WordPress Download Counter by Version
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.
Only five versions passed the 100 million downloads. 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 250 million downloads. Followed by WordPress 4.7 with over 150 million downloads. And the third most download version is WordPress 5.2 with over 115 million downloads.
Historical Data
| 5.8 | Total of 40,706,832 downloads. | -31,047,905 | -43% ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | Total of 71,754,737 downloads. | +5,532,774 | 8% ▲ |
| 5.6 | Total of 66,221,963 downloads. | -17,543,030 | -21% ▼ |
| 5.5 | Total of 83,764,993 downloads. | -3,464,708 | -4% ▼ |
| 5.4 | Total of 87,229,701 downloads. | +3,807,876 | 5% ▲ |
| 5.3 | Total of 83,421,825 downloads. | -35,296,718 | -30% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 118,718,543 downloads. | +71,709,483 | 153% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 47,009,060 downloads. | -13,550,010 | -22% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 60,559,070 downloads. | -192,783,990 | -76% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 253,343,060 downloads. | +143,423,905 | 130% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 109,919,155 downloads. | -46,734,437 | -30% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 156,653,592 downloads. | +82,372,067 | 111% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 74,281,525 downloads. | -15,441,645 | -17% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 89,723,170 downloads. | -765,018 | -1% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 90,488,188 downloads. | +20,516,578 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 69,971,610 downloads. | -24,995,086 | -26% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 94,966,696 downloads. | -3,986,574 | -4% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 98,953,270 downloads. | +31,929,165 | 48% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 67,024,105 downloads. | -34,878,604 | -34% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 101,902,709 downloads. | +16,363,021 | 19% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 85,539,688 downloads. | +55,505,293 | 185% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 30,034,395 downloads. | +13,193,185 | 78% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 16,841,210 downloads. | -17,134,000 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 33,975,210 downloads. | -2,291,462 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 36,266,672 downloads. | +12,968,036 | 56% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,298,636 downloads. | +7,538,274 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,760,362 downloads. | -2,991,295 | -16% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 18,751,657 downloads. | -19,140,404 | -51% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 37,892,061 downloads. | +26,254,588 | 226% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,637,473 downloads. | -1,237,109 | -10% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 12,874,582 downloads. | +5,980,183 | 87% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,894,399 downloads. | +2,058,903 | 43% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4,835,496 downloads. | +2,421,667 | 100% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,413,829 downloads. | -676,490 | -22% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,090,319 downloads. | +1,554,995 | 101% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,535,324 downloads. | -385,231 | -20% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 1,920,555 downloads. | -1,002,840 | -34% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 2,923,395 downloads. | +1,033,830 | 55% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 1,889,565 downloads. | +1,386,741 | 276% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 502,824 downloads. | +443,778 | 752% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 59,046 downloads. | +59,046 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |