What are youtube communities?

Communities for YouTube creators learning how to grow their channels, improve video quality, and build audiences. Reddit has a major community for smaller creators, with Discord groups and structured Skool programs serving growth-focused creators at various stages.

Where do most youtube communities live?

Reddit is the most common platform in this report (50% of 10 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 youtube community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 576K members and the median is 176K. 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 (60%). Others that show up often include live chat, courses, and tools.

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

YouTube Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends &...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 10 youtube 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, youtube listings cluster on Reddit, while a few large groups pull member averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-04-07

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Communities: 10
Platforms: 4
Avg members: 576K
Median members: 176K

Where YouTube Communities Are Hosted

Reddit
5(50%)
Discord
3(30%)
Independent Platforms
1(10%)
Skool
1(10%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
6(60%)
Chat communities
3(30%)
Private membership
1(10%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (60%), but chat communities is also well represented (30%).

Reddit leads (50% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
0(0%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
1(10%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
3(30%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
4(40%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
1(10%)

1 community has unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (576K vs 176K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How YouTube Differs From Other Categories

YouTube is more free-to-join, and larger, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	YouTube	Hive Index average
Free to join	100%	85%
Median members	176K	25K
Average members	576K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	0%	15%
Live chat	40%	38%
Discord share	30%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
60%
Live Chat
40%
Courses
30%
Tools
30%

Niche Features

Online/Offline Events
10%

Forum appears on 60% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 44

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Reddit	5	50%	15	34%
Discord	3	30%	27	61%
Independent Platforms	1	10%	1	2%
Skool	1	10%	1	2%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 61% of clicks but only 30% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
27(61%)
Forum / feed-based
16(36%)
Private membership
1(2%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
28(64%)
Tools
19(43%)
Forum
16(36%)
Courses
12(27%)
Online/Offline Events
9(20%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
27(61%)
Massive
13(30%)
Gigantic
2(5%)
Large
1(2%)

Top-clicked listings

TubeBuddy Discord
13(30%)
r/NewTubers
9(20%)
YouTube Product Community
9(20%)

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

Trends

Founded year

2008

2009

2012

2019

6 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 YouTube. 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 2026-04-07

FAQ

: Communities for YouTube creators learning how to grow their channels, improve video quality, and build audiences. Reddit has a major community for smaller creators, with Discord groups and structured Skool programs serving growth-focused creators at various stages.
: Reddit is the most common platform in this report (50% of 10 listings).
: 100% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 576K members and the median is 176K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (60%). Others that show up often include live chat, courses, and tools.
: 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 YouTube topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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