The state of the niche
Across the 124 paid fitness & training Skool communities indexed in the public directory, the combined estimated MRR is $4.14M — drawn from 76,793 paying members at an average ticket of $99/mo.
Top 5 fitness & training communities
- #1 The Spartan Protocol — $441.5K/mo · 446 members · $990/mo
- #2 Fit Pro Alpha ( Premium ) — $399K/mo · 266 members · $1500/mo
- #3 Deal Makers Academy — $357.5K/mo · 286 members · $1250/mo
- #4 Shonen Strength — $226.9K/mo · 3,386 members · $67/mo
- #5 High Intensity Business (Pro) — $160.9K/mo · 111 members · $1450/mo
Concentration
The top 3 communities account for 29% of total niche MRR. The top 10 take 56%. Long-tail healthier than expected.
Operator opportunity
Average price across 124 communities is $99/mo. Anyone launching a new fitness & training Skool below $69/mo would be in the bottom quartile by pricing — fine for volume, weak for revenue. Above $149/mo means competing on depth, not price.