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 22,998,193 downloads. | -38,555,561 | -63% ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Total of 61,553,754 downloads. | -5,431,438 | -8% ▼ |
| 5.3 | Total of 66,985,192 downloads. | -38,154,590 | -36% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 105,139,782 downloads. | +64,851,166 | 161% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 40,288,616 downloads. | -15,097,311 | -27% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 55,385,927 downloads. | -183,110,186 | -77% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 238,496,113 downloads. | +133,448,342 | 127% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 105,047,771 downloads. | -45,999,883 | -30% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 151,047,654 downloads. | +80,508,699 | 114% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 70,538,955 downloads. | -16,956,577 | -19% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 87,495,532 downloads. | -986,550 | -1% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 88,482,082 downloads. | +20,068,821 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 68,413,261 downloads. | -24,940,423 | -27% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 93,353,684 downloads. | -3,742,386 | -4% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 97,096,070 downloads. | +31,098,620 | 47% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 65,997,450 downloads. | -34,755,697 | -34% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 100,753,147 downloads. | +16,229,424 | 19% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 84,523,723 downloads. | +55,120,258 | 187% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 29,403,465 downloads. | +12,637,775 | 75% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 16,765,690 downloads. | -17,068,768 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 33,834,458 downloads. | -1,987,603 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 35,822,061 downloads. | +12,676,212 | 55% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,145,849 downloads. | +7,473,054 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,672,795 downloads. | -2,829,643 | -15% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 18,502,438 downloads. | -19,092,307 | -51% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 37,594,745 downloads. | +26,069,734 | 226% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,525,011 downloads. | -1,107,068 | -9% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 12,632,079 downloads. | +5,802,516 | 85% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,829,563 downloads. | +2,088,558 | 44% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4,741,005 downloads. | +2,364,607 | 100% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,376,398 downloads. | -649,749 | -21% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,026,147 downloads. | +1,544,158 | 104% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,481,989 downloads. | -385,417 | -21% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 1,867,406 downloads. | -925,075 | -33% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 2,792,481 downloads. | +969,667 | 53% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 1,822,814 downloads. | +1,344,754 | 281% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 478,060 downloads. | +422,822 | 765% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 55,238 downloads. | +55,238 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |