WordPress Download Counter by Version
0
0.x releases
average downloads
average downloads
885,880
1.x releases
average downloads
average downloads
5,513,226
2.x releases
average downloads
average downloads
40,896,220
3.x releases
average downloads
average downloads
120,723,356
4.x releases
average downloads
average downloads
105,485,726
5.x releases
average downloads
average downloads
115,617,207
6.x releases
average downloads
average downloads
Data Sources
The raw data for this chart is based on the famous WordPress Download Counter.
WordPress.org displays only the counter of the latest WordPress version but it actively collects and stores data for older versions.
History
The WordPress download counter was added after the release of WordPress 1.0.
Twelve versions passed the 100 million downloads. Only two version reached the 150 million downloads mark. And one version reached the 200 million downloads.
WordPress 4.9 holds the record with the highest number of downloads up to date with over 270 million downloads. Followed by WordPress 4.7 with over 160 million downloads. And the third most download version is WordPress 6.0 with over 135 million downloads.
Historical Data
| 6.8 | Total of 81,869,091 downloads. | +12,206,760 | 18% ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.7 | Total of 69,662,331 downloads. | -35,909,162 | -34% ▼ |
| 6.6 | Total of 105,571,493 downloads. | -45,431,609 | -30% ▼ |
| 6.5 | Total of 151,003,102 downloads. | +9,493,366 | 7% ▲ |
| 6.4 | Total of 141,509,736 downloads. | +33,431,881 | 31% ▲ |
| 6.3 | Total of 108,077,855 downloads. | -12,039,226 | -10% ▼ |
| 6.2 | Total of 120,117,081 downloads. | +2,362,905 | 2% ▲ |
| 6.1 | Total of 117,754,176 downloads. | -27,274,187 | -19% ▼ |
| 6.0 | Total of 145,028,363 downloads. | +13,587,973 | 10% ▲ |
| 5.9 | Total of 131,440,390 downloads. | -10,743,673 | -8% ▼ |
| 5.8 | Total of 142,184,063 downloads. | +43,079,596 | 43% ▲ |
| 5.7 | Total of 99,104,467 downloads. | +13,910,482 | 16% ▲ |
| 5.6 | Total of 85,193,985 downloads. | -23,566,734 | -22% ▼ |
| 5.5 | Total of 108,760,719 downloads. | -5,865,339 | -5% ▼ |
| 5.4 | Total of 114,626,058 downloads. | +10,082,092 | 10% ▲ |
| 5.3 | Total of 104,543,966 downloads. | -34,043,436 | -25% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 138,587,402 downloads. | +79,022,532 | 133% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 59,564,870 downloads. | -11,296,403 | -16% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 70,861,273 downloads. | -214,414,561 | -75% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 285,275,834 downloads. | +164,049,822 | 135% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 121,226,012 downloads. | -48,966,724 | -29% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 170,192,736 downloads. | +87,513,580 | 106% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 82,679,156 downloads. | -15,495,364 | -16% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 98,174,520 downloads. | -436,664 | 0% |
| 4.4 | Total of 98,611,184 downloads. | +21,998,156 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 76,613,028 downloads. | -24,199,528 | -24% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 100,812,556 downloads. | -3,277,854 | -3% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 104,090,410 downloads. | +34,526,160 | 50% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 69,564,250 downloads. | -34,480,949 | -33% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 104,045,199 downloads. | +15,952,493 | 18% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 88,092,706 downloads. | +56,553,181 | 179% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 31,539,525 downloads. | +14,472,411 | 85% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 17,067,114 downloads. | -17,255,986 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 34,323,100 downloads. | -2,246,465 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 36,569,565 downloads. | +12,939,096 | 55% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,630,469 downloads. | +7,662,091 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,968,378 downloads. | -3,309,465 | -17% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 19,277,843 downloads. | -19,171,955 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 38,449,798 downloads. | +26,677,237 | 227% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,772,561 downloads. | -1,442,991 | -11% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 13,215,552 downloads. | +6,236,442 | 89% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,979,110 downloads. | +1,951,796 | 39% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 5,027,314 downloads. | +2,538,581 | 102% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,488,733 downloads. | -728,733 | -23% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,217,466 downloads. | +1,525,429 | 90% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,692,037 downloads. | -337,484 | -17% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 2,029,521 downloads. | -1,167,519 | -37% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 3,197,040 downloads. | +1,169,578 | 58% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 2,027,462 downloads. | +1,474,485 | 267% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 552,977 downloads. | +475,735 | 616% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 77,242 downloads. | +77,242 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |