15 Fascinating Facts About WordPress in Its Anniversary

At 18, WordPress holds multiple awards, including InfoWorld's best open source software and Bossie's award for the best open-source software. WordPress also has a five-star rating for privacy from Electronic Frontier Foundation. Founded by English developer Mike Little and American developer Matt Mullenweg, WordPress is the leading content management system and a top-rated website building software. It powers?slightly over 36.28 %of the world's top million websites.?On 27th May 2022, the platform will be celebrating its 19th birthday, and here are 15 fascinating WordPress facts to celebrate.

1. WordPress' Monthly Spam Count is 487 Billion

According to WP Data Tables, statistics indicate that there are 6,208 times more spam messages on WordPress than real ones. The estimated figure is 487 billion spam messages.

2.WordPress is an Open-Source and Free Software

WordPress is licensed under GNU GPL. The open-source license allows people from every part of the world to download and use the software. The software's source code is open for everyone to access, build up, study, and modify. You use WordPress to develop a website with features and functions that suit your needs.

3. Approximately 39.5% of Web Users Know and Use WordPress

WordPress didn't gain traction soon after its launching in 2003. It took expert developers to unveil the excellence and consummate versatility of WordPress. In 2005, very few web developers and users knew and used this content management system.

However, recent statistics indicate that approximately?39.5% of web users?know and use WordPress. The world has slightly over 1.3 billion active websites, so 455,000,000 of such websites are powered by WordPress.

4.WordPress Doesn't Have a CEO

One of the oddest WordPress facts: despite its global recognition, it does not operate as a private entity. In other words, WordPress is not owned and operated by a particular person or group of entities. The idea behind the company was conceived and actualized by Mike Little and Matt Mullenweg.

Today, the company is owned by Automattic, a privately-owned and operated company. Mullenweg is Automattic's CEO, so he controls most of the company's functions. Keeping the company off the ownership and management of a group of entities protects the freedoms of an open-source license.

5. WordPress Theme Avada Has Made Over $12 Million in Sales

Avada is a famous and impressive WordPress theme known for its intuitive visual front-end design and fantastic editing tools. The theme offers multi-purpose and modern designs adaptable to any current website layout and design. It's currently the most in-demand WordPress theme that has been in existence for over six years. Avada theme costs $59 per piece, and the current sale volume exceeds 200,000. Avada has generated more than $12 million in sales in seven years.

6.WordPress Registers Over 1.1 Million Domains Within 6 Months

A 2015 global internet CMS usage survey confirmed that WordPress had documented over 1.1 million domains within six months. In other words, WordPress accounts for 1.1 million domains every six months. The growing demand for WordPress is linked to its convenience and effortless usability, which allows businesses to set up their online presence in hours.

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