{"id":33682,"date":"2019-06-06T20:40:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T20:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newdomaindesign.com\/?p=33682"},"modified":"2026-04-11T00:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:20:04","slug":"is-wordpress-actually-the-most-popular-website-platform-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newdomaindesign.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/06\/is-wordpress-actually-the-most-popular-website-platform-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Is WordPress Actually the Most Popular Website Platform in the World?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Scott Riley
Updated 08.30.2022<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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When I first started building websites in 2011, I wrote all of the code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP) and created the database tables the same way (SQL).\u00a0 I used Photoshop and Illustrator to create the graphics, designs, images and page layouts.\u00a0 Then I put it all together by hand.<\/p>

I accomplished this using my newly acquired knowledge and skills from college coursework, with the belief that it was the only authentic way to build websites.<\/p>

I had also completed a course in Content Management Systems (CMS) that focused primarily on WordPress. \u00a0It was originally designed just for blogs, but it has evolved to be the number 1 platform for all types of websites.<\/p>

During the class, we built a small WordPress website, but I considered it to be for amateurs without much, if any coding knowledge.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t think that many developers would use it, or that very many \u201creal\u201d websites would be built with it.<\/p>

Well, I\u2019m here today to tell you that I was very wrong!<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"wp-sites-in-the-world-img\"As 2026, WordPress runs 43 – 43.6% of the entire internet<\/strong>.\u00a0 That\u2019s astonishing!\u00a0 Just think about the numbers.\u00a0 Okay, okay, I\u2019ll give them to you.\u00a0 That\u2019s around 470,000,000 to 540,000,000 websites.<\/strong><\/p>

The growth of WordPress use over the years is phenomenal.\u00a0 Here are the stats of its global market share from 2017 to 2021:<\/p>

2017: 27%; \u00a0 2018: 28%; \u00a0 2019: 32%; \u00a0 2020: 35%; \u00a0 and 2021: 39%<\/strong><\/p>

Of all CMS systems in use anywhere and everywhere,\u00a0WordPress owns 64% of the market<\/strong>, meaning that it\u2019s the most popular CMS of them all for the 11th year in a row.<\/p>

Many well-known Fortune 500 and internet companies use WordPress, including the New York Observer, New York Post, TED, Thought Catalog, Williams, USA Today, CNN, Fortune.com, TIME.com, National Post, Spotify, TechCrunch, CBS Local, and NBC.<\/p>

WordPress is the fastest growing CMS, with roughly 500+ new sites being built daily in the top 10 million websites on the web (compared to Shopify\u2019s and Squarespace\u2019s 60-80).<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"guided-missle-image\"27 posts are published around the world on WordPress sites every second.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>

37 million global Google searches for \u201cWordPress\u201d are made every month.<\/p>

WordPress has been translated to 205 languages.<\/p>

The keyword \u201cWordPress\u201d gets googled around 2.7 million times every month.<\/p>

Just one more: WordPress.com gets more unique visitors than Amazon (126 million per month vs. 96 million per month).<\/strong><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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* All stats courtesy of https:\/\/www.codeinwp.com\/blog\/wordpress-statistics\/<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Anyway, I think you probably get the point \u2013\u00a0WordPress is awesome!<\/strong><\/p>

Still, as awesome as it is, it can get lonely and disagreeable if it doesn\u2019t get attention. It needs love and care, just like every other website in the world.
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So,\u00a0if you are 1 of the almost every 3 businesses that use WordPress<\/strong>, don\u2019t make the mistake of thinking that you can just install a bunch of maintenance plugins and then forget about it.\u00a0 All of those plugins will have continual updates that need to be managed.\u00a0
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In fact, you can count on regular updates to plugins, widgets, add-ons or your theme about every week. You need to be careful though, because installing too many of those helpful, little tools, or downloading outdated or conflicting versions can cause insidious performance problems.\u00a0 A few of the more common include, very slow page loading times, missing content, broken links, layouts and features, and various rendering issues with your images and videos.<\/p>

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Caring for Your Website<\/h4>

Our website maintenance and improvement guide,\u00a0Caring for Your Website <\/em><\/strong>was written with WordPress in mind.\u00a0 It contains targeted tips and useful resources, including a number of efficient and effective plugins that have been time tested and frequently recommended.<\/p>

If you have been experiencing issues with your WordPress website, want better performance, or you just want to learn how to properly maintain it, click the button below to download your free copy<\/strong>.\u00a0 Your website will thank you!<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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