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40.5%
40.5% -- share of all websites for WordPress (2021-03)
As of March 2021, WordPress was used by 40.5% of all websites monitored by W3Techs.
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40.5%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2021-03
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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W3Techs
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03 (current) | 40.5% | |
| 2025 | 43.5% | +7.4% |
| 2026-09 | 40.7% | -6.4% |
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WordPress: 40.5% share of all websites. Source: W3Techs (2021-03). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/wordpress-all-websites-share-2021
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