When choosing a platform for your website, the question is no longer can it build a site? The real question is:
Will it grow with your business?
The numbers tell a very clear story.
Around 43% of all websites on the internet run on WordPress. When looking only at websites using a recognised content management system, WordPress powers more than 60% of them.
No other platform comes close.
How Other Platforms Compare
- WordPress – ~43%
- Shopify – ~5%
- Wix – ~4%
- Squarespace – ~2.5%
- Joomla – ~1%
- Drupal – less than 1%
- Webflow – less than 1%
WordPress is used by businesses of every size, from local trades to global brands. That level of adoption creates stability, support, innovation, and longevity.
Why Does WordPress Dominate?
1. Ownership and Control
With WordPress, you own your website. You are not locked into a proprietary system. You control your hosting, your data, and your direction. That flexibility is critical for growing businesses.
2. Scalability
A simple brochure website can evolve into a booking system, membership platform, ecommerce store, or learning portal without needing to rebuild from scratch.
Platforms like Shopify are excellent for pure ecommerce. Wix and Squarespace are convenient for simple builds. But when complexity grows, WordPress offers deeper capability without forcing migration.
3. SEO Strength
WordPress is structurally strong for search visibility. Clean code, powerful optimisation tools, and full control over technical SEO elements make it a serious long term asset.
4. Ecosystem and Support
Because nearly half the web runs on WordPress, the ecosystem is enormous. Developers, designers, plugins, integrations, hosting environments, and security tools are constantly improving.
That scale matters.
Is WordPress Always the Right Choice?
Not always.
If you want a very small personal site and never plan to expand, a closed builder may feel simpler.
If you want a fast launch ecommerce store with minimal customisation, Shopify can be ideal.
But if you want flexibility, longevity, and the ability to scale your digital presence without limits, WordPress consistently proves to be the strongest foundation.
Our View at First Web Design Ltd
We build primarily with WordPress because it gives our clients:
- Full control
- Long term scalability
- Professional flexibility
- Better return on investment
When a platform powers 43% of the entire internet, it is not a trend. It is infrastructure.
If you are considering a new website or planning to rebuild, the real question is not simply what looks good today.
It is what will still serve you in 3, 5, or 10 years.
That is why WordPress remains our platform of choice.
