What are world of warcraft communities?

Communities for WoW players covering retail, Classic, and private servers. Discord has major communities for guides, gold farming, and class discussion, while Reddit hosts millions of players sharing news and general game conversation.

Where do most world of warcraft communities live?

Discord is the most common platform in this report (32% of 25 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

88% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical world of warcraft community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 289K members and the median is 132K. 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 (64%). Others that show up often include live chat.

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 of Warcraft topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

World of Warcraft Communities Report: Stats, Platforms,...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 25 world of warcraft 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 of warcraft communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 25
Platforms: 6
Avg members: 289K
Median members: 132K

Where World of Warcraft Communities Are Hosted

Discord
8(32%)
Reddit
8(32%)
Facebook
3(12%)
Independent Platforms
3(12%)
X / Twitter
1(4%)
LinkedIn
1(4%)

Format mix

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

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

Discord leads, but Reddit and Facebook also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
2(8%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
1(4%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
6(24%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
13(52%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
1(4%)

2 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (289K vs 132K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How World of Warcraft Differs From Other Categories

World of Warcraft is larger than typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	World of Warcraft	Hive Index average
Free to join	88%	84%
Median members	132K	25K
Average members	289K	668K
Paid or apply-to-join	12%	16%
Live chat	48%	41%
Discord share	32%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
64%
Live Chat
48%

Niche Features

Job Board
12%
Newsletter
12%
Paid Community
12%
Online/Offline Events
8%

Forum appears on 64% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 36

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	8	32%	30	83%
Reddit	8	32%	1	3%
Facebook	3	12%	1	3%
Independent Platforms	3	12%	2	6%
X / Twitter	1	4%	1	3%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 32% of listings and 83% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
30(83%)
Forum / feed-based
4(11%)
Other platforms
2(6%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
32(89%)
Forum
5(14%)
Newsletter
3(8%)
Paid Community
3(8%)
Job Board
2(6%)
Online/Offline Events
2(6%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
22(61%)
Massive
12(33%)
Medium
2(6%)

Top-clicked listings

WoW Made Easy
12(33%)
RestedXP
7(19%)
WoW Secret Finding & Collections
3(8%)

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

Trends

Founded year

Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.

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

WoW Made Easy
Discord · 5.0 stars · 52K members

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as World of Warcraft. 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.

FAQ

: Communities for WoW players covering retail, Classic, and private servers. Discord has major communities for guides, gold farming, and class discussion, while Reddit hosts millions of players sharing news and general game conversation.
: Discord is the most common platform in this report (32% of 25 listings).
: 88% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 289K members and the median is 132K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (64%). Others that show up often include live chat.
: 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 of Warcraft topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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