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
| 5.9 | Total of 105,634,588 downloads. | -12,844,196 | -11% ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | Total of 118,478,784 downloads. | +34,356,359 | 41% ▲ |
| 5.7 | Total of 84,122,425 downloads. | +11,221,632 | 15% ▲ |
| 5.6 | Total of 72,900,793 downloads. | -19,806,353 | -21% ▼ |
| 5.5 | Total of 92,707,146 downloads. | -3,838,777 | -4% ▼ |
| 5.4 | Total of 96,545,923 downloads. | +6,210,197 | 7% ▲ |
| 5.3 | Total of 90,335,726 downloads. | -34,741,944 | -28% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 125,077,670 downloads. | +74,586,427 | 148% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 50,491,243 downloads. | -12,819,472 | -20% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 63,310,715 downloads. | -198,103,558 | -76% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 261,414,273 downloads. | +149,120,342 | 133% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 112,293,931 downloads. | -47,101,332 | -30% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 159,395,263 downloads. | +83,747,911 | 111% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 75,647,352 downloads. | -15,499,301 | -17% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 91,146,653 downloads. | -690,989 | -1% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 91,837,642 downloads. | +20,793,798 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 71,043,844 downloads. | -25,037,401 | -26% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 96,081,245 downloads. | -3,847,867 | -4% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 99,929,112 downloads. | +32,210,876 | 48% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 67,718,236 downloads. | -34,861,756 | -34% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 102,579,992 downloads. | +16,426,304 | 19% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 86,153,688 downloads. | +55,750,476 | 183% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 30,403,212 downloads. | +13,517,683 | 80% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 16,885,529 downloads. | -17,158,906 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 34,044,435 downloads. | -2,291,124 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 36,335,559 downloads. | +12,961,991 | 55% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,373,568 downloads. | +7,568,086 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,805,482 downloads. | -3,065,706 | -16% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 18,871,188 downloads. | -19,152,608 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 38,023,796 downloads. | +26,347,927 | 226% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,675,869 downloads. | -1,288,056 | -10% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 12,963,925 downloads. | +6,045,992 | 87% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,917,933 downloads. | +2,029,427 | 42% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4,888,506 downloads. | +2,453,432 | 101% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,435,074 downloads. | -691,081 | -22% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,126,155 downloads. | +1,558,640 | 99% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,567,515 downloads. | -383,155 | -20% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 1,950,670 downloads. | -1,048,169 | -35% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 2,998,839 downloads. | +1,070,850 | 56% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 1,927,989 downloads. | +1,410,666 | 273% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 517,323 downloads. | +447,549 | 641% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 69,774 downloads. | +69,774 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |