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 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 115 million downloads.
Historical Data
| 5.8 | Total of 12,626,919 downloads. | -53,855,714 | -81% ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | Total of 66,482,633 downloads. | +2,545,340 | 4% ▲ |
| 5.6 | Total of 63,937,293 downloads. | -16,797,440 | -21% ▼ |
| 5.5 | Total of 80,734,733 downloads. | -3,790,270 | -4% ▼ |
| 5.4 | Total of 84,525,003 downloads. | +3,099,672 | 4% ▲ |
| 5.3 | Total of 81,425,331 downloads. | -35,476,754 | -30% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 116,902,085 downloads. | +70,156,066 | 150% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 46,746,019 downloads. | -13,461,307 | -22% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 60,207,326 downloads. | -192,286,681 | -76% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 252,494,007 downloads. | +142,853,782 | 130% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 109,640,225 downloads. | -46,681,817 | -30% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 156,322,042 downloads. | +82,216,263 | 111% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 74,105,779 downloads. | -15,422,298 | -17% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 89,528,077 downloads. | -800,935 | -1% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 90,329,012 downloads. | +20,513,117 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 69,815,895 downloads. | -24,990,371 | -26% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 94,806,266 downloads. | -3,953,105 | -4% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 98,759,371 downloads. | +31,842,907 | 48% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 66,916,464 downloads. | -34,864,971 | -34% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 101,781,435 downloads. | +16,358,978 | 19% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 85,422,457 downloads. | +55,461,118 | 185% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 29,961,339 downloads. | +13,130,241 | 78% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 16,831,098 downloads. | -17,128,239 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 33,959,337 downloads. | -2,291,230 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 36,250,567 downloads. | +12,969,377 | 56% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,281,190 downloads. | +7,531,337 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,749,853 downloads. | -2,973,945 | -16% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 18,723,798 downloads. | -19,137,360 | -51% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 37,861,158 downloads. | +26,232,528 | 226% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,628,630 downloads. | -1,225,381 | -10% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 12,854,011 downloads. | +5,964,838 | 87% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,889,173 downloads. | +2,065,331 | 43% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4,823,842 downloads. | +2,414,708 | 100% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,409,134 downloads. | -673,359 | -22% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,082,493 downloads. | +1,553,543 | 102% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,528,950 downloads. | -385,293 | -20% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 1,914,243 downloads. | -993,332 | -34% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 2,907,575 downloads. | +1,026,244 | 55% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 1,881,331 downloads. | +1,381,590 | 276% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 499,741 downloads. | +440,695 | 746% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 59,046 downloads. | +59,046 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |