Executive Summary
We analyzed 20 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 2026-05-15
- Communities
- 20
- Platforms
- 6
- Avg members
- 317K
- Median members
- 125K
Where World of Warcraft Communities Are Hosted
- Discord: 7 communities (35%)
- Reddit: 4 communities (20%)
- Facebook: 3 communities (15%)
- Independent Platforms: 3 communities (15%)
- X / Twitter: 1 communities (5%)
- LinkedIn: 1 communities (5%)
- 7(35%)
Discord - 4(20%)
Reddit - 3(15%)
Facebook - 3(15%)
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Independent Platforms - 1(5%)
X / Twitter - 1(5%)
LinkedIn
Format mix
- 10(50%)Forum / feed-based
- 7(35%)Chat communities
- 3(15%)Other platforms
Forum / feed-based is most common (50%), but chat communities is also well represented (35%).
Discord leads, but Reddit and Facebook also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 2 communities (10%)
- Large: 1 communities (5%)
- Huge: 5 communities (25%)
- Massive: 10 communities (50%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (5%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 2(10%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 1(5%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 5(25%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 10(50%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(5%)Gigantic1M+ members
1 community has unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 18 communities (90%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 2 communities (10%)
The average is much higher than the median (317K vs 125K), 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, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | World of Warcraft | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 90% | 85% |
| Median members | 125K | 25K |
| Average members | 317K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 10% | 15% |
| Live chat | 55% | 38% |
| Discord share | 35% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 12 communities (60%)
- Live Chat: 11 communities (55%)
- Job Board: 3 communities (15%)
- Newsletter: 3 communities (15%)
- 60%Forum
- 55%Live Chat
- 15%Job Board
- 15%Newsletter
Niche Features
- Online/Offline Events: 2 communities (10%)
- Paid Community: 2 communities (10%)
- 10%Online/Offline Events
- 10%Paid Community
Live Chat appears on 55% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 38
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 7 | 35% | 23 | 77% |
| 4 | 20% | 5 | 17% | |
| Independent Platforms | 3 | 15% | 2 | 7% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Discord hosts 35% of listings and 77% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 23(77%)Chat communities
- 7(23%)Forum / feed-based
Most-clicked features
- 26(87%)Live Chat
- 7(23%)Forum
- 4(13%)Newsletter
- 4(13%)Online/Offline Events
- 1(3%)Job Board
- 1(3%)Paid Community
Most-clicked size ranges
- 14(47%)Massive
- 14(47%)Huge
- 2(7%)Gigantic
Top-clicked listings
- 8(27%)WoW Made Easy
- 6(20%)RestedXP
- 4(13%)WoW Secret Finding & Collections
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.
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.
- •Last updated 2026-05-15
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