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 six 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 120 million downloads.
Historical Data
| 6.0 | Total of 60,244,626 downloads. | -49,421,542 | -45% ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9 | Total of 109,666,168 downloads. | -11,094,700 | -9% ▼ |
| 5.8 | Total of 120,760,868 downloads. | +35,546,010 | 42% ▲ |
| 5.7 | Total of 85,214,858 downloads. | +11,564,878 | 16% ▲ |
| 5.6 | Total of 73,649,980 downloads. | -20,046,929 | -21% ▼ |
| 5.5 | Total of 93,696,909 downloads. | -3,974,252 | -4% ▼ |
| 5.4 | Total of 97,671,161 downloads. | +6,495,114 | 7% ▲ |
| 5.3 | Total of 91,176,047 downloads. | -34,713,932 | -28% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 125,889,979 downloads. | +74,905,715 | 147% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 50,984,264 downloads. | -12,804,713 | -20% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 63,788,977 downloads. | -199,475,584 | -76% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 263,264,561 downloads. | +150,461,787 | 133% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 112,802,774 downloads. | -47,184,302 | -29% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 159,987,076 downloads. | +84,045,031 | 111% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 75,942,045 downloads. | -15,519,340 | -17% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 91,461,385 downloads. | -668,010 | -1% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 92,129,395 downloads. | +20,827,660 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 71,301,735 downloads. | -25,066,247 | -26% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 96,367,982 downloads. | -3,783,840 | -4% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 100,151,822 downloads. | +32,242,075 | 47% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 67,909,747 downloads. | -34,801,169 | -34% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 102,710,916 downloads. | +16,427,911 | 19% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 86,283,005 downloads. | +55,810,822 | 183% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 30,472,183 downloads. | +13,577,879 | 80% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 16,894,304 downloads. | -17,164,219 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 34,058,523 downloads. | -2,290,553 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 36,349,076 downloads. | +12,960,997 | 55% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,388,079 downloads. | +7,573,413 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,814,666 downloads. | -3,081,963 | -16% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 18,896,629 downloads. | -19,153,720 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 38,050,349 downloads. | +26,367,679 | 226% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,682,670 downloads. | -1,298,510 | -10% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 12,981,180 downloads. | +6,058,842 | 88% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,922,338 downloads. | +2,024,202 | 41% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4,898,136 downloads. | +2,459,065 | 101% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,439,071 downloads. | -693,433 | -22% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,132,504 downloads. | +1,559,247 | 99% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,573,257 downloads. | -382,742 | -20% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 1,955,999 downloads. | -1,056,358 | -35% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 3,012,357 downloads. | +1,077,532 | 56% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 1,934,825 downloads. | +1,414,927 | 272% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 519,898 downloads. | +449,389 | 637% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 70,509 downloads. | +70,509 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |