 23 communities (92%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 2 communities (8%)

The average is much higher than the median (365K vs 8K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Web Development Differs From Other Categories

Web Development is smaller, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricWeb DevelopmentHive Index average
Free to join92%85%
Median members8K25K
Average members365K669K
Paid or apply-to-join8%15%
Live chat68%38%
Discord share48%16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Live Chat: 17 communities (68%)
  • Forum: 14 communities (56%)
  • Online/Offline Events: 9 communities (36%)
  • Job Board: 7 communities (28%)
  • Newsletter: 4 communities (16%)
  • Pairing: 4 communities (16%)
  • Live Chat
    68%
  • Forum
    56%
  • Online/Offline Events
    36%
  • Job Board
    28%
  • Newsletter
    16%
  • Pairing
    16%

Niche Features

  • Courses: 3 communities (12%)
  • Member Perks: 2 communities (8%)
  • Tools: 2 communities (8%)
  • Paid Community: 1 communities (4%)
  • Requires Application: 1 communities (4%)
  • Courses
    12%
  • Member Perks
    8%
  • Tools
    8%
  • Paid Community
    4%
  • Requires Application
    4%

Live Chat appears on 68% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
302

Platform supply vs. clicks

PlatformCommunitiesShare of communitiesOutbound clicksShare of clicks
Discord1248%
24681%
Reddit520%
165%
Independent Platforms312%
269%
LinkedIn28%
31%
Slack28%
103%
X / Twitter14%
10%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 48% of listings and 81% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

  • Chat communities
    256(85%)
  • Forum / feed-based
    42(14%)
  • Other platforms
    4(1%)

Most-clicked features

  • Live Chat
    284(94%)
  • Online/Offline Events
    196(65%)
  • Job Board
    157(52%)
  • Forum
    118(39%)
  • Courses
    57(19%)
  • Newsletter
    47(16%)

Most-clicked size ranges

  • Large
    134(44%)
  • Huge
    80(26%)
  • Small
    33(11%)
  • Massive
    26(9%)
  • Medium
    16(5%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Web Dev and Web Design
    69(23%)
  • Programmers Palace
    43(14%)
  • CodeStitch Web Developers Channel
    41(14%)

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

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 Web Development. 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 2026-04-11

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