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CMS platforms:Which brands are most popular in search?

In August 2026, WordPress was the most searched among CMS platforms worldwide, with an estimated 1.4M branded searches and 93.6% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. WordPress93.6%
  2. Drupal3.3%
  3. Joomla2.7%
  4. Umbraco0.2%
  5. Sitecore0.09%
  6. TYPO30.07%

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Share of Search among CMS platforms worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for WordPress, Drupal, Joomla. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthWordPressDrupalJoomlaUmbracoSitecoreTYPO3
Oct 202593.3%3.5%2.9%0.17%0.07%0.06%
Nov 202593.3%3.5%2.9%0.17%0.08%0.08%
Dec 202593.9%2.9%2.9%0.14%0.08%0.06%
Jan 202693.4%3.5%2.8%0.17%0.09%0.09%
Feb 202693.4%3.5%2.8%0.17%0.09%0.07%
Mar 202692.8%3.4%3.4%0.2%0.09%0.09%
Apr 202694%2.8%2.8%0.17%0.09%0.08%
May 202692.7%4.2%2.8%0.2%0.09%0.07%
Jun 202692.8%3.4%3.4%0.2%0.09%0.07%
Jul 202692.2%4%3.3%0.24%0.11%0.07%
Aug 202693.6%3.3%2.7%0.2%0.09%0.07%
Sep 2026——————

This month’s ranking, August 2026

  1. 1.WordPress

    93.6%

    Held 1st. 1.4M estimated branded searches, +0.65% vs prior month. Share +1.4 points.

  2. 2.Drupal

    3.3%

    Held 2nd. 49.5K estimated branded searches, -18.2% vs prior month. Share -0.7 points.

  3. 3.Joomla

    2.7%

    Held 3rd. 40.5K estimated branded searches, -18.2% vs prior month. Share -0.6 points.

  4. 4.Umbraco

    0.2%

    Held 4th. 2.9K estimated branded searches, -19.4% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  5. 5.Sitecore

    0.09%

    Held 5th. 1.3K estimated branded searches, -18.8% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  6. 6.TYPO3

    0.07%

    Held 6th. 1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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Which brand is most popular in search among CMS platforms worldwide?

In August 2026, WordPress was the most searched among CMS platforms worldwide, with an estimated 1.4M branded searches and 93.6% estimated Share of Search within this set. Drupal is in 2nd place, 90.2 percentage points behind at 3.3% Share of Search.

Global CMS platforms, last 12 months ending September 2026
BrandShare of SearchPeakLowRank
WordPress93.3% → 93.6%94%Apr 202692.2%Jul 20261st
Drupal3.5% → 3.3%4.2%May 20262.8%Apr 20262nd
Joomla2.9% → 2.7%3.4%Jun 20262.7%Aug 20263rd
Umbraco0.17% → 0.2%0.24%Jul 20260.14%Dec 20254th
Sitecore0.07% → 0.09%0.11%Jul 20260.07%Oct 20255th
TYPO30.06% → 0.07%0.09%Jan 20260.06%Dec 20256th

Each finding as a sentence

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WordPress’ estimated Share of Search among CMS platforms worldwide peaked at 94% in April 2026 and was lowest at 92.2% in July 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Drupal’s estimated Share of Search among CMS platforms worldwide peaked at 4.2% in May 2026 and was lowest at 2.8% in April 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Umbraco, Sitecore and TYPO3 held steady: their estimated Share of Search among CMS platforms worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

How did search popularity change for CMS platforms worldwide in August 2026?

  1. In August 2026, WordPress gained estimated Share of Search among CMS platforms worldwide, from 92.2% to 93.6%.

  2. In August 2026, Drupal lost estimated Share of Search among CMS platforms worldwide, from 4% to 3.3%.

  3. In August 2026, Joomla lost estimated Share of Search among CMS platforms worldwide, from 3.3% to 2.7%.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for TYPO3 worldwide fell 37.5% over 11 measured months, from 1.6K to 1K in August 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Umbraco worldwide fell 34.1% over 11 measured months, from 4.4K to 2.9K in August 2026.

  6. Estimated monthly branded searches for Sitecore worldwide fell 31.6% over 11 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.3K in August 2026.

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