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Joomla VS WordPress_

As of 4 November 2026, WordPress is named by 5,651 companies and Joomla by 305; Joomla skews to companies under 200 people (80% vs 71%), WordPress to companies over 1,000 (9% vs 6%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Joomla's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, WordPress rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Joomla: 2–200 employees
80%
WordPress: 2–200 employees
71%
Joomla: 1,000+ employees
6%
WordPress: 1,000+ employees
9%
Postings per company, 90 days
11.2 · 2.4
Website or DNS footprint
528,651 · 18,153,409
305companies name Joomla
5,651companies name WordPress
323name both
3,405 · 13,414postings in 90 days, Joomla · WordPress
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentJoomlashareWordPressshareLeans
Self-employed114%2905%even
2-10 employees5919%1,09219%even
11-50 employees12942%1,82732%Joomla
51-200 employees5618%1,11620%even
201-500 employees217%55210%WordPress
501-1000 employees124%2454%even
1001-5000 employees83%3296%WordPress
5001-10000 employees10%741%even
10,001+ employees83%1262%even
By industry
SegmentJoomlashareWordPressshareLeans
Technology & software13344%1,44926%Joomla
Business & finance services10434%1,97735%even
Consumer services & leisure186%4538%WordPress
Media & content145%3126%even
Public, community & associations124%4678%WordPress
Manufacturing & industry93%3085%WordPress
Commerce & trade41%1463%even
Health care41%1302%even
Automotive31%511%even
Property & construction21%1703%WordPress
Hospitality & travel10%781%even
Transport, logistics & rental10%511%even
By country
SegmentJoomlashareWordPressshareLeans
United States11437%2,42043%WordPress
India5016%4468%Joomla
Germany238%65312%WordPress
France186%2324%even
United Kingdom186%3747%even
Poland124%1032%Joomla
Italy103%1062%even
Canada83%1903%even
Australia72%872%even
PH41%––outside top 12
Romania41%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates31%––outside top 12
Netherlands––1753%outside top 12
Spain––731%outside top 12
Austria––641%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentJoomlashareWordPressshareLeans
Marketing & communications2,39158%7,24131%Joomla
Software engineering81020%6,21826%WordPress
Design & UX50312%1,3486%Joomla
Unclassified341%1,1755%WordPress
IT operations & business systems321%3301%even
Customer service & success211%1991%even
Product, program & project management150%4352%even
healthcare clinical140%200%even
arts media and entertainment90%3271%even
Sales90%3191%even
Administration & office40%3451%even
Education & training40%880%even
Data & AI30%710%even
healthcare support and caregiving30%––outside top 12
Human resources30%3151%even
Business development & strategy20%3461%even
agriculture and environment10%––outside top 12
construction and civil10%80%even
Engineering (non-software)10%3131%even
Legal, compliance & risk10%120%even
Finance & accounting––1681%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––620%outside top 12
General management & consulting––370%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––340%outside top 12
social care and community––310%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––190%outside top 12
research and science––160%outside top 12
real estate and property––150%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––140%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––110%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––110%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––90%outside top 12
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WordPress is named by 5,651 companies in job postings and Joomla by 305; 323 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/joomla-vs-wordpress)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Joomla vs WordPress: questions

Which is more used, Joomla or WordPress?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, WordPress (5,651) over Joomla (305). By website-and-DNS footprint, WordPress (18,153,409 vs 528,651), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Joomla?

80% of Joomla companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 71% for WordPress. 6% of Joomla companies have over 1,000 employees, against 9% for WordPress.

Do companies run both?

323 companies name both in their postings, usually Joomla in marketing and WordPress in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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