{"id":28703,"date":"2025-04-10T09:28:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T08:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/wordpress-2025-dominance-of-the-website-market\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T09:28:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T08:28:51","slug":"wordpress-2025-dominance-of-the-website-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/wordpress-2025-dominance-of-the-website-market\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress in 2025 &#8211; remarkable dominance of the website market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When WordPress was created in 2003 as a simple blogging system, nobody expected it to become the most important content management system in the world. Today, in April 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/wordpress-websites\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"26671\">websites built on the WordPress CMS <\/a>dominate the internet, and the numbers are impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Spis tre\u015bci<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/wordpress-2025-dominance-of-the-website-market\/#The_key_facts_about_WordPress_in_2025\" >The key facts about WordPress in 2025:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/wordpress-2025-dominance-of-the-website-market\/#How_many_websites_use_WordPress\" >How many websites use WordPress?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/wordpress-2025-dominance-of-the-website-market\/#The_WordPress_share_of_the_CMS_market\" >The WordPress share of the CMS market<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/wordpress-2025-dominance-of-the-website-market\/#The_historical_growth_of_WordPress\" >The historical growth of WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/wordpress-2025-dominance-of-the-website-market\/#WordPress_themes_%E2%80%93_how_many_are_there\" >WordPress themes &#8211; how many are there?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/wordpress-2025-dominance-of-the-website-market\/#The_most_popular_WordPress_themes\" >The most popular WordPress themes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/wordpress-2025-dominance-of-the-website-market\/#How_much_do_WordPress_themes_cost\" >How much do WordPress themes cost?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/wordpress-2025-dominance-of-the-website-market\/#How_many_WordPress_plugins_are_there\" >How many WordPress plugins are there?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/wordpress-2025-dominance-of-the-website-market\/#The_most_popular_WordPress_plugins\" >The most popular WordPress plugins<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/wordpress-2025-dominance-of-the-website-market\/#WooCommerce_the_e-commerce_leader\" >WooCommerce: the e-commerce leader<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/wordpress-2025-dominance-of-the-website-market\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_key_facts_about_WordPress_in_2025\"><\/span>The key facts about WordPress in 2025:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>43.5%<\/strong> of all websites run on WordPress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>More than 521 million<\/strong> sites use this platform.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WordPress holds a <strong>61.4% share<\/strong> of the CMS market.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than <strong>30,000 WordPress themes<\/strong> are available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than <strong>70,000 plugins<\/strong> are available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WooCommerce is the e-commerce leader with a market share of <strong>36.06%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_websites_use_WordPress\"><\/span>How many websites use WordPress?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the NetCraft report from March 2025, there are 1.19 billion websites in total. As many as 43.5% of them, that is more than 521 million, use WordPress. That number shows the enormous influence WordPress has on today&#8217;s internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_WordPress_share_of_the_CMS_market\"><\/span>The WordPress share of the CMS market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among sites that use any CMS at all, the dominance of WordPress is even more visible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WordPress<\/strong> &#8211; 61.4%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shopify<\/strong> &#8211; 6.7%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wix<\/strong> &#8211; 5.1%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost a third of all sites (29.1%) still run without a recognized CMS, but the trend points to growing popularity of CMS-based solutions, where WordPress remains the leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_historical_growth_of_WordPress\"><\/span>The historical growth of WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2013 WordPress has gone through an enormous transformation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>January 2013<\/strong> &#8211; 17.4% of the market<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 2025<\/strong> &#8211; 43.5% of the market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is also a clear downward trend in the number of sites without a CMS, which fell from 68.2% in 2013 to 29.1% today. It means that CMS platforms are getting more popular, and WordPress leads that movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WordPress_themes_%E2%80%93_how_many_are_there\"><\/span>WordPress themes &#8211; how many are there?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pool of WordPress themes keeps growing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The free theme directory on WordPress.org &#8211; almost <strong>13,000 themes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ThemeForest.net marketplace &#8211; another <strong>12,000 paid themes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Independent niche stores offer thousands of further options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Careful estimates point to more than <strong>30,000 available themes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_most_popular_WordPress_themes\"><\/span>The most popular WordPress themes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to BuiltWith.com data on the million most popular sites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hello Elementor<\/strong> &#8211; 18,029 sites (1.8%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Astra<\/strong> &#8211; 12,739 sites (1.27%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Divi<\/strong> &#8211; 11,469 sites (1.15%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>GeneratePress<\/strong> &#8211; 9,330 sites (0.93%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Newspaper<\/strong> &#8211; 5,335 sites (0.53%)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Envato Market these themes have gained popularity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Avada<\/strong> &#8211; 1.01 million sales<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The7<\/strong> &#8211; 322,000 sales<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BeTheme<\/strong> &#8211; 319,000 sales<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enfold<\/strong> &#8211; 265,000 sales<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flatsome<\/strong> &#8211; 254,000 sales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_do_WordPress_themes_cost\"><\/span>How much do WordPress themes cost?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Theme prices vary widely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Free themes<\/strong> &#8211; a wide choice at no cost.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Paid themes<\/strong> &#8211; from 10 to 200 dollars, on average around <strong>59 dollars<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Subscriptions<\/strong> &#8211; from 48 to 399 dollars a year (on average around <strong>145 dollars<\/strong> a year).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lifetime access<\/strong> &#8211; around <strong>255 dollars<\/strong>, giving permanent access to all themes from a given vendor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_WordPress_plugins_are_there\"><\/span>How many WordPress plugins are there?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plugins are a huge strength of WordPress:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The WordPress Plugin Directory &#8211; <strong>59,000 free plugins<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The CodeCanyon marketplace &#8211; more than <strong>5,200 paid plugins<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In total more than <strong>70,000 plugins<\/strong> are available, and that number grows month by month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_most_popular_WordPress_plugins\"><\/span>The most popular WordPress plugins<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most frequently used plugins, each with more than 5 million installations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elementor &#8211; <strong>more than 10 million<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact Form 7 &#8211; <strong>more than 10 million<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yoast SEO &#8211; <strong>more than 10 million<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Classic Editor &#8211; <strong>more than 10 million<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WooCommerce &#8211; <strong>more than 8 million<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LiteSpeed Cache &#8211; <strong>more than 6 million<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Akismet &#8211; <strong>more than 6 million<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WPForms &#8211; <strong>more than 6 million<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All-in-One WP Migration &#8211; <strong>more than 5 million<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wordfence Security &#8211; <strong>more than 5 million<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WooCommerce_the_e-commerce_leader\"><\/span>WooCommerce: the e-commerce leader<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WooCommerce is the clear leader of the e-commerce market:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>36.06%<\/strong> share of the e-commerce market.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It powers <strong>9.1% of all websites<\/strong> (12.8% of sites with a CMS).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In total <strong>around 109 million sites<\/strong> use WooCommerce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Competitors such as Shopify (19.82%), Custom Cart (13.00%) or Wix (6.46%) are far behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The WordPress statistics for 2025 clearly show its remarkable and growing dominance in the world of IT and web development. A platform that started as a simple blogging system is used today by millions of people all over the world, by small companies and large corporations alike. The key to the success of WordPress lies in how intuitive and easy to operate it is, which means that even people without advanced technical knowledge can manage their websites effectively. An equally important advantage is the remarkable flexibility of the system, which allows practically unlimited personalization of the look and the functionality of a site. WordPress also owes its popularity to the impressive support of a huge community of developers who constantly create new solutions, themes and plugins, enriching and modernizing the platform. The commitment of users who share their knowledge, their advice and their fixes strengthens the position of WordPress as well. Looking at the current trends, it is safe to predict that WordPress will not only keep its dominance in the future, but will steadily extend it, adapting to new technological challenges and rising user expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you want to build a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/tag\/wordpress-en\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"472\">professional WordPress website<\/a>? Are you looking for WordPress professionals? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.web-systems.pl\/en\/contact\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"21033\">Get in touch with us<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When WordPress was created in 2003 as a simple blogging system, nobody expected it to become the most important content management system in the world. Today, in April 2025, websites built on the WordPress CMS dominate the internet, and the numbers are impressive. The key facts about WordPress in 2025: How many websites use WordPress? 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