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
| 5.6 | Total of 50,377,790 downloads. | -19,322,205 | -28% ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | Total of 69,699,995 downloads. | -5,949,309 | -8% ▼ |
| 5.4 | Total of 75,649,304 downloads. | +467,562 | 1% ▲ |
| 5.3 | Total of 75,181,742 downloads. | -35,891,382 | -32% ▼ |
| 5.2 | Total of 111,073,124 downloads. | +67,721,656 | 156% ▲ |
| 5.1 | Total of 43,351,468 downloads. | -13,870,034 | -24% ▼ |
| 5.0 | Total of 57,221,502 downloads. | -187,111,326 | -77% ▼ |
| 4.9 | Total of 244,332,828 downloads. | +137,730,024 | 129% ▲ |
| 4.8 | Total of 106,602,804 downloads. | -46,347,211 | -30% ▼ |
| 4.7 | Total of 152,950,015 downloads. | +81,442,246 | 114% ▲ |
| 4.6 | Total of 71,507,769 downloads. | -16,987,831 | -19% ▼ |
| 4.5 | Total of 88,495,600 downloads. | -884,046 | -1% ▼ |
| 4.4 | Total of 89,379,646 downloads. | +20,235,896 | 29% ▲ |
| 4.3 | Total of 69,143,750 downloads. | -24,981,330 | -27% ▼ |
| 4.2 | Total of 94,125,080 downloads. | -3,767,158 | -4% ▼ |
| 4.1 | Total of 97,892,238 downloads. | +31,402,398 | 47% ▲ |
| 4.0 | Total of 66,489,840 downloads. | -34,827,237 | -34% ▼ |
| 3.9 | Total of 101,317,077 downloads. | +16,300,885 | 19% ▲ |
| 3.8 | Total of 85,016,192 downloads. | +55,302,803 | 186% ▲ |
| 3.7 | Total of 29,713,389 downloads. | +12,911,330 | 77% ▲ |
| 3.6 | Total of 16,802,059 downloads. | -17,088,579 | -50% ▼ |
| 3.5 | Total of 33,890,638 downloads. | -1,987,035 | -6% ▼ |
| 3.4 | Total of 35,877,673 downloads. | +12,668,448 | 55% ▲ |
| 3.3 | Total of 23,209,225 downloads. | +7,500,161 | 48% ▲ |
| 3.2 | Total of 15,709,064 downloads. | -2,890,465 | -16% ▼ |
| 3.1 | Total of 18,599,529 downloads. | -19,104,516 | -51% ▼ |
| 3.0 | Total of 37,704,045 downloads. | +26,138,784 | 226% ▲ |
| 2.9 | Total of 11,565,261 downloads. | -1,144,355 | -9% ▼ |
| 2.8 | Total of 12,709,616 downloads. | +5,860,113 | 86% ▲ |
| 2.7 | Total of 6,849,503 downloads. | +2,062,538 | 43% ▲ |
| 2.6 | Total of 4,786,965 downloads. | +2,392,388 | 100% ▲ |
| 2.5 | Total of 2,394,577 downloads. | -663,199 | -22% ▼ |
| 2.3 | Total of 3,057,776 downloads. | +1,548,188 | 103% ▲ |
| 2.2 | Total of 1,509,588 downloads. | -385,261 | -20% ▼ |
| 2.1 | Total of 1,894,849 downloads. | -964,329 | -34% ▼ |
| 2.0 | Total of 2,859,178 downloads. | +1,002,545 | 54% ▲ |
| 1.5 | Total of 1,856,633 downloads. | +1,365,981 | 278% ▲ |
| 1.2 | Total of 490,652 downloads. | +431,606 | 731% ▲ |
| 1.0 | Total of 59,046 downloads. | +59,046 | 100% ▲ |
| 0.7 | Total of 0 downloads. | +0 | 0% — |