C
Evidence Grade C
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Current
59.9%
59.9% -- cms market share for WordPress (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
59.9%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
C
Moderate quality evidence
Useful directional data with some methodological gaps. Treat as indicative rather than definitive -- corroborate before citing in formal research.
Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Sources (6)
W3Techs
Primary
Tier B
https://adaired.com/wordpress-development-company/ ↗
Source Article
#1 Wordpress Development Company | Experts Developers✔️
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Original Research
W3Techs
· Original study ↗
Methodology
Share among websites using a known CMS; cited from W3Techs
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17% | |
| 2013 | 50% | +194.1% |
| 2014 | 21% | -58.0% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | +133.5% |
| 2017-01 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18% | -69.7% |
| 2018 | 32% | +77.8% |
| 2018 | 28% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 34% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 39% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 40% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 30% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +107.0% |
| 2020 | 58.55% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -56.3% |
| 2020 | 35% | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 68% | +94.3% |
| 2021 | 42% | -38.2% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | +63.4% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | -40.8% |
| 2021 | 40% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 39% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +64.4% |
| 2021 | 35% | -45.4% |
| 2021 | 41% | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +56.6% |
| 2023 | 43% | -33.0% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +49.5% |
| 2023 | 29% | -54.9% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +119.0% |
| 2023 | 65.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | -29.8% |
| 2024 | 62.6% | +36.7% |
| 2024-09 | 62.6% | 0% |
| 2025 | 64.3% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 61.4% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 59.4% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 33% | -44.4% |
| 2025 | 62.1% | +88.2% |
| 2025 | 53% | -14.7% |
| 2025 | 42.5% | -19.8% |
| 2025 | 63.5% | +49.4% |
| 2025 | 41.9% | -34.0% |
| 2026 (current) | 63.1% | +50.6% |
| 2026 (current) | 42% | -33.4% |
| 2026 (current) | 26% | -38.1% |
| 2026 (current) | 35% | +34.6% |
| 2026 (current) | 65% | +85.7% |
| 2026 (current) | 59.9% | -7.8% |
| 2026 (current) | 41.9% | -30.1% |
| 2026 (current) | 32% | -23.6% |
| 2026 (current) | 58.55% | +83.0% |
| 2026 (current) | 43.4% | -25.9% |
| 2026 (current) | 60.6% | +39.6% |
| 2026 (current) | 41.5% | -31.5% |
| 2026 (current) | 43.3% | +4.3% |
| 2026 (current) | 30% | -30.7% |
| 2026 (current) | 36% | +20.0% |
| 2026-06 | 59.4% | +65.0% |
| 2026-09 | 40.2% | -32.3% |
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WordPress: 59.9% cms market share. Source: W3Techs (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/wordpress-cms-market-share-among-cms
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