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 35,871,305 downloads. | -23,410,908 | -39% ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | Total of 59,282,213 downloads. | -16,290,674 | -22% ▼ |
| 5.5 | Total of 75,572,887 downloads. | -4,356,259 | -5% ▼ |
| 5.4 | Total of 79,929,146 downloads. | +2,013,841 | 3% ▲ |
| 5.3 | Total of 77,915,305 downloads. | -35,543,300 | -31% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 113,458,605 downloads. | +68,849,720 | 154% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 44,608,885 downloads. | -13,588,697 | -23% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 58,197,582 downloads. | -189,511,705 | -77% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 247,709,287 downloads. | +140,124,112 | 130% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 107,585,175 downloads. | -46,472,339 | -30% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 154,057,514 downloads. | +82,280,584 | 115% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 71,776,930 downloads. | -17,017,403 | -19% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 88,794,333 downloads. | -832,327 | -1% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 89,626,660 downloads. | +20,234,762 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 69,391,898 downloads. | -24,997,291 | -26% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 94,389,189 downloads. | -3,821,552 | -4% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 98,210,741 downloads. | +31,536,467 | 47% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 66,674,274 downloads. | -34,842,012 | -34% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 101,516,286 downloads. | +16,306,977 | 19% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 85,209,309 downloads. | +55,362,029 | 185% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 29,847,280 downloads. | +13,028,461 | 77% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 16,818,819 downloads. | -17,097,716 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 33,916,535 downloads. | -1,986,345 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 35,902,880 downloads. | +12,665,325 | 55% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,237,555 downloads. | +7,511,824 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,725,731 downloads. | -2,918,147 | -16% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 18,643,878 downloads. | -19,110,570 | -51% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 37,754,448 downloads. | +26,171,573 | 226% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,582,875 downloads. | -1,164,905 | -9% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 12,747,780 downloads. | +5,888,297 | 86% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,859,483 downloads. | +2,049,369 | 43% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4,810,114 downloads. | +2,406,373 | 100% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,403,741 downloads. | -669,859 | -22% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,073,600 downloads. | +1,551,342 | 102% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,522,258 downloads. | -385,228 | -20% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 1,907,486 downloads. | -983,405 | -34% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 2,890,891 downloads. | +1,018,056 | 54% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 1,872,835 downloads. | +1,376,186 | 277% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 496,649 downloads. | +437,603 | 741% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 59,046 downloads. | +59,046 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |