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 45,114,639 downloads. | -82,237,580 | -65% ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | Total of 127,352,219 downloads. | +9,324,863 | 8% ▲ |
| 5.9 | Total of 118,027,356 downloads. | -9,631,704 | -8% ▼ |
| 5.8 | Total of 127,659,060 downloads. | +38,609,554 | 43% ▲ |
| 5.7 | Total of 89,049,506 downloads. | +12,625,458 | 17% ▲ |
| 5.6 | Total of 76,424,048 downloads. | -21,085,634 | -22% ▼ |
| 5.5 | Total of 97,509,682 downloads. | -4,216,005 | -4% ▼ |
| 5.4 | Total of 101,725,687 downloads. | +7,502,205 | 8% ▲ |
| 5.3 | Total of 94,223,482 downloads. | -34,559,753 | -27% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 128,783,235 downloads. | +76,156,104 | 145% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 52,627,131 downloads. | -12,394,362 | -19% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 65,021,493 downloads. | -203,456,142 | -76% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 268,477,635 downloads. | +154,200,902 | 135% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 114,276,733 downloads. | -47,396,511 | -29% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 161,673,244 downloads. | +84,942,474 | 111% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 76,730,770 downloads. | -15,490,769 | -17% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 92,221,539 downloads. | -718,728 | -1% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 92,940,267 downloads. | +21,080,077 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 71,860,190 downloads. | -25,127,512 | -26% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 96,987,702 downloads. | -3,655,799 | -4% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 100,643,501 downloads. | +32,339,642 | 47% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 68,303,859 downloads. | -34,708,481 | -34% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 103,012,340 downloads. | +16,472,355 | 19% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 86,539,985 downloads. | +55,932,614 | 183% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 30,607,371 downloads. | +13,700,358 | 81% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 16,907,013 downloads. | -17,171,235 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 34,078,248 downloads. | -2,290,187 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 36,368,435 downloads. | +12,959,350 | 55% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,409,085 downloads. | +7,582,036 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,827,049 downloads. | -3,103,936 | -16% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 18,930,985 downloads. | -19,157,105 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 38,088,090 downloads. | +26,395,675 | 226% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,692,415 downloads. | -1,313,058 | -10% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 13,005,473 downloads. | +6,076,919 | 88% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,928,554 downloads. | +2,016,283 | 41% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4,912,271 downloads. | +2,467,643 | 101% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,444,628 downloads. | -697,922 | -22% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,142,550 downloads. | +1,556,115 | 98% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,586,435 downloads. | -378,700 | -19% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 1,965,135 downloads. | -1,069,899 | -35% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 3,035,034 downloads. | +1,088,984 | 56% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 1,946,050 downloads. | +1,421,764 | 271% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 524,286 downloads. | +452,470 | 630% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 71,816 downloads. | +71,816 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |