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 six 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 120 million downloads.
Historical Data
| 6.1 | Total of 91,272,799 downloads. | -38,611,130 | -30% ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | Total of 129,883,929 downloads. | +9,959,979 | 8% ▲ |
| 5.9 | Total of 119,923,950 downloads. | -9,861,009 | -8% ▼ |
| 5.8 | Total of 129,784,959 downloads. | +39,544,379 | 44% ▲ |
| 5.7 | Total of 90,240,580 downloads. | +12,886,183 | 17% ▲ |
| 5.6 | Total of 77,354,397 downloads. | -21,504,223 | -22% ▼ |
| 5.5 | Total of 98,858,620 downloads. | -4,396,475 | -4% ▼ |
| 5.4 | Total of 103,255,095 downloads. | +7,936,892 | 8% ▲ |
| 5.3 | Total of 95,318,203 downloads. | -34,638,707 | -27% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 129,956,910 downloads. | +76,669,095 | 144% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 53,287,815 downloads. | -12,328,957 | -19% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 65,616,772 downloads. | -205,013,135 | -76% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 270,629,907 downloads. | +155,626,013 | 135% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 115,003,894 downloads. | -47,525,338 | -29% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 162,529,232 downloads. | +85,326,834 | 111% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 77,202,398 downloads. | -15,476,883 | -17% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 92,679,281 downloads. | -734,264 | -1% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 93,413,545 downloads. | +21,174,588 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 72,238,957 downloads. | -25,195,087 | -26% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 97,434,044 downloads. | -3,542,939 | -4% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 100,976,983 downloads. | +32,375,225 | 47% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 68,601,758 downloads. | -34,620,093 | -34% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 103,221,851 downloads. | +16,476,797 | 19% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 86,745,054 downloads. | +56,033,995 | 182% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 30,711,059 downloads. | +13,789,199 | 81% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 16,921,860 downloads. | -17,179,121 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 34,100,981 downloads. | -2,289,476 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 36,390,457 downloads. | +12,958,325 | 55% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,432,132 downloads. | +7,590,740 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,841,392 downloads. | -3,129,323 | -16% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 18,970,715 downloads. | -19,157,408 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 38,128,123 downloads. | +26,426,325 | 226% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,701,798 downloads. | -1,326,813 | -10% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 13,028,611 downloads. | +6,094,407 | 88% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,934,204 downloads. | +2,010,211 | 41% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4,923,993 downloads. | +2,474,761 | 101% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,449,232 downloads. | -700,589 | -22% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,149,821 downloads. | +1,551,067 | 97% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,598,754 downloads. | -372,400 | -19% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 1,971,154 downloads. | -1,078,898 | -35% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 3,050,052 downloads. | +1,096,485 | 56% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 1,953,567 downloads. | +1,426,436 | 271% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 527,131 downloads. | +454,775 | 629% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 72,356 downloads. | +72,356 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |