WordPress Download Counter by Version
0
0.x releases
average downloads
average downloads
886,550
1.x releases
average downloads
average downloads
5,515,024
2.x releases
average downloads
average downloads
40,903,639
3.x releases
average downloads
average downloads
114,501,135
4.x releases
average downloads
average downloads
105,512,670
5.x releases
average downloads
average downloads
115,697,594
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 82,136,836 downloads. | +12,379,006 | 18% ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.7 | Total of 69,757,830 downloads. | -35,855,281 | -34% ▼ |
| 6.6 | Total of 105,613,111 downloads. | -45,525,201 | -30% ▼ |
| 6.5 | Total of 151,138,312 downloads. | +9,601,828 | 7% ▲ |
| 6.4 | Total of 141,536,484 downloads. | +33,441,469 | 31% ▲ |
| 6.3 | Total of 108,095,015 downloads. | -12,071,491 | -10% ▼ |
| 6.2 | Total of 120,166,506 downloads. | +2,379,889 | 2% ▲ |
| 6.1 | Total of 117,786,617 downloads. | -27,268,447 | -19% ▼ |
| 6.0 | Total of 145,055,064 downloads. | +13,589,456 | 10% ▲ |
| 5.9 | Total of 131,465,608 downloads. | -10,753,070 | -8% ▼ |
| 5.8 | Total of 142,218,678 downloads. | +43,092,553 | 43% ▲ |
| 5.7 | Total of 99,126,125 downloads. | +13,906,672 | 16% ▲ |
| 5.6 | Total of 85,219,453 downloads. | -23,564,743 | -22% ▼ |
| 5.5 | Total of 108,784,196 downloads. | -5,869,987 | -5% ▼ |
| 5.4 | Total of 114,654,183 downloads. | +10,078,821 | 10% ▲ |
| 5.3 | Total of 104,575,362 downloads. | -34,038,201 | -25% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 138,613,563 downloads. | +79,023,778 | 133% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 59,589,785 downloads. | -11,296,944 | -16% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 70,886,729 downloads. | -214,420,933 | -75% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 285,307,662 downloads. | +164,056,771 | 135% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 121,250,891 downloads. | -48,969,685 | -29% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 170,220,576 downloads. | +87,519,542 | 106% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 82,701,034 downloads. | -15,497,193 | -16% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 98,198,227 downloads. | -438,834 | 0% |
| 4.4 | Total of 98,637,061 downloads. | +22,000,209 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 76,636,852 downloads. | -24,201,088 | -24% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 100,837,940 downloads. | -3,277,320 | -3% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 104,115,260 downloads. | +34,537,185 | 50% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 69,578,075 downloads. | -34,479,904 | -33% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 104,057,979 downloads. | +15,947,908 | 18% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 88,110,071 downloads. | +56,555,925 | 179% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 31,554,146 downloads. | +14,483,978 | 85% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 17,070,168 downloads. | -17,256,462 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 34,326,630 downloads. | -2,246,469 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 36,573,099 downloads. | +12,938,826 | 55% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,634,273 downloads. | +7,663,536 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,970,737 downloads. | -3,312,510 | -17% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 19,283,247 downloads. | -19,173,339 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 38,456,586 downloads. | +26,682,465 | 227% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,774,121 downloads. | -1,445,527 | -11% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 13,219,648 downloads. | +6,239,557 | 89% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,980,091 downloads. | +1,950,837 | 39% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 5,029,254 downloads. | +2,539,709 | 102% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,489,545 downloads. | -729,216 | -23% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,218,761 downloads. | +1,525,238 | 90% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,693,523 downloads. | -337,125 | -17% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 2,030,648 downloads. | -1,169,278 | -37% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 3,199,926 downloads. | +1,171,038 | 58% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 2,028,888 downloads. | +1,475,388 | 267% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 553,500 downloads. | +476,184 | 616% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 77,316 downloads. | +77,316 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |