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 200 million downloads. Followed by WordPress 4.7 with over 150 million downloads. And the third most download version is WordPress 4.8 with over 100 million downloads.
Historical Data
| 5.5 | Total of 61,317,811 downloads. | -12,387,084 | -17% ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Total of 73,704,895 downloads. | +46,372 | 0% |
| 5.3 | Total of 73,658,523 downloads. | -36,333,123 | -33% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 109,991,646 downloads. | +67,338,533 | 158% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 42,653,113 downloads. | -13,909,954 | -25% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 56,563,067 downloads. | -185,663,147 | -77% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 242,226,214 downloads. | +136,189,292 | 128% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 106,036,922 downloads. | -46,183,244 | -30% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 152,220,166 downloads. | +81,128,506 | 114% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 71,091,660 downloads. | -16,947,505 | -19% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 88,039,165 downloads. | -969,433 | -1% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 89,008,598 downloads. | +20,220,038 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 68,788,560 downloads. | -24,957,132 | -27% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 93,745,692 downloads. | -3,698,778 | -4% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 97,444,470 downloads. | +31,208,168 | 47% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 66,236,302 downloads. | -34,790,186 | -34% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 101,026,488 downloads. | +16,278,265 | 19% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 84,748,223 downloads. | +55,216,279 | 187% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 29,531,944 downloads. | +12,751,211 | 76% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 16,780,733 downloads. | -17,076,283 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 33,857,016 downloads. | -1,987,676 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 35,844,692 downloads. | +12,674,142 | 55% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,170,550 downloads. | +7,483,103 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,687,447 downloads. | -2,853,830 | -15% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 18,541,277 downloads. | -19,097,173 | -51% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 37,638,450 downloads. | +26,098,300 | 226% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,540,150 downloads. | -1,120,451 | -9% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 12,660,601 downloads. | +5,823,996 | 85% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,836,605 downloads. | +2,079,043 | 44% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4,757,562 downloads. | +2,374,607 | 100% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,382,955 downloads. | -654,647 | -22% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,037,602 downloads. | +1,545,320 | 104% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,492,282 downloads. | -385,164 | -21% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 1,877,446 downloads. | -939,449 | -33% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 2,816,895 downloads. | +981,963 | 54% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 1,834,932 downloads. | +1,352,449 | 280% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 482,483 downloads. | +425,825 | 752% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 56,658 downloads. | +56,658 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |