20+ WordPress Statistics to Know in 2025
Can you believe it’s been over 20 years since the release of WordPress?
What if I tell you that in the majority of those years, there’s probably never been a day that you haven’t interacted with a WordPress site?
It’s true! But that’s hardly the most intriguing fact. In this article, you’ll find the most relevant WordPress stats in 2025.
Let’s dive right in:
Fascinating Facts: WordPress Statistics in 2025
- WordPress powers 43.6% of all websites.
- It has been the fastest-growing CMS since 2014.
- People google the word “WordPress” around 2.7 million times a month.
- WordPress users publish 70 million new posts monthly.
- More than 409 million people view about 20 billion pages on WordPress every month.
- WordPress is translated into more than 200 languages.
- You can find around 60k add-ons in the WordPress plugin repository.
WordPress entered the scene back in 2003 and has been breaking records ever since. More often than not, the top websites are powered by it. Take a look yourself:
General WordPress Statistics
Here’s what WordPress has achieved up until now:
WordPress gets more sites from Joomla than from the other CMSs.
(W3Techs)
However, it loses more sites to Shopify than to other CMS options. Still, WordPress is a powerful tool in the online shopping world, as WP ecommerce stats show.
The word “WordPress” gets around 2.5 million searches in Google on a monthly basis.
(KWFinder)
If you’ve dabbled in SEO, you know that’s quite impressive. And even if you haven’t, the number is big enough to make even the greatest skeptic think twice.
WordPress is a leading term on YouTube, too – there are 3k+ channels mentioning the name.
(Statista)
From tutorials to reviews, YouTubers love to discuss WordPress. It takes its rightful place among brands like PlayStation, Etsy, and Microsoft.
WordPress proficiency is among the top five most popular technology skills in the PHP tech stack.
(Statista)
Given WordPress’ popularity, that’s hardly surprising. Knowledge of PHP 7 and 8, Laravel, and Doctrine is also highly valued nowadays.
WordPress Usage Statistics
43.6% of all websites are built on WordPress.
(W3Techs)
This makes for 62% of the sites whose content management system is known. Version 6 is the most popular as of the time of writing.
34,342,409 live sites are using WordPress as of 2025.
(BuiltWith)
Roughly 66,583,563 websites are WordPress customers, but some of those are inactive. Historically, there are an additional 32,241,154 that used WordPress at some point.
Users have downloaded WordPress 6.7 32+ million times.
(WordPress)
WordPress version 6.7 is currently the most used version of WordPress. The number of downloads grows on a daily basis.
WordPress has been the fastest-growing CRM since 2014.
(W3Techs)
It is followed by:
- Joomla
- Drupal
- Blogger
- Magento
WordPress’ market share grew to 43.6% in 2024.
(CodeinWP)
That’s an increase from 43.1% in 2023. In 2022, WordPress had a 42.9% market share, while in 2021, it was 39%.
WordPress Community Stats
Okay, we’ve covered the basics. Now it’s time to discuss the people that make WordPress relevant – its users.
409+ million people view 20+ billion pages on WordPress on a monthly basis.
(WordPress)
As we mentioned in the beginning, hardly a day goes by that you don’t interact with a WordPress page.
WordPress users create 70 million new posts every month.
(WordPress)
They also write roughly 77 million new comments in the same timeframe. Sure seems like they’re a busy crowd!
- WordPress is translated into 200+ languages.
(Manaferra)
Some of them, however, are in the early stages of translation. Don’t worry, though – it’s less than half – 52% are already translated.
- The top three languages of WordPress sites are English (71%), Spanish (4.7%), and Indonesian (2.4%).
(WordPress)
They are followed by:
- Portuguese (Brazil): 2.3%
- French: 1.5%
- Russian: 1.3%
- German: 1.2%
- Italian: 1%
- Turkish: 0.7%
- Dutch: 0.6%
- WPBeginner Engage, the Facebook group for non-techies, has 98.6k members, with hundreds of new posts shared daily.
(Facebook)
People discuss tips and tricks, help others solve issues, and share opinions. If you’re a WordPress beginner, that’s the place to be!
WordPress Themes Statistics
One of the things that makes WordPress a top choice for websites is the abundance of themes and plugins that you can add. Here’s what you need to know about them:
Hello Elementor is the most popular WordPress theme, with 16.760 of the Top 1 Million Sites using it.
(BuiltWith)
The top five are:
- Hello Elementor
- Astra
- Divi
- GeneratePress
- Newspaper
In fact, the Elementor site builder appears to be taking the WordPress community by storm.
The Elementor site builder is used on more than a quarter of all WordPress websites.
(W3Techs)
Users appear to like the drag-and-drop functionality, the support for dynamic content, and the motion effects. The fact that it’s compatible with WooCommerce is certainly helping as well.
WordPress offers over 13,000 free themes.
(WordPress)
And that’s only counting the official marketplace. ThemeForest, Envato, and ThemeIsle have even more free options available. Some even made it to our Best WordPress themes list!
A premium theme for WordPress goes for around $59 usually.
(CodeinWP)
Premium templates usually get better support and frequent updates. So, if you can afford one, it will surely help you stand out from the crowd.
WordPress Plugin Statistics
There are over 59,000 add-ons on the official WordPress plugin repository.
(WordPress)
A WordPress plugin can add new functionalities to your site. The official database has various options for every budget. Aside from that, you can find more add-ons on other marketplaces.
The Top 3 most popular WordPress plugins are WooCommerce, Gutenberg, and Akismet.
(Manaferra)
The latter two probably ended up so high up the charts because they’re often bundled with the WP core. Gutenberg, in particular, caused some controversy when it was promoted as the default WordPress editor, but despite the initial outcry, users are clearly getting used to it.
At least a quarter of a billion WordPress posts have been written with the Gutenberg editor.
(GutenStats)
GutenStats also says that more than 100 thousand posts are written with Gutenberg daily. Bear in mind that the stats are collected only from WordPress.com websites using the Jetpack plugin. The actual numbers are much higher.
WooCommerce Checkout is the second most popular ecommerce platform globally, with a market share of about 14% in the Top 1 Million sites.
(BuiltWith)
Shopify leads the way, with 24%, and Magento is third, with 8%.
About 18% of all disclosed vulnerabilities were classified as high severity, and 2% were deemed critical.
(WPScan)
It’s an improvement compared to previous years, but it shows that the state of WordPress security is still far from perfect. The most common attack vectors are weak credentials and vulnerable plugins, so be sure to use strong passwords and always update your WordPress core and add-ons. You’ll thank us later.
ScalaHosting and WordPress
Now, if those statistics convince you that WordPress is the right choice for you, there’s another important aspect we need to cover – web hosting.
At ScalaHosting, we have vast experience with WordPress, having worked on numerous such projects. That allowed us to tailor the perfect Managed VPS Hosting plans. All of our options come with our very own SPanel – a lightweight and fast content management platform. It gives you direct access to Softaculous, which means you can get WordPress up and running with just a few clicks. And don’t worry if you already have a WP website – our team of experts will ensure the migration process goes unnoticeable.
Wrapping it Up
WordPress is breaking its own records every year. And for a good reason – it’s diverse, flexible, and has a strong community.
Do you really need any more reasons to jump on that bandwagon?
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is WordPress still relevant in 2025?
A: WordPress is definitely still relevant in 2025. In fact, it powers almost half of the websites – 43.1%, to be precise. And if that’s not enough, the term “WordPress” gets googled roughly 2.7 million times every month. So, the interest in the platform is very much still there.
Q: Who still uses WordPress?
A: In 2025, 34,342,409 live sites are using WordPress. Among them, you’ll find big names, such as Sony, the PlayStation blog, Disney books, Spotify Newsroom, Vogue, the White House, and more.
Q: Is WordPress bad for SEO?
A: WordPress is definitely not bad for SEO. In fact, it has many dedicated to SEO plugins like YOAST SEO, which has more than 5 million downloads. The only thing that can affect your SEO is changing your theme, so you should keep that in mind.
