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 74,965,609 downloads. | -1,574,428 | -2% ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | Total of 76,540,037 downloads. | +8,076,386 | 12% ▲ |
| 5.6 | Total of 68,463,651 downloads. | -18,275,895 | -21% ▼ |
| 5.5 | Total of 86,739,546 downloads. | -3,372,159 | -4% ▼ |
| 5.4 | Total of 90,111,705 downloads. | +4,494,644 | 5% ▲ |
| 5.3 | Total of 85,617,061 downloads. | -35,053,243 | -29% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 120,670,304 downloads. | +72,562,917 | 151% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 48,107,387 downloads. | -13,292,267 | -22% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 61,399,654 downloads. | -192,902,744 | -76% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 254,302,398 downloads. | +144,052,356 | 131% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 110,250,042 downloads. | -46,807,866 | -30% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 157,057,908 downloads. | +82,550,970 | 111% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 74,506,938 downloads. | -15,469,170 | -17% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 89,976,108 downloads. | -718,142 | -1% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 90,694,250 downloads. | +20,522,500 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 70,171,750 downloads. | -25,005,162 | -26% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 95,176,912 downloads. | -3,988,085 | -4% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 99,164,997 downloads. | +32,016,766 | 48% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 67,148,231 downloads. | -34,903,579 | -34% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 102,051,810 downloads. | +16,359,716 | 19% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 85,692,094 downloads. | +55,564,419 | 184% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 30,127,675 downloads. | +13,272,331 | 79% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 16,855,344 downloads. | -17,141,610 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 33,996,954 downloads. | -2,291,336 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 36,288,290 downloads. | +12,966,173 | 56% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,322,117 downloads. | +7,547,955 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,774,162 downloads. | -3,015,277 | -16% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 18,789,439 downloads. | -19,143,266 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 37,932,705 downloads. | +26,283,266 | 226% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,649,439 downloads. | -1,252,038 | -10% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 12,901,477 downloads. | +6,000,388 | 87% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,901,089 downloads. | +2,050,224 | 42% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4,850,865 downloads. | +2,431,097 | 100% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,419,768 downloads. | -680,770 | -22% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,100,538 downloads. | +1,557,036 | 101% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,543,502 downloads. | -385,292 | -20% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 1,928,794 downloads. | -1,014,846 | -34% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 2,943,640 downloads. | +1,043,658 | 55% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 1,899,982 downloads. | +1,393,239 | 275% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 506,743 downloads. | +447,697 | 758% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 59,046 downloads. | +59,046 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |