Executive Summary
We analyzed 18 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: world cup listings cluster on Facebook, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 18
- Platforms
- 6
- Avg members
- 6.3M
- Median members
- 1.2M
Where World Cup Communities Are Hosted
- Facebook: 10 communities (56%)
- Independent Platforms: 3 communities (17%)
- Telegram: 2 communities (11%)
- Discord: 1 communities (6%)
- Reddit: 1 communities (6%)
- X / Twitter: 1 communities (6%)
- 10(56%)
Facebook - 3(17%)
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Independent Platforms - 2(11%)
Telegram - 1(6%)
Discord - 1(6%)
Reddit - 1(6%)
X / Twitter
Format mix
- 14(78%)Forum / feed-based
- 3(17%)Chat communities
- 1(6%)Other platforms
Most listings are forum / feed-based (78%).
Facebook leads with 56%, but Independent Platforms also has a meaningful share (17%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 2 communities (11%)
- Large: 1 communities (6%)
- Huge: 0 communities (0%)
- Massive: 0 communities (0%)
- Gigantic: 4 communities (22%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 2(11%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 1(6%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 0(0%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 0(0%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 4(22%)Gigantic1M+ members
11 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 18 communities (100%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 0 communities (0%)
The average is much higher than the median (6.3M vs 1.2M), 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% | 84% |
| Median members | 1.2M | 25K |
| Average members | 6.3M | 672K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 0% | 16% |
| Discord share | 6% | 18% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 238 | 827 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 16 communities (89%)
- Online/Offline Events: 3 communities (17%)
- 89%Forum
- 17%Online/Offline Events
Niche Features
- Live Chat: 2 communities (11%)
- 11%Live Chat
Forum appears on 89% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 19
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 56% | 4 | 21% | |
| Telegram | 2 | 11% | 8 | 42% |
| Discord | 1 | 6% | 3 | 16% |
| 1 | 6% | 4 | 21% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Telegram gets 42% of clicks but only 11% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 11(58%)Chat communities
- 8(42%)Forum / feed-based
Most-clicked features
- 16(84%)Forum
- 5(26%)Online/Offline Events
- 3(16%)Live Chat
Most-clicked size ranges
- 8(42%)Medium
- 6(32%)Gigantic
- 3(16%)Large
Top-clicked listings
- 8(42%)FIFA World Cup (Telegram)
- 4(21%)r/worldcup
- 3(16%)WorldCup Subreddit Discord
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2008: 1 communities (25%)
- 2010: 1 communities (25%)
- 2018: 1 communities (25%)
- 2022: 1 communities (25%)
14 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.
- •This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.