{"id":333116,"date":"2026-03-23T12:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/?p=333116"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:26:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:26:35","slug":"wordpress-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"150+ WordPress Statistics &#038; Facts for 2026 (Usage, Themes, Plugins)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Last updated: March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress powers 42.6% of all websites \u2014 but for the first time in over 20 years, that number is going down. Here are 150+ WordPress statistics covering market share, plugins, themes, security, performance, and the ecosystem economy for 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f0f4f8;border-radius:8px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key WordPress Statistics (2026)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>42.6%<\/strong> of all websites run WordPress \u2014 down from 43.6% peak in mid-2025 (<a href=\"https:\/\/w3techs.com\/technologies\/details\/cm-wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">W3Techs<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>472-595 million<\/strong> WordPress websites globally (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.demandsage.com\/wordpress-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">DemandSage<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>59,000+<\/strong> free plugins, <strong>1 billion+<\/strong> total downloads (<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WordPress.org<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>11,334<\/strong> security vulnerabilities in 2025 \u2014 up <strong>42%<\/strong> YoY (<a href=\"https:\/\/patchstack.com\/whitepaper\/state-of-wordpress-security-in-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Patchstack<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>$596.7 billion<\/strong> WordPress economy (<a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.com\/blog\/wordpress-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WP Engine study<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>4.17 million<\/strong> live WooCommerce stores (<a href=\"https:\/\/storeleads.app\/reports\/woocommerce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">StoreLeads<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>2.3 million<\/strong> blog posts published on WordPress every day (<a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.com\/blog\/wordpress-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kinsta<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress Market Share &amp; Usage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1528\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-market-share-timeline-1.png\" alt=\"wp market share timeline chart by Colorlib\" class=\"wp-image-374231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-market-share-timeline-1.png 2400w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-market-share-timeline-1-338x215.png 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-market-share-timeline-1-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-market-share-timeline-1-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-market-share-timeline-1-1536x978.png 1536w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-market-share-timeline-1-2048x1304.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Statistic<\/th><th>Value<\/th><th>Source<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Share of all websites<\/td><td><strong>42.6%<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/w3techs.com\/technologies\/details\/cm-wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">W3Techs<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CMS market share<\/td><td><strong>59.9%<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/w3techs.com\/technologies\/details\/cm-wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">W3Techs<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total WordPress websites<\/td><td><strong>472-595 million<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demandsage.com\/wordpress-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">DemandSage<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>All-time downloads<\/td><td><strong>1.2 billion+<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/counter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WordPress.org<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>New sites built daily<\/td><td><strong>500+<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.com\/blog\/wordpress-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kinsta<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blog posts published daily<\/td><td><strong>2.3 million<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.com\/blog\/wordpress-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kinsta<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Monthly page views<\/td><td><strong>20 billion<\/strong> (409M visitors)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.com\/blog\/wordpress-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kinsta<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Available languages<\/td><td><strong>208<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/17\/wordpress-market-share\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WordPress.com<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top country: Japan<\/td><td><strong>58.5%<\/strong> of all sites<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpzoom.com\/blog\/wordpress-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WPZOOM<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Share of top 10,000 websites<\/td><td><strong>23.75%<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/wphostinsights.com\/2025\/05\/09\/fortune-500-companies-using-wordpress-see-the-2025-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WP Host Insights<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress vs. Competitors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-vs-competitors-1.png\" alt=\"wp vs competitors chart by Colorlib\" class=\"wp-image-374232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-vs-competitors-1.png 2400w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-vs-competitors-1-338x153.png 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-vs-competitors-1-1024x463.png 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-vs-competitors-1-768x348.png 768w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-vs-competitors-1-1536x695.png 1536w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-vs-competitors-1-2048x927.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>CMS<\/th><th>Mar 2026<\/th><th>YoY Change<\/th><th>Since 2015<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>WordPress<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>42.4%<\/strong><\/td><td>\ud83d\udd34 -1.0 pp<\/td><td>+19.1 pp<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shopify<\/td><td>5.1%<\/td><td>\ud83d\udfe2 +0.4 pp<\/td><td>+4.8 pp (929%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wix<\/td><td>4.3%<\/td><td>\ud83d\udfe2 +0.8 pp<\/td><td>+4.2 pp (43x)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Squarespace<\/td><td>2.5%<\/td><td>\ud83d\udfe2 +0.2 pp<\/td><td>+2.3 pp<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Joomla<\/td><td>1.3%<\/td><td>\ud83d\udd34 -0.2 pp<\/td><td>-2.0 pp (-61%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drupal<\/td><td>0.7%<\/td><td>\ud83d\udd34 -0.2 pp<\/td><td>-1.3 pp (-65%)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/w3techs.com\/technologies\/history_overview\/content_management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">W3Techs<\/a>. Full analysis: <a href=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/cms-market-share\/\">CMS Market Share 2026<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress Plugin Statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1342\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-top-plugins-1.png\" alt=\"wp top plugins chart by Colorlib\" class=\"wp-image-374233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-top-plugins-1.png 2400w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-top-plugins-1-338x189.png 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-top-plugins-1-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-top-plugins-1-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-top-plugins-1-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-top-plugins-1-2048x1145.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Plugin<\/th><th>Active Installs<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Yoast SEO<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>13+ million<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elementor<\/td><td>10+ million<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Contact Form 7<\/td><td>10+ million<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>WooCommerce<\/td><td>6.3+ million<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>WPForms<\/td><td>6+ million<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wordfence<\/td><td>4.2+ million<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Classic Editor<\/td><td>4+ million<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ACF<\/td><td>2+ million<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WordPress.org<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>59,000+<\/strong> free plugins; <strong>70,000+<\/strong> total including premium<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>12,713<\/strong> new plugins reviewed in 2025 \u2014 <strong>40.6% increase<\/strong> over 2024<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Total downloads exceed <strong>1 billion<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>80%<\/strong> of sites use at least one plugin; average site uses <strong>12-15<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress Theme Statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-themes.png\" alt=\"wp2 themes chart by Colorlib\" class=\"wp-image-374633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-themes.png 2400w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-themes-338x135.png 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-themes-1024x409.png 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-themes-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-themes-1536x613.png 1536w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-themes-2048x817.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>14,000+<\/strong> free themes; <strong>12,000<\/strong> premium on ThemeForest; <strong>30,000+<\/strong> total<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Divi<\/strong> is the most popular premium theme: <strong>2.16 million<\/strong> live sites (<a href=\"https:\/\/trends.builtwith.com\/cms\/Divi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">BuiltWith<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>60%+<\/strong> of new themes use Full Site Editing; <strong>90%+<\/strong> are responsive<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Top Envato theme makers earn <strong>$10,000+\/month<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress Version Adoption<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-versions.png\" alt=\"wp2 versions chart by Colorlib\" class=\"wp-image-374634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-versions.png 2400w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-versions-338x117.png 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-versions-1024x354.png 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-versions-768x266.png 768w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-versions-1536x531.png 1536w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-versions-2048x708.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Version<\/th><th>% of Sites<\/th><th>Status<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>6.x<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>88-91.7%<\/strong><\/td><td>\ud83d\udfe2 Supported<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5.x<\/td><td>5.8-11%<\/td><td>\ud83d\udfe0 Outdated<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.x and older<\/td><td>2.3-3.7%<\/td><td>\ud83d\udd34 Security risk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only <strong>~48%<\/strong> run a PHP version still receiving security patches<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>52 major releases<\/strong>, over <strong>760 total<\/strong> \u2014 each named after jazz musicians<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gutenberg &amp; Block Editor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-gutenberg.png\" alt=\"wp2 gutenberg chart by Colorlib\" class=\"wp-image-374635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-gutenberg.png 2400w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-gutenberg-338x117.png 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-gutenberg-1024x354.png 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-gutenberg-768x266.png 768w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-gutenberg-1536x531.png 1536w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-gutenberg-2048x708.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adoption climbed to <strong>over 60%<\/strong>, up from 37% in 2020<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>19 million<\/strong> active installations; <strong>157,000+<\/strong> posts\/day<\/li>\n\n\n<li>FSE grew <strong>145%<\/strong> in 2025; <strong>75%+<\/strong> of new themes use it<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>4+ million<\/strong> Classic Editor installs \u2014 significant holdout base<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Page Builder Market Share<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-page-builders-1.png\" alt=\"wp page builders chart by Colorlib\" class=\"wp-image-374235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-page-builders-1.png 2400w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-page-builders-1-338x135.png 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-page-builders-1-1024x409.png 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-page-builders-1-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-page-builders-1-1536x613.png 1536w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-page-builders-1-2048x817.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Builder<\/th><th>Share<\/th><th>Sites<\/th><th>Trend<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Elementor<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>40-50%<\/strong><\/td><td>12M+<\/td><td>\ud83d\udd34 Declining (56%\u219243%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Divi<\/td><td>~18%<\/td><td>2.16M<\/td><td>\u2014 Stable<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>WPBakery<\/td><td>~5-10%<\/td><td>Legacy<\/td><td>\ud83d\udd34 Declining<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Beaver Builder<\/td><td>~5%<\/td><td>1M+<\/td><td>\u2014 Stable<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bricks<\/td><td>~3%<\/td><td>Growing<\/td><td>\ud83d\udfe2 Fastest growing<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WooCommerce &amp; Ecommerce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1218\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-woocommerce-stats-1.png\" alt=\"wp woocommerce stats chart by Colorlib\" class=\"wp-image-374236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-woocommerce-stats-1.png 2400w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-woocommerce-stats-1-338x172.png 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-woocommerce-stats-1-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-woocommerce-stats-1-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-woocommerce-stats-1-1536x780.png 1536w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-woocommerce-stats-1-2048x1039.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Metric<\/th><th>Value<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Live stores<\/td><td><strong>4.17 million<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ecommerce share<\/td><td><strong>20-39%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Annual GMV<\/td><td><strong>$30-35 billion<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total downloads<\/td><td><strong>344+ million<\/strong> (~30K\/day)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stores earning $100K+\/year<\/td><td><strong>12,600<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stores earning $1M+\/year<\/td><td><strong>300+<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mobile traffic<\/td><td><strong>60%+<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress Security Statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-security-vulnerabilities-1.png\" alt=\"wp security vulnerabilities chart by Colorlib\" class=\"wp-image-374234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-security-vulnerabilities-1.png 2400w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-security-vulnerabilities-1-338x165.png 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-security-vulnerabilities-1-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-security-vulnerabilities-1-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-security-vulnerabilities-1-1536x749.png 1536w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-security-vulnerabilities-1-2048x998.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Statistic<\/th><th>Value<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Vulnerabilities in 2025<\/td><td><strong>11,334<\/strong> (+42% YoY)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cumulative known<\/td><td><strong>64,782<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>In plugins<\/td><td><strong>91%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>In WordPress core<\/td><td>Only <strong>6<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Median exploit time<\/td><td><strong>5 hours<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Exploited within 24h<\/td><td><strong>45%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Unpatched at disclosure<\/td><td><strong>46%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>XSS vulnerabilities<\/td><td><strong>47.7%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/patchstack.com\/whitepaper\/state-of-wordpress-security-in-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Patchstack 2026<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1122\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-performance-cwv-1.png\" alt=\"wp performance cwv chart by Colorlib\" class=\"wp-image-374238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-performance-cwv-1.png 2400w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-performance-cwv-1-338x158.png 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-performance-cwv-1-1024x479.png 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-performance-cwv-1-768x359.png 768w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-performance-cwv-1-1536x718.png 1536w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-performance-cwv-1-2048x957.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Metric<\/th><th>Desktop<\/th><th>Mobile<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Average load time<\/td><td><strong>2.5s<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>13.25s<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CWV pass rate<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td><strong>50%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>LCP pass<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td><strong>86%<\/strong> (1.1s median)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TTFB pass<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td><strong>65%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Page weight grew <strong>34%<\/strong> since 2016 \u2014 images <strong>56%<\/strong>, JavaScript <strong>30%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>53%<\/strong> of mobile visitors leave if load exceeds 3 seconds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress Hosting &amp; Costs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-hosting-market-1.png\" alt=\"wp hosting market chart by Colorlib\" class=\"wp-image-374237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-hosting-market-1.png 2400w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-hosting-market-1-338x135.png 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-hosting-market-1-1024x409.png 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-hosting-market-1-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-hosting-market-1-1536x613.png 1536w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp-hosting-market-1-2048x817.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Host<\/th><th>WP Share<\/th><th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Hostinger<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>4.7%<\/strong><\/td><td>54% of clients use WP<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bluehost<\/td><td>2.8%<\/td><td>WP.org recommended<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>GoDaddy<\/td><td>2.3%<\/td><td>Largest registrar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SiteGround<\/td><td>2.1%<\/td><td>WP.org recommended<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>WP Engine<\/td><td>1.5%<\/td><td>30% of managed WP<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Custom WP design: <strong>$500-$52,800+<\/strong>; developers charge <strong>$20-$150\/hour<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>A quarter<\/strong> of WordPress users make a full-time living from the CMS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress Economic Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-economy.png\" alt=\"wp2 economy chart by Colorlib\" class=\"wp-image-374636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-economy.png 2400w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-economy-338x117.png 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-economy-1024x354.png 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-economy-768x266.png 768w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-economy-1536x531.png 1536w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-economy-2048x708.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ecosystem valued at <strong>$596.7 billion<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Automattic revenue: <strong>~$710 million<\/strong> (2024)<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Enterprise users: <strong>White House, BBC, TechCrunch, Sony, Bloomberg<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Used in <strong>190+ countries<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress Community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-community.png\" alt=\"wp2 community chart by Colorlib\" class=\"wp-image-374637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-community.png 2400w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-community-338x117.png 338w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-community-1024x354.png 1024w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-community-768x266.png 768w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-community-1536x531.png 1536w, https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wp2-community-2048x708.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>990<\/strong> WordCamps across <strong>73 cities<\/strong> in <strong>65 countries<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>740+<\/strong> meetup groups, <strong>370,900+<\/strong> members<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>22,000+<\/strong> contributors to WordPress core<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WordPress still dominates<\/strong> at 42.6% of all websites \u2014 but the peak is behind us.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Plugins are the greatest strength and biggest risk.<\/strong> 70,000+ plugins enable anything, but 91% of vulnerabilities come from them.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>WooCommerce is a powerhouse.<\/strong> 4.17M stores, $30-35B GMV, 12,600 stores earning $100K+\/year.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Performance is the Achilles&#8217; heel.<\/strong> Only 50% pass CWV. Optimization matters.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Security requires vigilance.<\/strong> 11,334 vulnerabilities, exploits within 5 hours. Keep everything updated.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>The WordPress economy is massive.<\/strong> $596.7B ecosystem supporting millions worldwide.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Full Site Editing is the future.<\/strong> 75%+ new themes use FSE. The block editor era is here.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/w3techs.com\/technologies\/details\/cm-wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">W3Techs \u2014 WordPress Usage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/17\/wordpress-market-share\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WordPress.com \u2014 Market Share<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.com\/blog\/wordpress-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kinsta \u2014 WordPress Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/patchstack.com\/whitepaper\/state-of-wordpress-security-in-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Patchstack \u2014 State of WordPress Security 2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/debughawk.com\/blog\/wordpress-performance-report-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">DebugHawk \u2014 Performance Report 2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpzoom.com\/blog\/wordpress-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WPZOOM \u2014 WordPress Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demandsage.com\/wordpress-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">DemandSage \u2014 WordPress Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storeleads.app\/reports\/woocommerce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">StoreLeads \u2014 WooCommerce<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gutenstats.blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">GutenStats \u2014 Gutenberg Data<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/research\/ultimate-web-hosting-statistics-and-market-share-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WPBeginner \u2014 Hosting Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many websites use WordPress in 2026?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>42.6%<\/strong> of all websites run WordPress \u2014 an estimated 472-595 million sites. It holds 59.9% market share among sites using a CMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is WordPress losing market share?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. WordPress peaked at 43.6% in mid-2025 and has declined to 42.6%. SaaS builders like Wix (+32.6% YoY) and Shopify are growing at WordPress&#8217;s expense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many WordPress plugins are there?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>59,000+<\/strong> free plugins in the WordPress.org directory and 70,000+ total. The Plugin Team reviewed 12,713 new plugins in 2025 \u2014 a 40.6% increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is WordPress secure?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress core is very secure (only 6 vulnerabilities in 2025). The ecosystem had 11,334 total, with 91% in plugins. Keep everything updated and use a security plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much does a WordPress website cost?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Basic site: <strong>$500-$3,000<\/strong>. Custom design: up to $52,800+. Developers charge $20-$100\/hour; headless specialists $100-$150\/hour. WordPress itself is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the WordPress economy worth?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>$596.7 billion<\/strong> including hosting, themes, plugins, development, and businesses built on WordPress. Automattic generates ~$710 million annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What percentage of the internet uses WordPress?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>42.6%<\/strong> of all detectable websites. Enterprise users include the White House, BBC, TechCrunch, Sony, and Bloomberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the full CMS landscape, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/cms-market-share\/\">CMS Market Share<\/a> deep dive. Browse our <a href=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/free-wordpress-themes\/\">free WordPress themes<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/best-tailwind-css-templates\/\">Tailwind CSS templates<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated: March 2026 WordPress powers 42.6% of all websites \u2014 but for the first time in over 20 years, that number is going down. Here are 150+ WordPress statistics covering market share, plugins, themes, security, performance, and the ecosystem economy for 2026. Key WordPress Statistics (2026) WordPress Market Share &amp; Usage Statistic Value Source&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3082,"featured_media":333129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"wordpress statistics","_yoast_wpseo_title":"150+ WordPress Statistics & Facts for 2026 (Usage, Themes, Plugins) - Colorlib","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"WordPress powers 42.6% of all websites. Explore 150+ WordPress statistics for 2026 including market share, plugins, themes, security, and performance.","footnotes":""},"categories":[63032],"tags":[],"post_series":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","6":"hentry","7":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>150+ WordPress Statistics &amp; Facts for 2026 (Usage, Themes, Plugins) - Colorlib<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"WordPress powers 42.6% of all websites. Explore 150+ WordPress statistics for 2026 including market share, plugins, themes, security, and performance.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"150+ WordPress Statistics &amp; Facts for 2026 (Usage, Themes, Plugins) - Colorlib\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WordPress powers 42.6% of all websites. Explore 150+ WordPress statistics for 2026 including market share, plugins, themes, security, and performance.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Colorlib\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/colorlib\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-23T12:31:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-24T10:26:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wordpress-statistics.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Aigars Silkalns\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@colorlib\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@colorlib\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Aigars Silkalns\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"16 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wordpress-statistics\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wordpress-statistics\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Aigars Silkalns\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8a93743956ccfb06330336c717d96cb0\"},\"headline\":\"150+ WordPress Statistics &#038; Facts for 2026 (Usage, Themes, Plugins)\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-23T12:31:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-24T10:26:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wordpress-statistics\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":888,\"commentCount\":2,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wordpress-statistics\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/wordpress-statistics.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Statistics\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wordpress-statistics\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wordpress-statistics\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wordpress-statistics\\\/\",\"name\":\"150+ WordPress Statistics & Facts for 2026 (Usage, Themes, Plugins) - Colorlib\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wordpress-statistics\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wordpress-statistics\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/wordpress-statistics.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-23T12:31:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-24T10:26:35+00:00\",\"description\":\"WordPress powers 42.6% of all websites. Explore 150+ WordPress statistics for 2026 including market share, plugins, themes, security, and performance.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wordpress-statistics\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wordpress-statistics\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wordpress-statistics\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/wordpress-statistics.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/wordpress-statistics.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":650,\"caption\":\"wordpress statistics\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wordpress-statistics\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Statistics\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/category\\\/statistics\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"150+ WordPress Statistics &#038; Facts for 2026 (Usage, Themes, Plugins)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/\",\"name\":\"Colorlib\",\"description\":\"WordPress tutorials, theme reviews, and web design inspiration. Free themes and 1,000+ HTML templates from Colorlib.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Colorlib\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/colorlib-logo-top-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/colorlib-logo-top-1.png\",\"width\":800,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Colorlib\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/colorlib\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/colorlib\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/colorlib\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/colorlib\",\"https:\\\/\\\/youtube.com\\\/c\\\/Colorlib\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8a93743956ccfb06330336c717d96cb0\",\"name\":\"Aigars Silkalns\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/adb3c830e9d7162a496d69cf758f104b455a86d6f3a7e1ecfc2f07c85f926137?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/adb3c830e9d7162a496d69cf758f104b455a86d6f3a7e1ecfc2f07c85f926137?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/adb3c830e9d7162a496d69cf758f104b455a86d6f3a7e1ecfc2f07c85f926137?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Aigars Silkalns\"},\"description\":\"Frontend web developer and web designer specializing in WordPress theme development. After graduating with BA he self-taught front-end web development. Currently has over 10 years of experience in mainly CSS, HTML (TailwindCSS, Bootstrap), JavaScript(React, Vue, Angular), and PHP. Obsessed with application performance, user experience, and simplicity.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/colorlib\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/colorlib.com\\\/wp\\\/author\\\/colorlib\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"150+ WordPress Statistics & Facts for 2026 (Usage, Themes, Plugins) - Colorlib","description":"WordPress powers 42.6% of all websites. Explore 150+ WordPress statistics for 2026 including market share, plugins, themes, security, and performance.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"150+ WordPress Statistics & Facts for 2026 (Usage, Themes, Plugins) - Colorlib","og_description":"WordPress powers 42.6% of all websites. Explore 150+ WordPress statistics for 2026 including market share, plugins, themes, security, and performance.","og_url":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/","og_site_name":"Colorlib","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/colorlib","article_published_time":"2026-03-23T12:31:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-24T10:26:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":650,"url":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wordpress-statistics.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Aigars Silkalns","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@colorlib","twitter_site":"@colorlib","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Aigars Silkalns","Est. reading time":"16 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/"},"author":{"name":"Aigars Silkalns","@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/#\/schema\/person\/8a93743956ccfb06330336c717d96cb0"},"headline":"150+ WordPress Statistics &#038; Facts for 2026 (Usage, Themes, Plugins)","datePublished":"2026-03-23T12:31:09+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-24T10:26:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/"},"wordCount":888,"commentCount":2,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wordpress-statistics.png","articleSection":["Statistics"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/","url":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/","name":"150+ WordPress Statistics & Facts for 2026 (Usage, Themes, Plugins) - Colorlib","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wordpress-statistics.png","datePublished":"2026-03-23T12:31:09+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-24T10:26:35+00:00","description":"WordPress powers 42.6% of all websites. Explore 150+ WordPress statistics for 2026 including market share, plugins, themes, security, and performance.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wordpress-statistics.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wordpress-statistics.png","width":1200,"height":650,"caption":"wordpress statistics"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wordpress-statistics\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Statistics","item":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/category\/statistics\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"150+ WordPress Statistics &#038; Facts for 2026 (Usage, Themes, Plugins)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/#website","url":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/","name":"Colorlib","description":"WordPress tutorials, theme reviews, and web design inspiration. Free themes and 1,000+ HTML templates from Colorlib.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/#organization","name":"Colorlib","url":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/colorlib-logo-top-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/colorlib-logo-top-1.png","width":800,"height":400,"caption":"Colorlib"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/colorlib","https:\/\/x.com\/colorlib","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/colorlib\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/colorlib","https:\/\/youtube.com\/c\/Colorlib"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/#\/schema\/person\/8a93743956ccfb06330336c717d96cb0","name":"Aigars Silkalns","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adb3c830e9d7162a496d69cf758f104b455a86d6f3a7e1ecfc2f07c85f926137?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adb3c830e9d7162a496d69cf758f104b455a86d6f3a7e1ecfc2f07c85f926137?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adb3c830e9d7162a496d69cf758f104b455a86d6f3a7e1ecfc2f07c85f926137?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Aigars Silkalns"},"description":"Frontend web developer and web designer specializing in WordPress theme development. After graduating with BA he self-taught front-end web development. Currently has over 10 years of experience in mainly CSS, HTML (TailwindCSS, Bootstrap), JavaScript(React, Vue, Angular), and PHP. Obsessed with application performance, user experience, and simplicity.","sameAs":["https:\/\/colorlib.com\/","https:\/\/x.com\/colorlib"],"url":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/author\/colorlib\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3082"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333116"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":374687,"href":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333116\/revisions\/374687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333116"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorlib.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=333116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}