B
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61%
61% -- cms market share known platforms for WordPress (2026-03)
WordPress holds approximately 61% of the CMS market among sites running a known platform as of March 2026.
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61%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-03
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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W3Techs
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https://www.hubstic.com/resources/blog/webflow-vs-wordpress ↗
Source Article
Webflow vs WordPress 2026: Which Platform Wins?
Most companies treat the Webflow vs WordPress decision as a pricing comparison. It isn't. It's a maintenance budget decision that compounds over three years, and most teams only discover this after committing to the wrong platform.
WordPress costs zero to install. The hidden cost shows up 18 months …
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WordPress: 61% cms market share known platforms. Source: W3Techs (2026-03). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/wordpress-cms-market-share-known-platforms
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