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 23,731,504 downloads. | -37,948,994 | -62% ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Total of 61,680,498 downloads. | -5,353,988 | -8% ▼ |
| 5.3 | Total of 67,034,486 downloads. | -38,135,056 | -36% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 105,169,542 downloads. | +64,858,306 | 161% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 40,311,236 downloads. | -15,099,514 | -27% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 55,410,750 downloads. | -183,137,687 | -77% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 238,548,437 downloads. | +133,485,162 | 127% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 105,063,275 downloads. | -46,006,759 | -30% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 151,070,034 downloads. | +80,518,269 | 114% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 70,551,765 downloads. | -16,957,333 | -19% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 87,509,098 downloads. | -983,949 | -1% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 88,493,047 downloads. | +20,068,862 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 68,424,185 downloads. | -24,941,379 | -27% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 93,365,564 downloads. | -3,740,258 | -4% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 97,105,822 downloads. | +31,101,571 | 47% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 66,004,251 downloads. | -34,757,786 | -34% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 100,762,037 downloads. | +16,230,352 | 19% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 84,531,685 downloads. | +55,123,153 | 187% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 29,408,532 downloads. | +12,641,609 | 75% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 16,766,923 downloads. | -17,068,850 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 33,835,773 downloads. | -1,987,554 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 35,823,327 downloads. | +12,676,066 | 55% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,147,261 downloads. | +7,473,639 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,673,622 downloads. | -2,831,031 | -15% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 18,504,653 downloads. | -19,092,518 | -51% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 37,597,171 downloads. | +26,071,289 | 226% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,525,882 downloads. | -1,107,812 | -9% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 12,633,694 downloads. | +5,803,740 | 85% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,829,954 downloads. | +2,088,038 | 44% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4,741,916 downloads. | +2,365,162 | 100% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,376,754 downloads. | -649,997 | -21% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,026,751 downloads. | +1,544,316 | 104% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,482,435 downloads. | -385,413 | -21% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 1,867,848 downloads. | -925,698 | -33% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 2,793,546 downloads. | +970,190 | 53% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 1,823,356 downloads. | +1,345,094 | 281% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 478,262 downloads. | +422,977 | 765% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 55,285 downloads. | +55,285 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |