Most-Used CMS by UK Companies (2026)

Detected CMS market share across 147,764 UK companies, with WordPress used by 66.7% of companies where a CMS is detected.

Among 2,038,606 trading UK companies, 147,764 have a detectable CMS. WordPress accounts for 66.7% of those detections, covering 98,592 companies; Wix follows at 9.6% (14,116), with Cornerstone at 5.7% (8,455) and Squarespace at 5.5% (8,133).

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WordPress has the largest share in every headcount band: Under 10 employees, 66.2% of 98,707; 10–50 employees, 67.0% of 43,596; and Over 50 employees, 74.5% of 5,461. Its share rises with company size, leaving less room for the rest of the CMS field among larger employers.

The remainder is split across systems with single-digit shares. GoDaddy Website Builder has 3.2% (4,767), Webflow 2.5% (3,632), Duda 2.3% (3,469) and Joomla 1.1% (1,665), while 30 further systems cover 7,644 companies between them.

147,764

Companies with detected CMS

Of 2,038,606 UK companies

7.2%

Detection rate

2026

38

Systems detected

In this category

66.7%

Leader share

WordPress

UK companies CMS market share

Joomla
Other (30 systems)

Share of the 147,764 UK companies with a detectable system. As of June 2026.

CMS compared

SystemUK companiesShareMedian headcountLondon shareTypical profile
WordPress98,59266.7%618.7%6-person firms, 66.7% share
Wix14,1169.6%618.6%6-person firms, 9.6% share
Cornerstone8,4555.7%616.2%6-person firms, 5.7% share
Squarespace8,1335.5%625.5%6-person firms, 5.5% share
GoDaddy Website Builder4,7673.2%623.2%6-person firms, 3.2% share
Webflow3,6322.5%734.7%7-person firms, 2.5% share
Duda3,4692.3%612.5%6-person firms, 2.3% share
Joomla1,6651.1%617%6-person firms, 1.1% share
Drupal1,5481%524.4%5-person firms, 1.0% share
Weebly1,0920.7%514.2%5-person firms, 0.7% share
Craft CMS1,0790.7%524.5%5-person firms, 0.7% share
Microsoft SharePoint9130.6%821.6%8-person firms, 0.6% share
Adobe Experience Manager4360.3%426.8%4-person firms, 0.3% share
Sanity4330.3%746.2%7-person firms, 0.3% share
It'seeze4290.3%77%7-person firms, 0.3% share
Concrete CMS4080.3%519.6%5-person firms, 0.3% share
Contentful3640.2%639.8%6-person firms, 0.2% share
ExpressionEngine2380.2%View these companies in Firmbase →
Statamic2040.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
TYPO3 CMS2000.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
ProcessWire1960.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
Prismic1820.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
Odoo1770.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
Storyblok1740.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
Silverstripe1640.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
October CMS1490.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
DNN1410.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
Sitecore1210.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
Business Catalyst1080.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
Umbraco1060.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
Kentico CMS970.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
DatoCMS830.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
Ghost750.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
FlipBuilder730%View these companies in Firmbase →
MODX720%View these companies in Firmbase →
Optimizely Content Management490%View these companies in Firmbase →
Tridion480%View these companies in Firmbase →
Magnolia CMS430%View these companies in Firmbase →

Systems detected below the page threshold appear with counts only; their full lists are available in the Firmbase app.

Market leader by size

Under 10 employees

WordPress

66.2% of band

The smallest employer band contains 98,707 companies with a detectable CMS. WordPress has the largest share at 66.2%, with the remaining systems competing for the rest.

10–50 employees

WordPress

67% of band

This middle band covers 43,596 companies with a detectable CMS, with WordPress at 67.0%. The rest of the CMS field remains spread across smaller shares.

Over 50 employees

WordPress

74.5% of band

The largest employer band is smaller at 5,461 companies with a detectable CMS. WordPress reaches 74.5%, so the long tail is thinner here than in the smaller bands.

How CMS usage is detected

Methodology

Company data

Detected companies are joined to UK Companies House records and XBRL accounts data. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.

Detection

Firmbase crawls the public website of actively-trading UK companies and fingerprints the technologies present: tracking scripts, embedded forms, chat widgets, CMS markers and similar signatures. A company is included in this list when one or more of the technology's signatures are found on its site; closely-related variants of the same product are grouped under one name. Detection covers what is visible on the public web — a company using the technology purely internally, with no website footprint, will not appear. Counts are therefore a conservative floor, not a ceiling.

Freshness

Websites are re-crawled on a rolling basis and the underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear within days of submission. The list and its statistics are regenerated when the detected cohort moves meaningfully. You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most-used CMS among UK companies?
WordPress is the most-detected CMS among UK companies, with 66.7% share (98,592 of 147,764 companies with a detectable system), ahead of Wix (9.6%) and Cornerstone (5.7%).
How many UK companies have a detectable CMS?
147,764 of 2,038,606 actively-trading UK companies (7.2%) have a CMS detectable from their public website. The remainder either run systems with no public web footprint or none at all, so detected share figures are a conservative floor.
What is a CMS?
A CMS is software used by UK companies to create, edit, organise and publish website content without rebuilding the site for every change. It usually manages pages, templates, media and user permissions, and often connects the public website to forms, analytics, commerce or internal workflows.
How is CMS usage detected?
Firmbase crawls the public website of every actively-trading company in this scope and fingerprints the technologies present — scripts, widgets, booking and checkout flows. A company is attributed to a system when that system's signatures are found; systems with no public web footprint are not attributable, which is why every share figure on this page means share of companies with a detectable system.
Which has more UK companies, WordPress or Wix?
WordPress: 98,592 detected companies versus 14,116 for Wix, of the 147,764 UK companies with a detectable CMS.
What is the best CMS for UK companies?
This directory reports observed CMS usage among UK companies, not recommendations or a ranked buying shortlist. WordPress has the largest share in all three employee bands: 66.2% of 98,707 companies under 10 employees, 67.0% of 43,596 companies with 10–50 employees, and 74.5% of 5,461 companies over 50 employees.

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