WordPress is still running the show in the CMS world, powering about 43% of all websites worldwide according to W3Techs usage data. If you only count sites that use a CMS people can identify, its share climbs even higher — well past 60%.
The numbers really drive home how far ahead WordPress is. Hosted builders like Wix and Squarespace have grown steadily with beginners, and Shopify leads when it comes to dedicated e-commerce, but none of them come close to WordPress’s overall reach. Its open-source license, huge plugin and theme ecosystem, and low barrier to entry keep it the go-to choice for everybody from hobby bloggers to major publishers. Like the chart above shows, the gap between WordPress and everyone else is measured in tens of percentage points, not single digits.
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