WordPress Version Statistics 2026: 18.7% Run Old Releases

    Of 60,542 top 1M WordPress homepages exposing a version, 81.3% run one of the three newest releases (7.1, 7.0 or 6.9) and 18.7% run something older.

    Share of version-exposing WordPress homepages by release
    7.156.6%
    7.015.9%
    6.98.8%
    6.85.9%
    6.72.4%
    Older10.4%

    Source: PageSpeed Matters. 60,542 top 1M WordPress homepages exposing a version, HTTP Archive, Sept 2026.

    Sites that hide their WordPress version are excluded.

    Source: WordPress Version Statistics 2026: 18.7% Run Old Releases - PageSpeed Matters