Hive Grove logged 7,027 posts and comments this week, more than any other top-10 community, yet it has only $18 in pending rewards. Splinterlands did 1,450 and has $1,128 waiting.
Activity and rewards do not move together on Hive. Here is where people showed up this week, and where the payouts went.
This week in three lines
- Snaps is still the busiest community with 503 active authors.
- Biggest move in the top 10 posting volume: LeoFinance up 16%, while Scrobble.life went -22% versus the week before.
- 647 new Hive accounts were created this week, +83% versus the previous week (353).
Top 10 communities by active authors
| # | Community | Active authors | Posts + comments | Pending rewards | Top-level posts (this wk / last wk) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snaps | 503 | 6772 | $336 | 12 / 11 | +9% |
| 2 | Town Square | 426 | 2834 | $312 | 118 / 118 | +0% |
| 3 | Actifit | 366 | 2684 | $528 | 961 / 964 | -0% |
| 4 | LeoFinance | 285 | 1747 | $238 | 230 / 198 | +16% |
| 5 | Scrobble.life | 243 | 1667 | $427 | 209 / 268 | -22% |
| 6 | Worldmappin | 222 | 1372 | $870 | 113 / 106 | +7% |
| 7 | Photography Lovers | 215 | 1107 | $456 | 131 / 135 | -3% |
| 8 | Hive Grove | 199 | 7027 | $18 | 10 / 9 | +11% |
| 9 | Splinterlands | 193 | 1450 | $1,128 | 350 / 312 | +12% |
| 10 | Liketu | 193 | 704 | $298 | 197 / 205 | -4% |
Note: some communities, like Snaps, run on daily container posts where most activity is in comments, so their top-level post count stays small even when they are very busy.
Pending rewards vs the Oct 11 snapshot
Same communities, compared with the numbers in last week's post. Pending rewards are a rolling 7-day window, so this shows where reward flow grew or shrank.
| Community | Pending Oct 11 | Pending Oct 16 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snaps | $357 | $336 | -6% |
| Town Square | $292 | $312 | +7% |
| Actifit | $530 | $528 | -0% |
| LeoFinance | $302 | $238 | -21% |
| Scrobble.life | $519 | $427 | -18% |
| Worldmappin | $796 | $870 | +9% |
| Photography Lovers | $479 | $456 | -5% |
| Splinterlands | $1,275 | $1,128 | -12% |
| Liketu | $360 | $298 | -17% |
Top 10 pending post payouts (one per author)
| # | Author | Title | Community | Pending payout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buildawhale | RE: Burn Post | none | $33.65 | |
| 2 | solominer | Solos Solar Array production stats - September 2026 | none | $30.85 | |
| 3 | erikah | Eyes On You | The Pub | $24.56 | |
| 4 | oflyhigh | 复查预约和特药：今天能走十万步，累哭 | HIVE CN 中文社区 | $23.77 | |
| 5 | zekepickleman | This Is How You Autumn! | Actifit | $23.44 | |
| 6 | gabrielatravels | The Water Tower of Cugir, Romania \ | Let's travel together #371 | Worldmappin | $21.97 |
| 7 | monochromes | MONOMAD - October 10th, 2026 - Make Sure To Read Our Community And Con... | Black And White | $21.20 | |
| 8 | mercy23 | Un pedacito de Paraíso / A little piece of paradise. | Worldmappin | $21.16 | |
| 9 | macchiata | [Movie] I Watched The Idea of You for the Outfits | Scrobble.life | $20.18 | |
| 10 | tattoodjay | Saturday - Shops and restaurants around the area of New Bedford MA | Photography Lovers | $18.75 |
New accounts
| Week | New accounts | Per day |
|---|---|---|
| Previous 7 days | 353 | 50 |
| Last 7 days | 647 | 92 |
Your turn
Which community surprised you most here? Tell me in the comments, and suggest a stat to track next week.
Methodology
Data from the public Hive bridge API (api.hive.blog) and the HafSQL REST API, snapshot taken Oct 16, 2026 at about 09:56 CEST. 298 top-ranked non-NSFW communities scanned. Active authors, posts + comments and pending rewards cover the current 7-day payout window. Week-over-week change compares top-level posts created in the last 7 days with the 7 days before. Pinned posts and hbd.funder are excluded. Author names are written without the at sign so nobody gets a notification ping.