Executive Summary
We analyzed 6 world cup communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: In this smaller sample, world cup communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-04-10
- Communities
- 6
- Platforms
- 5
- Avg members
- 7.3M
- Median members
- 4.5M
Where World Cup Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 2 communities (33%)
- Discord: 1 communities (17%)
- Reddit: 1 communities (17%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (17%)
- X / Twitter: 1 communities (17%)
- 2(33%)
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Independent Platforms - 1(17%)
Discord - 1(17%)
Reddit - 1(17%)
Facebook - 1(17%)
X / Twitter
Format mix
- 4(67%)Forum / feed-based
- 1(17%)Chat communities
- 1(17%)Other platforms
Most listings are forum / feed-based (67%).
Independent Platforms leads (33% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 1 communities (17%)
- Huge: 0 communities (0%)
- Massive: 0 communities (0%)
- Gigantic: 3 communities (50%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 1(17%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 0(0%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 0(0%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 3(50%)Gigantic1M+ members
2 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 6 communities (100%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)
The average is much higher than the median (7.3M vs 4.5M), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How World Cup Differs From Other Categories
World Cup is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | World Cup | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 100% | 85% |
| Median members | 4.5M | 25K |
| Average members | 7.3M | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 0% | 15% |
| Live chat | 33% | 38% |
| Discord share | 17% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 4 communities (67%)
- Online/Offline Events: 3 communities (50%)
- Live Chat: 2 communities (33%)
- 67%Forum
- 50%Online/Offline Events
- 33%Live Chat
Forum appears on 67% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 118
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 2 | 33% | 1 | 1% |
| Discord | 1 | 17% | 50 | 46% |
| 1 | 17% | 17 | 16% | |
| 1 | 17% | 40 | 37% | |
| X / Twitter | 1 | 17% | 1 | 1% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord gets 46% of clicks but only 17% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 58(53%)Forum / feed-based
- 50(46%)Chat communities
- 1(1%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 90(83%)Online/Offline Events
- 59(54%)Forum
- 50(46%)Live Chat
Most-clicked size ranges
- 57(52%)Gigantic
- 50(46%)Large
Top-clicked listings
- 50(46%)WorldCup Subreddit Discord
- 40(37%)FIFA World Cup (Official Facebook)
- 17(16%)r/worldcup
Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2008: 1 communities (25%)
- 2010: 1 communities (25%)
- 2018: 1 communities (25%)
- 2022: 1 communities (25%)
2 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2008.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as World Cup. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.
- •Last updated 2026-04-10
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