How many websites
use WordPress in 2026?
37.3 million live websites use WordPress, according to BuiltWith. WordPress powers 40.2% of websites in W3Techs’ survey and holds 58.7% of the CMS market.
Of all sites surveyed
Of sites with a known CMS
How many websites use WordPress?
37,259,080 live websites use WordPress, according to BuiltWith’s count on 29 September 2026. That is approximately 37.3 million sites.
BuiltWith lists live sites separately from redirects and sites that previously used WordPress. The live count excludes those historical installations. It represents sites detected by BuiltWith, rather than a complete census of every WordPress installation.
Source: BuiltWith WordPress usage statistics.
How has WordPress market share changed?
WordPress powered 23.3% of websites in January 2015 and 43.6% in January 2025. Its latest share is 40.2%.
| Date | Website share |
|---|---|
| 1 January 2015 | 23.3% |
| 1 January 2016 | 25.6% |
| 1 January 2017 | 27.3% |
| 1 January 2018 | 29.2% |
| 1 January 2019 | 32.7% |
| 1 January 2020 | 35.4% |
| 1 January 2021 | 39.5% |
| 1 January 2022 | 43.2% |
| 1 January 2023 | 43.1% |
| 1 January 2024 | 43.1% |
| 1 January 2025 | 43.6% |
| 1 January 2026 | 43.0% |
| 29 September 2026 | 40.2% |
Source: W3Techs yearly usage history. Annual figures are for 1 January; the final row is the latest observation.
Which countries have the most WordPress websites?
The United States has the most WordPress sites in BuiltWith’s country breakdown, followed by Germany and the United Kingdom.
| Country | Live WordPress sites |
|---|---|
| United States | 16,814,166 |
| Germany | 1,919,804 |
| United Kingdom | 1,379,460 |
| France | 976,981 |
| Brazil | 963,408 |
| Italy | 933,924 |
| Netherlands | 872,504 |
| Spain | 718,373 |
| Japan | 715,868 |
| India | 712,650 |
Source: BuiltWith live country totals.
Which WordPress versions are most used?
Here is the distribution by major version in W3Techs’ survey.
| Version | Usage |
|---|---|
| 7.x | 63.5% |
| 6.x | 29.4% |
| 5.x | 4.8% |
| 4.x | 2.0% |
| 3.x | 0.2% |
Source: W3Techs WordPress versions. Rounded figures may not total 100%.
How many WordPress themes are there?
More than 15,000 free themes are advertised in the WordPress.org theme directory. Paid themes sold by independent shops and marketplaces add to that total, but there is no single registry of every WordPress theme.
The directory headline is a rounded figure; its filtered browsing results can show a different count.
Source: WordPress.org theme directory, 29 September 2026.
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More than 73,000 free plugins are available through WordPress.org, according to the directory’s headline. That excludes paid plugins distributed only through vendors’ own websites.
Plugins add features such as contact forms, online shops, caching, and search tools. The directory total counts available plugins, not installations.
Source: WordPress.org plugin directory, 29 September 2026.
How many websites use WooCommerce?
BuiltWith detects 3,447,288 live websites using WooCommerce Checkout, as of 29 September 2026. Its report identifies WooCommerce sites with a checkout page.
This is narrower than counting every site with a WooCommerce plugin or extension installed.
WordPress statistics: frequently asked questions
Is WordPress still the most popular CMS?
Yes. WordPress leads W3Techs’ CMS rankings with 58.7% market share. Shopify has 7.8% and Wix has 6.1% in the same report.
How many WordPress websites are live?
BuiltWith tracks 37,259,080 live WordPress sites as of 29 September 2026.
Why do WordPress usage figures differ?
Services crawl different sets of websites and identify technologies differently. HTTP Archive’s 2025 Web Almanac, for example, reports 64.3% for WordPress’s share of mobile CMS usage. That is a different sample and period from the current W3Techs survey.
Sources
- BuiltWith: WordPress — live websites and country totals, 29 September 2026.
- BuiltWith: WooCommerce Checkout — live checkout sites, 29 September 2026.
- W3Techs: WordPress — market share and versions, 29 September 2026.
- W3Techs: CMS comparison and yearly history.
- WordPress.org themes and plugins — directory headlines, 29 September 2026.
- HTTP Archive: 2025 Web Almanac — published January 2026.
Website totals are observed counts from BuiltWith. W3Techs percentages use its survey of relevant websites. The two datasets are not combined to estimate a worldwide total.