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> **Original source:** https://thehiveindex.com/topics/seo/stats/?utm_source=openai

In this report

-   [Platforms](#section-platforms)
-   [Audience](#section-audience)
-   [Compare](#section-compare)
-   [Features](#section-features)
-   [Interest](#section-interest)
-   [Trends](#section-trends)
-   [Quality](#section-quality)
-   [Methodology](#section-methodology)

## How SEO Differs From Other Categories

SEO is smaller, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric

SEO

Hive Index average

Free to join

82%

84%

Median members

11K

25K

Average members

123K

673K

Paid or apply-to-join

18%

16%

Live chat

48%

41%

Discord share

10%

17%

## What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo

### Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform

Communities

Share of communities

Outbound clicks

Share of clicks

Independent Platforms

14

28%

32

6%

Slack

12

24%

297

59%

Facebook

8

16%

27

5%

Reddit

7

14%

7

1%

Discord

5

10%

131

26%

Quora

2

4%

4

1%

Circle

1

2%

1

0%

WhatsApp

1

2%

7

1%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Slack gets 59% of clicks but only 24% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

### Most-clicked formats

-   Chat communities
    
    435(86%)
    
-   Forum / feed-based
    
    70(14%)
    
-   Private membership
    
    1(0%)
    

### Most-clicked features

-   Live Chat
    
    450(89%)
    
-   Forum
    
    294(58%)
    
-   Member Perks
    
    229(45%)
    
-   Requires Application
    
    228(45%)
    
-   Online/Offline Events
    
    146(29%)
    
-   Newsletter
    
    119(24%)
    

### Most-clicked size ranges

-   Medium
    
    224(44%)
    
-   Large
    
    153(30%)
    
-   Massive
    
    27(5%)
    
-   Huge
    
    16(3%)
    
-   Gigantic
    
    11(2%)
    

### Top-clicked listings

-   Growth Partners
    
    99(20%)
    
-   The SEO Community
    
    50(10%)
    
-   Link Building Blogs
    
    44(9%)
    

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