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Hive provides tools to build communities, tribes, apps, games and economies within them. Two of the powerful features of the Hive Network is  its community building and rewarding its participants. 

Since the start of the year 2021 till now Hive blockchain paid out total of <strong>$2,820,118.92</strong> in rewards for authors and curators. In the same time period <strong>$2,395,144,06</strong> was paid out to all posts and comments within various communities. That shows a strong engagement of participation within communities.

Using HiveSQL I have compiled a list of top 150 Hive communities with the amount of total posts and comments, and rewards paid out for authors and curators. The ranking is based on total rewards.

Numbers for GEMS and LeoFinance are super impressive.

<center><h1>Top 150 Hive Communities Ranked By Rewards For 2021</h1></center>

<table><tr><th>#</th><th>Community</th><th>Posts & Comments</th><th>Author Rewards</th><th>Curator Rewards</th><th>Total Rewards</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>GEMS</td><td>135,775</td><td>$144,275.25</td><td>$141,930.90</td><td>$286,206.15</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>LeoFinance</td><td>335,670</td><td>$133,737.63</td><td>$117,706.32</td><td>$251,443.95</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>HIVE CN 中文社区</td><td>27,250</td><td>$53,730.80</td><td>$47,257.82</td><td>$100,988.61</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Foodies Bee Hive</td><td>50,629</td><td>$45,541.44</td><td>$44,714.65</td><td>$90,256.09</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Hive Gaming</td><td>28,200</td><td>$37,019.19</td><td>$43,309.90</td><td>$80,329.09</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Haveyoubeenhere</td><td>28,623</td><td>$33,434.27</td><td>$32,189.51</td><td>$65,623.78</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Photography Lovers</td><td>39,830</td><td>$30,065.88</td><td>$28,640.81</td><td>$58,706.69</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Nerday</td><td>20,791</td><td>$24,951.96</td><td>$23,714.04</td><td>$48,666.01</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>OCD</td><td>33,135</td><td>$19,375.03</td><td>$27,496.62</td><td>$46,871.65</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>MakeUp Power</td><td>13,437</td><td>$20,674.12</td><td>$20,318.20</td><td>$40,992.32</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Natural Medicine</td><td>31,559</td><td>$19,132.92</td><td>$20,283.76</td><td>$39,416.68</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Actifit</td><td>107,545</td><td>$19,992.53</td><td>$19,167.02</td><td>$39,159.56</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Hive Pets</td><td>16,868</td><td>$18,861.25</td><td>$19,822.83</td><td>$38,684.08</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Movies & TV Shows</td><td>16,247</td><td>$18,298.33</td><td>$19,409.16</td><td>$37,707.49</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>OnChainArt</td><td>20,539</td><td>$19,347.94</td><td>$18,142.29</td><td>$37,490.23</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>DTube</td><td>21,850</td><td>$18,230.02</td><td>$19,221.29</td><td>$37,451.31</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Build-It</td><td>11,939</td><td>$18,015.38</td><td>$17,871.81</td><td>$35,887.19</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Music</td><td>19,488</td><td>$16,983.42</td><td>$17,613.67</td><td>$34,597.09</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Project HOPE</td><td>23,783</td><td>$12,022.57</td><td>$21,842.39</td><td>$33,864.97</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>BDCommunity</td><td>10,689</td><td>$16,288.15</td><td>$15,981.48</td><td>$32,269.63</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Threespeak</td><td>16,211</td><td>$15,066.93</td><td>$14,819.98</td><td>$29,886.91</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Black And White</td><td>17,963</td><td>$13,232.51</td><td>$11,982.47</td><td>$25,214.98</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Hive Open Mic</td><td>10,286</td><td>$12,588.52</td><td>$12,513.28</td><td>$25,101.80</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Cervantes</td><td>14,014</td><td>$12,507.03</td><td>$12,065.35</td><td>$24,572.39</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Blogging Challenge</td><td>18,481</td><td>$11,811.76</td><td>$11,871.52</td><td>$23,683.28</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Amazing Nature</td><td>21,531</td><td>$11,447.44</td><td>$11,494.36</td><td>$22,941.80</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Olio di Balena</td><td>21,588</td><td>$11,422.20</td><td>$11,038.54</td><td>$22,460.73</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>StemSocial</td><td>5,789</td><td>$9,896.80</td><td>$10,072.79</td><td>$19,969.59</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Sports Talk Social</td><td>21,828</td><td>$10,051.51</td><td>$9,613.54</td><td>$19,665.04</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Team Ukraine</td><td>8,945</td><td>$9,785.81</td><td>$9,515.85</td><td>$19,301.66</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Architecture+Design</td><td>8,488</td><td>$9,232.14</td><td>$9,111.24</td><td>$18,343.38</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Alien Art Hive</td><td>9,009</td><td>$9,026.62</td><td>$9,142.92</td><td>$18,169.54</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Motherhood</td><td>9,151</td><td>$8,857.23</td><td>$9,125.99</td><td>$17,983.22</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>VIMM.TV - Streaming</td><td>7,833</td><td>$8,169.36</td><td>$9,107.79</td><td>$17,277.15</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Feathered Friends</td><td>17,904</td><td>$8,393.57</td><td>$8,103.67</td><td>$16,497.24</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>Deutsch D-A-CH</td><td>28,827</td><td>$8,238.76</td><td>$8,217.95</td><td>$16,456.71</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>Deep Dives</td><td>6,498</td><td>$8,498.19</td><td>$7,844.78</td><td>$16,342.97</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>Sketchbook</td><td>12,731</td><td>$8,242.36</td><td>$7,866.95</td><td>$16,109.31</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>Fascinating Insects</td><td>10,510</td><td>$7,859.35</td><td>$7,531.81</td><td>$15,391.16</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>NeedleWorkMonday</td><td>8,938</td><td>$7,319.94</td><td>$7,358.81</td><td>$14,678.75</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>Full Deportes</td><td>5,345</td><td>$7,246.98</td><td>$7,274.22</td><td>$14,521.20</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>Hive Book Club</td><td>4,997</td><td>$7,025.72</td><td>$7,393.76</td><td>$14,419.48</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>ecoTrain</td><td>6,429</td><td>$6,601.68</td><td>$6,496.56</td><td>$13,098.24</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>D.Buzz</td><td>95,528</td><td>$6,376.02</td><td>$6,185.39</td><td>$12,561.41</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>Loving HIVE ❤</td><td>7,093</td><td>$6,091.38</td><td>$6,271.43</td><td>$12,362.81</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>Musicforlife  🎶</td><td>26,277</td><td>$5,822.86</td><td>$5,823.24</td><td>$11,646.10</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>Splinterlands</td><td>18,485</td><td>$5,752.29</td><td>$5,717.26</td><td>$11,469.55</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>BIBLE READERS</td><td>7,092</td><td>$5,684.47</td><td>$5,779.63</td><td>$11,464.09</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>Home Edders</td><td>6,338</td><td>$5,590.06</td><td>$5,835.64</td><td>$11,425.69</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>Freewriters</td><td>14,542</td><td>$5,906.86</td><td>$5,418.12</td><td>$11,324.98</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>Proof of Brain</td><td>32,318</td><td>$5,637.08</td><td>$5,406.02</td><td>$11,043.10</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>The LIFESTYLE LOUNGE</td><td>11,599</td><td>$5,598.97</td><td>$5,219.32</td><td>$10,818.29</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>The Anime Realm</td><td>3,941</td><td>$4,708.17</td><td>$5,430.41</td><td>$10,138.58</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>Shadow  Hunters</td><td>20,851</td><td>$4,628.54</td><td>$4,742.70</td><td>$9,371.23</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>ASEAN Hive</td><td>5,005</td><td>$4,784.73</td><td>$4,285.72</td><td>$9,070.44</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>Hive Bangladesh</td><td>10,972</td><td>$4,092.04</td><td>$4,499.54</td><td>$8,591.58</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>The City of Neoxian</td><td>3,962</td><td>$4,485.44</td><td>$4,100.55</td><td>$8,585.99</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>Ladies of Hive</td><td>12,292</td><td>$4,332.27</td><td>$4,245.74</td><td>$8,578.01</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>Live Hive Music</td><td>2,407</td><td>$4,144.80</td><td>$4,181.29</td><td>$8,326.09</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>Fungi Lovers</td><td>6,339</td><td>$3,986.49</td><td>$3,872.65</td><td>$7,859.14</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>WeedCash Network</td><td>9,594</td><td>$3,748.47</td><td>$3,676.84</td><td>$7,425.31</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>Stock Images</td><td>3,730</td><td>$3,616.48</td><td>$3,716.41</td><td>$7,332.89</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td>Discovery-it</td><td>4,709</td><td>$3,687.95</td><td>$3,296.18</td><td>$6,984.13</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td>TravelFeed</td><td>3,382</td><td>$3,433.07</td><td>$3,360.73</td><td>$6,793.81</td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td>HiveDevs</td><td>2,367</td><td>$3,515.52</td><td>$3,246.96</td><td>$6,762.48</td></tr><tr><td>66</td><td>QUAC</td><td>2,300</td><td>$3,388.73</td><td>$3,258.64</td><td>$6,647.38</td></tr><tr><td>67</td><td>Literatos</td><td>7,622</td><td>$3,305.15</td><td>$3,292.88</td><td>$6,598.03</td></tr><tr><td>68</td><td>Let's Make a Collage</td><td>9,875</td><td>$2,913.65</td><td>$3,500.89</td><td>$6,414.54</td></tr><tr><td>69</td><td>Toys on Hive</td><td>2,566</td><td>$2,985.34</td><td>$3,025.58</td><td>$6,010.92</td></tr><tr><td>70</td><td>THE WEEKEND</td><td>12,736</td><td>$3,064.16</td><td>$2,729.45</td><td>$5,793.61</td></tr><tr><td>71</td><td>The CTP Swarm</td><td>12,189</td><td>$2,815.56</td><td>$2,808.56</td><td>$5,624.12</td></tr><tr><td>72</td><td>I Am Alive Challenge</td><td>28,283</td><td>$2,618.74</td><td>$2,952.68</td><td>$5,571.43</td></tr><tr><td>73</td><td>Informationwar</td><td>1,638</td><td>$2,540.55</td><td>$2,914.93</td><td>$5,455.48</td></tr><tr><td>74</td><td>EXHAUST</td><td>4,310</td><td>$2,657.39</td><td>$2,692.55</td><td>$5,349.94</td></tr><tr><td>75</td><td>SkateHive</td><td>3,064</td><td>$2,646.60</td><td>$2,686.07</td><td>$5,332.67</td></tr><tr><td>76</td><td>hivemexico</td><td>4,604</td><td>$2,556.77</td><td>$2,749.43</td><td>$5,306.20</td></tr><tr><td>77</td><td>DClub</td><td>2,123</td><td>$2,568.36</td><td>$2,538.50</td><td>$5,106.86</td></tr><tr><td>78</td><td>Hive Statistics</td><td>2,001</td><td>$2,738.28</td><td>$2,291.05</td><td>$5,029.33</td></tr><tr><td>79</td><td>Abundance Tribe</td><td>2,291</td><td>$2,087.60</td><td>$2,913.78</td><td>$5,001.39</td></tr><tr><td>80</td><td>Planetauto</td><td>2,578</td><td>$2,381.32</td><td>$2,236.04</td><td>$4,617.36</td></tr><tr><td>81</td><td>HiveVenezuela</td><td>3,573</td><td>$2,279.95</td><td>$2,291.56</td><td>$4,571.51</td></tr><tr><td>82</td><td>Agricultural Mindset</td><td>989</td><td>$2,336.55</td><td>$2,127.08</td><td>$4,463.63</td></tr><tr><td>83</td><td>Urban Exploration</td><td>2,170</td><td>$2,288.90</td><td>$1,958.44</td><td>$4,247.34</td></tr><tr><td>84</td><td>Hive Motors</td><td>1,318</td><td>$2,110.04</td><td>$2,119.83</td><td>$4,229.87</td></tr><tr><td>85</td><td>STEMGeeks</td><td>3,904</td><td>$2,226.23</td><td>$1,973.76</td><td>$4,199.99</td></tr><tr><td>86</td><td>HODL</td><td>4,371</td><td>$1,956.77</td><td>$2,213.76</td><td>$4,170.54</td></tr><tr><td>87</td><td>Memehub</td><td>4,952</td><td>$2,039.53</td><td>$2,066.57</td><td>$4,106.10</td></tr><tr><td>88</td><td>Bulgaria</td><td>11,268</td><td>$1,952.55</td><td>$2,146.76</td><td>$4,099.31</td></tr><tr><td>89</td><td>HivePosh</td><td>2,309</td><td>$1,871.59</td><td>$2,139.07</td><td>$4,010.65</td></tr><tr><td>90</td><td>The Ink Well</td><td>8,317</td><td>$1,952.91</td><td>$2,027.70</td><td>$3,980.60</td></tr><tr><td>91</td><td>CCH</td><td>2,482</td><td>$1,926.57</td><td>$1,928.98</td><td>$3,855.56</td></tr><tr><td>92</td><td>Qurator</td><td>2,718</td><td>$2,006.05</td><td>$1,844.65</td><td>$3,850.70</td></tr><tr><td>93</td><td>Programming/Dev</td><td>824</td><td>$1,925.33</td><td>$1,908.99</td><td>$3,834.32</td></tr><tr><td>94</td><td>Education</td><td>1,273</td><td>$1,876.44</td><td>$1,777.03</td><td>$3,653.48</td></tr><tr><td>95</td><td>Hive Cross Culture !</td><td>2,793</td><td>$1,446.74</td><td>$2,127.90</td><td>$3,574.63</td></tr><tr><td>96</td><td>Rally</td><td>336</td><td>$1,880.58</td><td>$1,412.26</td><td>$3,292.84</td></tr><tr><td>97</td><td>BEER</td><td>4,118</td><td>$1,720.26</td><td>$1,516.16</td><td>$3,236.42</td></tr><tr><td>98</td><td>CineTV</td><td>2,173</td><td>$1,646.20</td><td>$1,584.45</td><td>$3,230.65</td></tr><tr><td>99</td><td>Photography</td><td>2,724</td><td>$1,730.44</td><td>$1,492.96</td><td>$3,223.40</td></tr><tr><td>100</td><td>Sound Music</td><td>2,463</td><td>$1,560.19</td><td>$1,651.80</td><td>$3,211.99</td></tr><tr><td>101</td><td>PHOTOGRAPHY [DAC]</td><td>2,046</td><td>$1,660.51</td><td>$1,475.57</td><td>$3,136.08</td></tr><tr><td>102</td><td>Ecency</td><td>5,976</td><td>$1,480.44</td><td>$1,482.71</td><td>$2,963.14</td></tr><tr><td>103</td><td>PoliticallyIncorrect</td><td>524</td><td>$1,407.44</td><td>$1,371.65</td><td>$2,779.09</td></tr><tr><td>104</td><td>Hive Mobile Games</td><td>641</td><td>$1,349.79</td><td>$1,376.88</td><td>$2,726.67</td></tr><tr><td>105</td><td>PhotoFeed</td><td>2,569</td><td>$1,403.95</td><td>$1,273.34</td><td>$2,677.29</td></tr><tr><td>106</td><td>Wednesday Walk</td><td>2,612</td><td>$1,385.84</td><td>$1,274.61</td><td>$2,660.45</td></tr><tr><td>107</td><td>StreetArt</td><td>3,551</td><td>$1,394.28</td><td>$1,217.91</td><td>$2,612.18</td></tr><tr><td>108</td><td>Palnet</td><td>1,965</td><td>$1,373.71</td><td>$1,186.60</td><td>$2,560.31</td></tr><tr><td>109</td><td>Picture A Day</td><td>3,658</td><td>$1,340.71</td><td>$1,192.82</td><td>$2,533.54</td></tr><tr><td>110</td><td>Polish HIVE</td><td>2,867</td><td>$1,260.18</td><td>$1,216.07</td><td>$2,476.25</td></tr><tr><td>111</td><td>Cinnamon Cup Coffee</td><td>2,189</td><td>$1,085.56</td><td>$1,294.40</td><td>$2,379.96</td></tr><tr><td>112</td><td>Rising Star Game</td><td>6,454</td><td>$1,176.47</td><td>$1,152.52</td><td>$2,328.99</td></tr><tr><td>113</td><td>Top Family</td><td>1,481</td><td>$1,026.82</td><td>$1,089.94</td><td>$2,116.77</td></tr><tr><td>114</td><td>Writing Club</td><td>1,137</td><td>$1,054.26</td><td>$1,030.57</td><td>$2,084.84</td></tr><tr><td>115</td><td>ReggaeJAHM</td><td>4,185</td><td>$1,023.91</td><td>$1,058.32</td><td>$2,082.24</td></tr><tr><td>116</td><td>La radio</td><td>5,071</td><td>$985.44</td><td>$948.91</td><td>$1,934.35</td></tr><tr><td>117</td><td>COVID-19</td><td>290</td><td>$1,003.88</td><td>$917.20</td><td>$1,921.08</td></tr><tr><td>118</td><td>Praise India</td><td>1,515</td><td>$949.48</td><td>$958.01</td><td>$1,907.50</td></tr><tr><td>119</td><td>Rant, Complain, Talk</td><td>3,228</td><td>$971.86</td><td>$903.84</td><td>$1,875.70</td></tr><tr><td>120</td><td>The Talent Club</td><td>1,876</td><td>$1,005.89</td><td>$847.36</td><td>$1,853.25</td></tr><tr><td>121</td><td>Lightpainters United</td><td>879</td><td>$795.27</td><td>$936.72</td><td>$1,731.98</td></tr><tr><td>122</td><td>The Pew: Guns & more</td><td>1,927</td><td>$923.46</td><td>$795.99</td><td>$1,719.45</td></tr><tr><td>123</td><td>The Chess Community</td><td>1,137</td><td>$890.78</td><td>$766.88</td><td>$1,657.66</td></tr><tr><td>124</td><td>Poetic Universe</td><td>1,125</td><td>$821.08</td><td>$809.16</td><td>$1,630.24</td></tr><tr><td>125</td><td>HIVESICIANS</td><td>1,194</td><td>$779.73</td><td>$769.83</td><td>$1,549.57</td></tr><tr><td>126</td><td>SublimeSunday</td><td>1,118</td><td>$826.46</td><td>$714.48</td><td>$1,540.94</td></tr><tr><td>127</td><td>Silver Gold Stackers</td><td>1,633</td><td>$795.01</td><td>$715.02</td><td>$1,510.02</td></tr><tr><td>128</td><td>dPoll</td><td>6,459</td><td>$748.61</td><td>$722.08</td><td>$1,470.69</td></tr><tr><td>129</td><td>The Pollen Flow</td><td>507</td><td>$803.47</td><td>$639.25</td><td>$1,442.72</td></tr><tr><td>130</td><td>SEAPHOTOGRAPHY</td><td>1,277</td><td>$772.36</td><td>$666.32</td><td>$1,438.68</td></tr><tr><td>131</td><td>Bee a Better You</td><td>354</td><td>$681.52</td><td>$673.31</td><td>$1,354.83</td></tr><tr><td>132</td><td>Game Development</td><td>604</td><td>$702.62</td><td>$636.02</td><td>$1,338.64</td></tr><tr><td>133</td><td>Succulent growers</td><td>1,064</td><td>$690.10</td><td>$599.58</td><td>$1,289.69</td></tr><tr><td>134</td><td>DIYHub</td><td>755</td><td>$693.44</td><td>$570.66</td><td>$1,264.09</td></tr><tr><td>135</td><td>Self Improvement</td><td>929</td><td>$691.65</td><td>$561.27</td><td>$1,252.92</td></tr><tr><td>136</td><td>Hive Improvement</td><td>760</td><td>$629.32</td><td>$623.07</td><td>$1,252.39</td></tr><tr><td>137</td><td>Česky!</td><td>2,494</td><td>$644.66</td><td>$599.72</td><td>$1,244.38</td></tr><tr><td>138</td><td>Caturday</td><td>1,313</td><td>$614.83</td><td>$604.16</td><td>$1,218.99</td></tr><tr><td>139</td><td>Hive Governance</td><td>392</td><td>$682.19</td><td>$515.39</td><td>$1,197.58</td></tr><tr><td>140</td><td>Celfmagazine</td><td>1,163</td><td>$562.55</td><td>$585.79</td><td>$1,148.34</td></tr><tr><td>141</td><td>Insects Of The World</td><td>910</td><td>$567.39</td><td>$560.34</td><td>$1,127.74</td></tr><tr><td>142</td><td>About PeakD</td><td>744</td><td>$435.39</td><td>$690.51</td><td>$1,125.89</td></tr><tr><td>143</td><td>Aureal</td><td>314</td><td>$523.28</td><td>$587.13</td><td>$1,110.42</td></tr><tr><td>144</td><td>Silver Bloggers</td><td>2,645</td><td>$565.14</td><td>$526.27</td><td>$1,091.41</td></tr><tr><td>145</td><td>Guitar</td><td>1,102</td><td>$543.10</td><td>$539.18</td><td>$1,082.28</td></tr><tr><td>146</td><td>R2cornell</td><td>1,182</td><td>$555.64</td><td>$516.08</td><td>$1,071.72</td></tr><tr><td>147</td><td>News & Views</td><td>146</td><td>$506.18</td><td>$505.24</td><td>$1,011.42</td></tr><tr><td>148</td><td>Analog (FILM) Photog</td><td>1,571</td><td>$518.75</td><td>$490.08</td><td>$1,008.82</td></tr><tr><td>149</td><td>Splinterlands Brasil</td><td>1,882</td><td>$503.98</td><td>$497.21</td><td>$1,001.19</td></tr><tr><td>150</td><td>Cryptobrewmaster</td><td>730</td><td>$482.47</td><td>$503.24</td><td>$985.71</td></tr></table>

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