Ever wondered which famous brands use WordPress? We all know that WordPress is the most popular CMS on the planet. This means that there must be tons of famous brands that use it, right?
We found the idea intriguing so we searched the web and looked under the hood of the most famous brands’ websites and blogs. No stone was left unturned as we investigated the web presence of celebrities, publications, news sites, entertainment companies and technology leaders. Finally, we compiled a giant list of big brands that use WordPress for some part of their internet identity.
What’s more, to make things easier for you, we have put 42 of the most famous brands using WordPress in one infographic. 📇 Share it with your clients and show them the popularity of WordPress at a glance.
Thanks for reaching out (and sorry for the unavoidable delay). I take your point, but, to be fair, the technical implementation isn’t the focus here.
We really wanted to showcase how popular the WordPress platform is, and that some of the largest brands use it. It is true that they might be on .com VIP and expensive servers (in fairness this is to be expected). But at the end of the day the focus is on the platform, it’s versatility, and all-round brilliance.
Scott Smith
July 12, 2017 10:40 pm
Chris, with all due respect, articles like this are very misleading. Large companies that use WordPress are typically, if not always, using WordPress.com VIP, a completely different WordPress service than the rest of us.
From WordPress.com: “Prices for WordPress.com VIP Cloud Hosting start at $5000 per month”
And WordPress.com VIP customers frequently employ several in-house WordPress developers.
Thanks for reaching out (and sorry for the unavoidable delay). I take your point, but, to be fair, the technical implementation isn’t the focus here.
We really wanted to showcase how popular the WordPress platform is, and that some of the largest brands use it. It is true that they might be on .com VIP and expensive servers (in fairness this is to be expected). But at the end of the day the focus is on the platform, it’s versatility, and all-round brilliance.
WordPress is the best service out there and the VIP service is very reasonable. In fact the $5000 is really a mere pittance to the companies for what they are getting.
Most companies would rather concentrate on their primary product or service then try to same a few bucks here and there.
Thanks. But my point was large companies are not using the same WordPress service that everyone else uses. They’re using a substantially different – and far more expensive – service.
Plus how do you know that “WordPress is the best service out there”? No website platform is “best” for every person or every business. WordPress may currently be the most “popular,” but being most popular doesn’t automatically mean something is the “best.”
The most popular vehicle (Ford F-Series pickups) is not the best vehicle for everyone, the most popular Mexican restaurant certainly doesn’t have the best Mexican food (Taco Bell?), and being the most popular singer (JAY-Z?) doesn’t mean they’re the best for everyone to listen to.
So anyone who only suggests WordPress is not being thorough enough. Each person or business has unique needs and situations that should first be reviewed before suggesting any website service to them.
Those examples are real silly comparisons. They are non-objective. Sort of like art or maybe colors. Blue is the most popular color so it is best. That would be ridiculous. It is a personal preference.
Companies should pick platforms based on logic. They have a system and a certain set of principles.
Not sure why you went into attack mode. It seems you also believe that people shouldn’t pick a web platform (or most things) based on popularity, and website developers/designers shouldn’t default to WordPress because it’s their personal favorite.
It wasn’t an attack. I think your being a little over sensitive. I was merely saying your examples did not make any sense. Food and music and real big personal preference items. There are so many variations of both. Logic has nothing to do with what a person likes.
You’re very welcome!
Hey Scott,
Thanks for reaching out (and sorry for the unavoidable delay). I take your point, but, to be fair, the technical implementation isn’t the focus here.
We really wanted to showcase how popular the WordPress platform is, and that some of the largest brands use it. It is true that they might be on .com VIP and expensive servers (in fairness this is to be expected). But at the end of the day the focus is on the platform, it’s versatility, and all-round brilliance.
Chris, with all due respect, articles like this are very misleading. Large companies that use WordPress are typically, if not always, using WordPress.com VIP, a completely different WordPress service than the rest of us.
From WordPress.com: “Prices for WordPress.com VIP Cloud Hosting start at $5000 per month”
And WordPress.com VIP customers frequently employ several in-house WordPress developers.
Hey Scott,
Thanks for reaching out (and sorry for the unavoidable delay). I take your point, but, to be fair, the technical implementation isn’t the focus here.
We really wanted to showcase how popular the WordPress platform is, and that some of the largest brands use it. It is true that they might be on .com VIP and expensive servers (in fairness this is to be expected). But at the end of the day the focus is on the platform, it’s versatility, and all-round brilliance.
WordPress is the best service out there and the VIP service is very reasonable. In fact the $5000 is really a mere pittance to the companies for what they are getting.
Most companies would rather concentrate on their primary product or service then try to same a few bucks here and there.
Hi Josh,
Thanks. But my point was large companies are not using the same WordPress service that everyone else uses. They’re using a substantially different – and far more expensive – service.
Plus how do you know that “WordPress is the best service out there”? No website platform is “best” for every person or every business. WordPress may currently be the most “popular,” but being most popular doesn’t automatically mean something is the “best.”
The most popular vehicle (Ford F-Series pickups) is not the best vehicle for everyone, the most popular Mexican restaurant certainly doesn’t have the best Mexican food (Taco Bell?), and being the most popular singer (JAY-Z?) doesn’t mean they’re the best for everyone to listen to.
So anyone who only suggests WordPress is not being thorough enough. Each person or business has unique needs and situations that should first be reviewed before suggesting any website service to them.
Those examples are real silly comparisons. They are non-objective. Sort of like art or maybe colors. Blue is the most popular color so it is best. That would be ridiculous. It is a personal preference.
Companies should pick platforms based on logic. They have a system and a certain set of principles.
Not sure why you went into attack mode. It seems you also believe that people shouldn’t pick a web platform (or most things) based on popularity, and website developers/designers shouldn’t default to WordPress because it’s their personal favorite.
It wasn’t an attack. I think your being a little over sensitive. I was merely saying your examples did not make any sense. Food and music and real big personal preference items. There are so many variations of both. Logic has nothing to do with what a person likes.
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