According to W3Techs, WordPress now powers 41.5% of the web, down from a peak of 43.6% in early 2025. Three datasets — W3Techs, HTTP Archive, and BuiltWith — tell different stories about what's going on. The majority of what WordPress lost hasn't gone to a competitor but to sites with no detectable CMS. Vibecoding is reshaping the web. Experts say WordPress is being squeezed from multiple directions: AI-built sites, Shopify's ecommerce dominance, and enterprise uncertainty from the WP Engine litigation. Google Trends shows WordPress search interest peaked around 2014. Article by The Repository, July 2026.