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WordPress author statistics

Who publishes the most, who has the most installs, and how concentrated the ecosystem is.

Snapshot 2026-11-02

464Authors tracked
262.5MInstalls combined
45%Held by top 10 authors

Most installs overall

  1. 1Syed Balkhi21.1M+
  2. 2Automattic17.9M+
  3. 3WordPress.org13.8M+
  4. 4Elementor13.2M+
  5. 5Yoast13.1M+
  6. 6Rock Lobster Inc.11.1M+
  7. 7Brainstorm Force7.4M+
  8. 8David Anderson / Team Updraft7.3M+
  9. 9LiteSpeed Technologies7M+
  10. 10Google5M+

Most themes published

  1. 1ThemeHunk72
  2. 2AF themes26
  3. 3Extend Themes26
  4. 4themeansar25
  5. 5Superb21
  6. 6Automattic18
  7. 7SuperbThemes18
  8. 8WordPress.org15
  9. 9Desert Themes14
  10. 10blazethemes11

Most plugins published

  1. 1Syed Balkhi23
  2. 2ThemeHunk14
  3. 3Automattic13
  4. 4Brainstorm Force12
  5. 5WebFactory12
  6. 6Softaculous9
  7. 7WooCommerce9
  8. 8Nexcess8
  9. 9Themeisle8
  10. 10Elementor7