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4,664 sites

WordPress

Technology profile across 4,664 EU websites using WordPress

Sites
4,664
Avg. Score
44.8/100
EU Hosting
68%
EOL Framework
34.4%

Version Distribution

Which versions of WordPress are in use across the EU benchmark.

6.9.4
50.6% 41
6.8.5
7.4% 6
5.1.19
4.9% 4
5.2.21
3.7% 3
5.8.13
3.7% 3
6.7.5
3.7% 3
5.3.21
3.7% 3
4.9.26
3.7% 3
5.0.22
3.7% 3
5.0.25
2.5% 2
5.9.13
2.5% 2
5.4.19
2.5% 2
5.5.18
2.5% 2
4.9.3
2.5% 2
4.7.29
2.5% 2

Frameworks & Runtimes

PHP versions, Node.js, and other runtimes.

PHP 7.4 !
20.7%
PHP 8.3
19.8%
PHP 8.2
14.1%
PHP 8.1
12.6%
PHP 8.4
11.9%
PHP 8.0 !
5.4%
PHP 7.3 !
4.3%
PHP 8.5
3.4%
PHP 7.2 !
2.6%
PHP 5.6 !
1.9%
PHP 7.0 !
1.4%
ASP.NET
0.7%
PleskLin
0.5%
WP Engine
0.4%
PHP 5.4 !
0.3%

34.4% on end-of-life PHP — no security patches.

Web Servers

Server software powering WordPress sites.

nginx
29.0%
Apache
28.8%
LiteSpeed
18.3%
Cloudflare
10.8%
Apache 2.4
3.2%
openresty
2.5%
OVHcloud
2.1%
Apache 2
2.0%
aruba-proxy
1.8%
Apache / ZoneOS
1.5%

Country Distribution

Where WordPress is most popular across Europe.

🇳🇱 NL
6.9% 322
🇮🇹 IT
5.7% 266
🇵🇱 PL
5.4% 251
🇫🇮 FI
5.3% 249
🇬🇧 GB
5.1% 238
🇮🇪 IE
5.1% 237
🇫🇷 FR
4.9% 228
🇩🇪 DE
4.8% 226
🇷🇴 RO
4.7% 220
🇸🇪 SE
4.5% 208
🇪🇸 ES
4.3% 200
🇭🇷 HR
4.2% 195
🇬🇷 GR
3.8% 179
🇨🇭 CH
3.5% 163
🇩🇰 DK
3.4% 157
🇱🇹 LT
3.3% 156
🇸🇰 SK
3.3% 156
🇸🇮 SI
3.2% 147
🇵🇹 PT
3.0% 139
🇭🇺 HU
2.9% 137

Industry Breakdown

Which industries use WordPress most.

Hospitality
12.5% 585
Healthcare
11.6% 541
Education
10.8% 505
Food & Delivery
10.8% 505
Sports
10.7% 499
Automotive
7.6% 355
NGO & Nonprofit
7.6% 353
Fashion
5.2% 244
Pharma
5.1% 239
Real Estate
4.7% 218
Logistics
3.1% 146
Insurance
2.5% 116
Government
2.1% 96
Travel
1.7% 81
Energy
1.7% 79

Hosting Providers

Where WordPress sites are hosted — 68% use EU-headquartered providers.

Cloudflare
25.3% US
Hetzner
17.2% DE
OVHcloud
11.2% FR
Google Cloud
10.4% US
IONOS (1&1)
7.7% DE
WebSupport
7.3% SK
Aruba S.p.A.
5.9% IT
Zone.ee
5.2% EE
Interneto Vizija
4.9% LT
Team Blue DK
4.7% DK

Security Posture

Composite security score for WordPress sites vs. the overall EU benchmark.

Avg. Composite Score
44.8
Avg. Headers Score
22.3
Grade Distribution
B
C
D
F

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