B
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43%
43% -- market share for WordPress (2024)
WordPress installations account for more than 43% of the web.
- Stated as 'more than 43%'
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Evidence graded
Value
43%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2024
Entity
Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
W3Techs
Primary
Tier B
https://wp.cloud/case-studies/panelalpha/ ↗
Source Article
PanelAlpha
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Original Research
W3Techs
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Methodology
Cited in WP Cloud case study; original measurement likely from W3Techs CMS usage survey
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 54% | |
| 2024 (current) | 43% | -20.4% |
| 2024 (current) | 68% | +58.1% |
| 2025 | 43.5% | -36.0% |
| 2025-04 | 61.3% | +40.9% |
| 2026-05 | 59.5% | -2.9% |
| 2026-05 | 41.9% | -29.6% |
Segmentation
IndustryMedia
RegionGlobal
RoleAll marketers
Channelmulti-channel
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WordPress: 43% market share. Source: W3Techs (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/wordpress-web-market-share-2024
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