Executive Summary
We analyzed 21 wedding communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: wedding listings cluster on Independent Platforms, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2023-07-20
- Communities
- 21
- Platforms
- 6
- Avg members
- 1.9M
- Median members
- 116K
Where Wedding Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 14 communities (67%)
- Reddit: 2 communities (10%)
- Facebook: 2 communities (10%)
- Quora: 1 communities (5%)
- LinkedIn: 1 communities (5%)
- Mighty Networks: 1 communities (5%)
- 14(67%)
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Independent Platforms - 2(10%)
Reddit - 2(10%)
Facebook - 1(5%)
Quora - 1(5%)
LinkedIn - 1(5%)
Mighty Networks
Format mix
- 19(90%)Forum / feed-based
- 1(5%)Other platforms
- 1(5%)Private membership
Most listings are forum / feed-based (90%).
Independent Platforms leads with 67%, but Reddit also has a meaningful share (10%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 1 communities (5%)
- Huge: 5 communities (24%)
- Massive: 4 communities (19%)
- Gigantic: 2 communities (10%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 1(5%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 5(24%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 4(19%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 2(10%)Gigantic1M+ members
9 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 18 communities (86%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 3 communities (14%)
The average is much higher than the median (1.9M vs 116K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Wedding Differs From Other Categories
Wedding is larger than typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Wedding | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 86% | 85% |
| Median members | 116K | 25K |
| Average members | 1.9M | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 14% | 15% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 143 | 714 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 21 communities (100%)
- Newsletter: 5 communities (24%)
- 100%Forum
- 24%Newsletter
Niche Features
- Online/Offline Events: 3 communities (14%)
- Job Board: 2 communities (10%)
- Member Perks: 2 communities (10%)
- Paid Community: 2 communities (10%)
- Courses: 1 communities (5%)
- Requires Application: 1 communities (5%)
- 14%Online/Offline Events
- 10%Job Board
- 10%Member Perks
- 10%Paid Community
- 5%Courses
- 5%Requires Application
Forum appears on 100% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 9
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 14 | 67% | 2 | 22% |
| 2 | 10% | 4 | 44% | |
| 2 | 10% | 3 | 33% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Reddit gets 44% of clicks but only 10% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked features
- 9(100%)Forum
- 1(11%)Online/Offline Events
Most-clicked size ranges
- 5(56%)Gigantic
- 4(44%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 4(44%)r/weddingplanning
- 2(22%)Weddings on a tight budget (5k and below)
- 1(11%)Hitched
A few listings get most of the clicks; the rest split what is left.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Wedding. 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 2023-07-20
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