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.
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
| 6.3 | Total of 60,426,698 downloads. | -46,395,558 | -43% ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | Total of 106,822,256 downloads. | -986,232 | -1% ▼ |
| 6.1 | Total of 107,808,488 downloads. | -29,071,057 | -21% ▼ |
| 6.0 | Total of 136,879,545 downloads. | +11,877,989 | 10% ▲ |
| 5.9 | Total of 125,001,556 downloads. | -9,885,517 | -7% ▼ |
| 5.8 | Total of 134,887,073 downloads. | +41,508,632 | 44% ▲ |
| 5.7 | Total of 93,378,441 downloads. | +13,561,213 | 17% ▲ |
| 5.6 | Total of 79,817,228 downloads. | -22,531,250 | -22% ▼ |
| 5.5 | Total of 102,348,478 downloads. | -4,720,690 | -4% ▼ |
| 5.4 | Total of 107,069,168 downloads. | +8,966,874 | 9% ▲ |
| 5.3 | Total of 98,102,294 downloads. | -34,577,821 | -26% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 132,680,115 downloads. | +77,877,012 | 142% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 54,803,103 downloads. | -12,104,151 | -18% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 66,907,254 downloads. | -208,614,835 | -76% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 275,522,089 downloads. | +159,045,261 | 137% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 116,476,828 downloads. | -47,920,078 | -29% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 164,396,906 downloads. | +86,252,078 | 110% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 78,144,828 downloads. | -15,455,128 | -17% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 93,599,956 downloads. | -780,088 | -1% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 94,380,044 downloads. | +21,418,734 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 72,961,310 downloads. | -25,255,411 | -26% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 98,216,721 downloads. | -3,397,987 | -3% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 101,614,708 downloads. | +32,856,607 | 48% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 68,758,101 downloads. | -34,617,411 | -33% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 103,375,512 downloads. | +16,367,547 | 19% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 87,007,965 downloads. | +56,139,924 | 182% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 30,868,041 downloads. | +13,920,702 | 82% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 16,947,339 downloads. | -17,194,276 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 34,141,615 downloads. | -2,290,162 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 36,431,777 downloads. | +12,957,622 | 55% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,474,155 downloads. | +7,608,149 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,866,006 downloads. | -3,183,195 | -17% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 19,049,201 downloads. | -19,152,459 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 38,201,660 downloads. | +26,485,491 | 226% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,716,169 downloads. | -1,351,012 | -10% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 13,067,181 downloads. | +6,123,551 | 88% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,943,630 downloads. | +1,999,899 | 40% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4,943,731 downloads. | +2,486,659 | 101% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,457,072 downloads. | -705,545 | -22% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,162,617 downloads. | +1,546,529 | 96% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,616,088 downloads. | -366,215 | -18% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 1,982,303 downloads. | -1,095,785 | -36% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 3,078,088 downloads. | +1,110,197 | 56% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 1,967,891 downloads. | +1,435,926 | 270% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 531,965 downloads. | +458,685 | 626% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 73,280 downloads. | +73,280 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |