What are world cup communities?

Communities for World Cup fans covering every tournament edition and national team followings. Large official social pages attract tens of millions of followers, with Reddit and Discord communities for live match chat and general World Cup discussion.

Where do most world cup communities live?

Facebook is the most common platform in this report (56% of 18 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

100% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical world cup community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 6.3M members and the median is 1.1M. 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?

Forum is the most common (89%). Others that show up often include 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 World Cup topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

World Cup Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends &...

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 2026-07-12

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Communities: 18
Platforms: 6
Avg members: 6.3M
Median members: 1.1M

Where World Cup Communities Are Hosted

Facebook
10(56%)
Independent Platforms
3(17%)
Telegram
2(11%)
Discord
1(6%)
Reddit
1(6%)
X / Twitter
1(6%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
14(78%)
Chat communities
3(17%)
Other platforms
1(6%)

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
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
2(11%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
1(6%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
0(0%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
0(0%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
4(22%)

11 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (6.3M vs 1.1M), 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	1.1M	24K
Average members	6.3M	652K
Paid or apply-to-join	0%	15%
Discord share	6%	16%
Topic pageviews / mo	985	725

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
89%
Online/Offline Events
17%

Niche Features

Live Chat
11%

Forum appears on 89% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 202

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Facebook	10	56%	83	41%
Discord	1	6%	69	34%
Reddit	1	6%	50	25%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Facebook hosts 56% of listings and 41% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Forum / feed-based
133(66%)
Chat communities
69(34%)

Most-clicked features

Online/Offline Events
152(75%)
Forum
133(66%)
Live Chat
69(34%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Gigantic
133(66%)
Large
69(34%)

Top-clicked listings

FIFA World Cup (Official Facebook)
83(41%)
WorldCup Subreddit Discord
69(34%)
r/worldcup
50(25%)

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

Trends

Founded year

2008

2010

2018

2022

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.
•Last updated 2026-07-12

FAQ

: Communities for World Cup fans covering every tournament edition and national team followings. Large official social pages attract tens of millions of followers, with Reddit and Discord communities for live match chat and general World Cup discussion.
: Facebook is the most common platform in this report (56% of 18 listings).
: 100% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 6.3M members and the median is 1.1M. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (89%). Others that show up often include 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 World Cup topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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