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Where is based your community?
Where is based your community?
25,7% of the European tech communities are based on meetup.com followed by Slack and Linkedin groups.
This graph shows a significant change in where European tech communities are based. Meetup.com remains the leading platform at 25.7%, but it has experienced a sharp decline compared to the 48% reported last year.
Some thoughts:
Decline of Meetup.com: while Meetup.com remains the most used tool, its drop from 48% to 25.7% indicates a shift toward more dynamic and interactive platforms. This decline could stem from:
Changing community habits toward instant communication platforms.
Meetup’s reliance on scheduled events versus continuous, real-time engagement.
Cost-related barriers for organizers using Meetup.
Rise of Discord and Telegram: platforms like Discord and Telegram have grown significantly due to their focus on real-time interaction, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. These tools allow tech communities to build continuous, asynchronous discussions, attracting younger and more tech-savvy members.
As these platforms continue to grow, we may see them competing more directly with Slack and LinkedIn for community management.
Slack and LinkedIn's Steady Position:
Slack (15.1%) remains popular for professional, team-oriented communities due to its organized channels and integrations.
LinkedIn groups (12.8%) retain relevance by providing visibility and networking opportunities for professionals.
Shifting Habits and Hybrid Communities: A growing preference for real-time interaction (Telegram, Discord) and hybrid community approaches (Only in-person events: 7.7%) reflects a desire for diverse, flexible tools to meet evolving needs.
Tools for event organization
Tools for event organization
18,5%
use meetup.com as main tool to organize events followed by Google Forms and Eventbrite.
Comparing the 62,8% of last year keeping the same order we can see a more extensive use of tools to organize events.
Social media used to communicate events
Social media used to communicate events
Linkedin and Twitter are the most used socials in the tech communities.
Linkedin is the social related to work and communities offer a big boost to developers career growth so it is the best place where communities can share their training events.
Some recent news about X will let us know if communities will moove on Bluesky or other socials.
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