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43% -- cms market share all websites for WordPress (2022)
WordPress powered 43% of all websites on the Internet in 2022.
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43%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2022
Entity
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Global
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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W3Techs
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https://www.appmysite.com/blog/wordpress-market-share-statistics/ ↗
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Latest WordPress market share data & statistics - AppMySite
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WP Expert (wpexpert.ca)
https://wpexpert.ca/wordpress-worth-it-2026/
2026-09-23
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24% | |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +13.8% |
| 2022 (current) | 43% | +57.5% |
| 2026 | 41.9% | -2.6% |
| 2026-07 | 41.5% | -1.0% |
Segmentation
IndustryRetail
RegionGlobal
RoleAll marketers
Channelmulti-channel
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