4 Reasons Why does WordPress Have Over 65% of Market Share

WordPress started off in 2003 as a blogging website but over the years it has become a full-blown Content Management System used for creating websites ranging from basic blogging websites to fully equipped eCommerce stores. Currently, it tops as the best CMS software with the biggest market share of 65%.

WordPress progressed in spite of limitations and hurdles and has contributed extensively in changing the landscape of the websites on the Internet. In this article, we’re going to talk about some facts and figures to understand ‘how come WordPress has 65% market share?’ We will look into the following questions as well to better understand WordPress’s popularity:
    • What is the market share of WordPress and why?
    • What websites were built with WordPress?
    • What are the reasons that WordPress is more successful than other CMSs?
    • What is the future of WordPress?

What are the 4 Reasons That Make WordPress the #1 CMS?

Following are the four reasons that make WordPress the #1 CMS across the Internet.

1. Flexibility

If you look at other CMSs, you will find that Shopify, Magento, PrestaShop and OpenCart, although they are gaining popularity as ecommerce CMS, they are not quite as flexible as WordPress. In the same manner, although Wix or Weebly could be highly ideal for your small-business, WordPress can up the game of lead generation, brand visibility and search optimization for businesses because it is overflowing with best features to help you build responsive and top-notch websites regardless of size and industry. Moreover, you can benefit from holistic WordPress integrations with any software, extension or plugin, you can imagine to integrate automation, precision and full-control.

In short, flexibility is clearly a game-changer in ‘how do you design a website’ as it comes with pre-designed themes and templates or drag-n-drop builders such as Elementor.

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2. Adaptability

When it comes to adaptability, WordPress as a CMS comes on top of the list. This is because WordPress is an open-source content management system where developers continuously contribute by adding new and amazing features and solutions to it. A WordPress repository contains more than 58000 new, functional and vetted plugins to optimize your experience with WordPress so that your website could stand out in the competition.

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3. Control

Irrespective of the size of change, you can easily control anything in WordPress especially with the introduction of the Gutenberg editor which gives you full editorial control over your website. This is extremely important if you’re managing a website for the purpose of identity building, brand personality, and lead generation and need to constantly update information.

Moreover, WordPress users enjoy total control with fluency while they’re being self-hosted. Therefore, you should opt for a reliable web hosting plan where your website can have benefits of quick optimization, foolproof security, and proper allocation of resources.

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We won’t resist from saying, “WordPress is a complete CMS enabling users to develop sites exactly in the way they aspire, that too without zero hurdles.”

4. Community

Long standing dominance of WordPress as a CMS didn’t come overnight. This huge success is a result of constant support from the WordPress community. A dedicated forum at WordPress.org ensures full-support, contribution and instant feedback from a community of WordPress developers, programmers and strategists. Using this forum, you can get any answer, a solution and valuable recommendation.

The collection of free plugins and themes at WordPress.org is well-supported by the developers.

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In fact, when you are about to install a plugin or theme, you can benefit from information and feedback from the WordPress community for your ease. Likewise, there are also other third-party companies such as DevriX which sell WordPress products and services, etc. Plus, you can get lots of blogs, vlogs and podcasts for better usage of WordPress on a daily-basis.

Who Uses WordPress?

We just discussed the fundamental reasons that put WordPress ahead of other CMSs. Now comes the part to know who actually uses WordPress. When we were researching the topic, we were actually surprised to know that there are many famous companies that actually are built using WordPress. The list includes (source: W3Techs):

These popular companies using WordPress showcase the above mentioned qualities of WordPress – flexibility, adaptability, control. It also shows that no matter whether you are a big business owner or a small business owner, WordPress is the best option among all the CMSs available.

What Does the Future of WordPress Look Like?

We at WP-Bridge, are asked this question almost once a day by our clients – why WordPress?

Why not other platforms because there is no future for WordPress?
Our answer is always the same – WordPress as a platform is growing steadily and it is not going anywhere. Why? Because it offers more flexibility, control, and adaptability than any other CMS out there. Plus, look at the list above – the names of the companies that are using it.

But if as a business owner, or even as a developer, you’re still questioning the relevance and reliability of WordPress in 2022, let’s look at some of the metrics (source:W3Techs) below that will prove that WordPress has a bright future:

  • WordPress comes first as the widely used CMS with 41.9% usage worldwide with 65.0% market share. The second spot is for Shopify with only 3.6% usage and just 5.6% market share. Joomla and Squarespace come fourth and fifth respectively with 2.0% and 1.7% usage and 3.2% and 2.6% market share. And, Wix comes finally that has 1.6% usage and mediocre 2.5% market share.
  • WordPress powers 40% of the Internet, that is 2 websites out of every 5. (impressive, isn’t it?)
  • More than 58000 plugins for everything from creating an online store to adding a contact form; you will find a plugin to ease up your work.
  • WordPress is the first CMS with 2.28 Billion Google’s search engine results.
  • According to payscale.com, an average WordPress developer salary is more than $51,000.

Keeping these facts in mind, it’s not difficult to figure out that the future of WordPress is bright and successful. WordPress will be more like a One-Stop solution to develop anything from contact form to landing pages easily.

Frequently Asked Questions

As mentioned above, we at WP-Bridge, are asked a lot of questions regarding why WordPress is the best platform for website development. We have tried to answer a few of the most common ones below:

Question # 1: Is WordPress really the most successful CMS?

No other CMS is even close to WordPress when it comes to popularity and ease-of-use. Shopify comes second and that too has only 3.5% market share.

Question # 2: Is WordPress going to die in 2022?

A definite ‘No’ because WordPress is continuously growing as a content management system in 2022.

Question # 3: What is the market share of WordPress?

40% of the world’s websites have been built using WordPress. It means WordPress has a market share of 64.8%.

Question #4: Is WordPress an appropriate CMS for big companies?

Yes. Definitely. WordPress is an appropriate CMS for big companies.

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