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43% -- cms market share of all websites for WordPress (2025)
WordPress powers over 43% of all websites worldwide in 2025.
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43%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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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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Weave Digital
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https://weave.co.nz/why-we-use-wordpress-in-2025/ ↗
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Why Use WordPress in 2025: Weave’s Take on the World's Leading CMS | Insights by Weave Digital
Your website is your digital home, and choosing the right platform for it is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. At Weave, we’ve been working with WordPress since 2004. In that time, we’ve built and supported hundreds of websites across New Zealand, from science research hubs to funeral…
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Weave Digital
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Cited by agency blog (Weave Digital) citing W3Techs-style CMS usage data; secondary source
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.4% | |
| 2025 (current) | 32.3% | +13.7% |
| 2025 (current) | 43% | +33.1% |
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