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43%
43% -- cms website market share for WordPress (wordpress.org self-hosted version, combined with WordPress.com VIP) (2024)
WordPress powered approximately 43% of all websites as of 2024.
- approximate figure
- combines WordPress.com VIP and wordpress.org
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43%
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Data Vintage
2024
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30
Methodology
35
Freshness
95
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W3Techs
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https://www.clarigital.com/codex/tools-resources/cms-platforms-overview/ ↗
Source Article
CMS Platforms: WordPress, Shopify & Wix — | Digital Codex
What You Will Learn
- The specific marketing criteria that should drive CMS selection — not just ease of use
- WordPress's marketing strengths and limitations — the most flexible CMS for SEO
- Shopify's marketing capabilities for e-commerce — the dominant platform for online retail
- Squarespace's t…
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Share of all websites powered by WordPress, combining WordPress.com VIP and wordpress.org, per W3Techs data; figure stated as approximate
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WordPress (wordpress.org self-hosted version, combined with WordPress.com VIP): 43% cms website market share. Source: W3Techs (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/wordpress-powers-43-percent-websites-2024
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