Comparison · CMS
WordPress vs Drupal: which do popular websites use?
As of 2026-10-02, WordPress is detected on 1,226 of 7,859 popular websites (16%) and Drupal on 356 (4.5%): WordPress is 3.4x as common. 12 sites use both.
Adoption at a glance
| WordPress | Drupal | |
|---|---|---|
| Sites using it | 1,226 | 356 |
| Share of 7,859 sites | 16% | 4.5% |
| Share of the top 1,000 sites (710 readable) | 9.3% | 3.7% |
| Only this one of the two | 1,214 | 344 |
Both: 12 sites. Detected on 2026-10-02 from the home page; a technology that leaves no trace there is not counted.
By site sector
| Sector | Sites | WordPress | Drupal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 6,305 | 16% | 3.2% |
| News | 347 | 18% | 1.7% |
| Entertainment | 314 | 15% | 1.0% |
| Education | 246 | 17% | 26% |
| Government | 241 | 7.9% | 30% |
| Technology | 133 | 8.3% | 3.8% |
| Finance | 97 | 13% | 1.0% |
| E-commerce | 93 | 8.6% | <0.1% |
Share of the sector's sites using each technology; sectors with at least 50 sites.
By top-level domain
| TLD | Sites | WordPress | Drupal |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 4,138 | 17% | 1.8% |
| .org | 437 | 15% | 12% |
| .net | 333 | 14% | 0.6% |
| .ru | 258 | 7.8% | 0.8% |
| .jp | 189 | 11% | 1.1% |
| .io | 185 | 11% | 1.1% |
| .de | 180 | 14% | 3.3% |
| .edu | 159 | 21% | 33% |
| .gov | 110 | 9.1% | 50% |
Top-level domains with at least 100 sites.
Most popular sites using only WordPress
- wordpress.org #22
- tumblr.com #66
- creativecommons.org #82
- cpanel.net #108
- harvard.edu #133
- checkpoint.com #153
- selectel.ru #155
- nasa.gov #162
- plesk.com #171
- docker.com #223
- oup.com #238
- tencent.com #281
- techcrunch.com #284
- jotform.com #285
- wpguardian.io #308
- viber.com #312
- cnet.com #328
- pccc.com #376
- theverge.com #380
- cloudinary.com #391
Most popular sites using only Drupal
- europa.eu #51
- mit.edu #98
- nist.gov #105
- noaa.gov #230
- unesco.org #275
- redhat.com #293
- box.com #344
- epa.gov #413
- qualtrics.com #414
- instructure.com #482
- yale.edu #533
- upenn.edu #550
- ovhcloud.com #585
- psychologytoday.com #607
- meteofrance.com #630
- irs.gov #645
- incometax.gov.in #669
- cam.ac.uk #731
- parivahan.gov.in #750
- ftc.gov #755
Each technology
- Websites using WordPress (1,226)
- Websites using Drupal (356)
FAQ
- Which is more popular, WordPress or Drupal?
- As of 2026-10-02, WordPress is detected on 1,226 of 7,859 popular websites (16%) and Drupal on 356 (4.5%): WordPress is 3.4x as common. 12 sites use both.
- Which do the most popular websites prefer?
- Among the 710 sites of the top 1,000 that we could read, 66 (9.3%) use WordPress and 26 (3.7%) use Drupal.
- Can a website use both WordPress and Drupal?
- Yes: 12 of the 7,859 sites show both (0.2%); 1,214 show only WordPress and 344 only Drupal.