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
| 5.7 | Total of 58,621,850 downloads. | -4,680,995 | -7% ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | Total of 63,302,845 downloads. | -16,809,813 | -21% ▼ |
| 5.5 | Total of 80,112,658 downloads. | -3,839,138 | -5% ▼ |
| 5.4 | Total of 83,951,796 downloads. | +3,048,771 | 4% ▲ |
| 5.3 | Total of 80,903,025 downloads. | -35,554,297 | -31% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 116,457,322 downloads. | +69,959,662 | 150% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 46,497,660 downloads. | -13,476,380 | -22% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 59,974,040 downloads. | -191,703,054 | -76% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 251,677,094 downloads. | +142,279,412 | 130% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 109,397,682 downloads. | -46,636,414 | -30% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 156,034,096 downloads. | +82,082,143 | 111% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 73,951,953 downloads. | -15,408,017 | -17% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 89,359,970 downloads. | -833,819 | -1% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 90,193,789 downloads. | +20,504,736 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 69,689,053 downloads. | -24,986,541 | -26% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 94,675,594 downloads. | -3,919,930 | -4% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 98,595,524 downloads. | +31,760,369 | 48% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 66,835,155 downloads. | -34,854,492 | -34% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 101,689,647 downloads. | +16,349,484 | 19% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 85,340,163 downloads. | +55,421,798 | 185% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 29,918,365 downloads. | +13,093,950 | 78% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 16,824,415 downloads. | -17,124,306 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 33,948,721 downloads. | -2,291,619 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 36,240,340 downloads. | +12,970,140 | 56% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,270,200 downloads. | +7,526,971 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,743,229 downloads. | -2,962,689 | -16% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 18,705,918 downloads. | -19,135,834 | -51% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 37,841,752 downloads. | +26,219,231 | 226% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,622,521 downloads. | -1,217,977 | -9% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 12,840,498 downloads. | +5,954,729 | 86% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,885,769 downloads. | +2,069,424 | 43% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4,816,345 downloads. | +2,410,158 | 100% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,406,187 downloads. | -671,581 | -22% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,077,768 downloads. | +1,552,139 | 102% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,525,629 downloads. | -385,269 | -20% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 1,910,898 downloads. | -988,465 | -34% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 2,899,363 downloads. | +1,022,231 | 54% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 1,877,132 downloads. | +1,378,923 | 277% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 498,209 downloads. | +439,163 | 744% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 59,046 downloads. | +59,046 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |