B
Evidence Grade B
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Current
40%
40% -- website market share for WordPress (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
40%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Sources (3)
Akismet
Primary
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Akismet
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Methodology
Cited by Akismet; original source likely W3Techs (not named)
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 39% | |
| 2016 | 25% | -35.9% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 30% | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 29% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 35% | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 39% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 43% | +10.3% |
| 2021-02 | 40% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 40% | 0% |
| 2023 | 40% | 0% |
| 2023 | 37% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 43% | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 43% | 0% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 43.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 34% | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 44% | +29.4% |
| 2025 | 33% | -25.0% |
| 2026 (current) | 41% | +24.2% |
| 2026 (current) | 43.5% | +6.1% |
| 2026 (current) | 40% | -8.0% |
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WordPress: 40% website market share. Source: Akismet (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/wordpress-powers-40-percent-internet
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