This month we grew not just in blogs and users, but in company size. As I mentioned in a previous post, the team from Intense Debate is now a part of Automattic. We’re also trucking along with Version 2.7, and listening to your input from the two design surveys opened up this month.
Here are the stats:
- 334,004 blogs were created.
- 335,693 new users joined.
- 3,753,063 file uploads.
- 1766.49 gigabytes of new files.
- 489 terabytes of content transferred from our datacenters.
- 7,910,452 comments.
- 6,252,336 logins.
- 952,281,311 pageviews on WordPress.com, and another 694,985,128 on self-hosted blogs (1,647,266,439 total across all WordPress blogs we track — a jump of 191,084,227 views since last month).
- 1,317,190 active blogs and 15,433,379 active posts where “active” means they got a human visitor.
- 1,176,044,534 words.
Other interesting stuff:
We welcomed new WordPress VIPs, including The NFL.
Martha Stewart converted to WordPress and devoted an entire episode of The Martha Stewart Show to blogging.
The UK Royal Navy uses WordPress and is the first of the UK’s Armed Services to have a blog.
We had a record-breaking number of WordCamps this month, with fantastic turnouts:
- WordCamp Phillipines: 65 attendees in Davao; 400+ in Manila.
- WordCamp China: 400 attendees in Beijing; around 140 in Shanghai.
- WordCamp Tokyo: 100 attendees.
- WordCamp Portland: 150 attendees.
- WordCamp Utah: 140 attendees.
- WordCamp Vancouver: 80 attendees.
- WordCamp Birmingham: 80 attendees.
Phew!
WP rocks, i wish this will grow by double after WP 2.7 launch. i m waiting for it !!
Wow. That’s a lot of big numbers. 😯
Great! Congrats!
congrats WordPress on your success! We may not tell you often enough, but we really appreciate everything you do!! You give us somewhere away from the ‘real world’ , a place to ‘escape’.
Thank you again! x
It’s been a busy month, lol
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Bravo!
Sounds like time to plug WordPress, again. Especially with Martha on board. 🙂
Great 🙂
Next time you should do a post on WordCamp info…I would have gone to the Portland one but had no idea about it.
SOUNDS AWESOME!
Lookin’ Good, WordPress is movin’ up…though I still won’t be happy until IntenseDebate hurries up!!!, and let me install the IntenseDebate on my blog, I just want to try it out, why are they taking so long?
I agree with a commentor, even though I would have never went to “WordCamp” I still had no idea something like this existed.
great news, my friend 🙂
goood September
My workplace, a school, is considering hosting their blog on WordPress. Well done!
WordPress rocks. Glad HRH can rock here!
Waiting for WordCamp Paris ! Are you thinking of coming ?
Nice to see the forces are using blogs too, quite interesting reading….
I like how Martha is blogging, and then almost completely opposite is the UK Navy. From a proffesional homemaker to a military organization.
Keep up the great work. I joined three days ago and I love it. Lico.
Congratz!!!! WordPress is the best blogging platform.
Martha is a WordPress client? Go Martha! Go WordPress!
I ❤ WordPress.COM and I ❤ WordCamp. Given the numbers, it would be fantastic if WordCamp
Impressive !
Wow, Thats amazing!
Whoops! What happened up there? Sorry.
What I was trying to say was given the numbers, it would be fantastic if WordCamp loved WordPress.COM a little more, too. 🙂
I love the word Terabyte! 😀
HURRRRAYYYY!!!!! for the WORDPRESS ORGANIZER It’s AMAZING
how about in Indonesia? Is there no Wordcamp?
i had no idea is the size of suh numbers and it opens my eyes to the possiblity of the numbers of other organisations… and yes, thank you for your service – it’s great
I had no idea you guys were so busy!
Oh wait….
It would be neat if I knew how many words there are in a blog.
Splendid 🙂
we want WordCamp in Indonesia!
For those who are interested in WordCamps in other countries: The awesome thing about WordCamps is that they’re all organized by users like you! Check out the schedule here to see if there’s one coming to a city near you. If not, get in touch! We’ll do what we can to help you organize.
I LOVE WORDPRESS!!!!!!!!
And I have my own animal blog daiseeeee.wordpress.com Check it out!
Well, that’s just yip-dee-calling, hum-dingin’, whoop-reducing dandy! You made me hog-tying happier that a hugin’ hog in a mile long mud bath, you did!
No, we’re not hillbillies, we’re Tubbo’s and we’re gonna rule over you.
WordPress is the Moon light.
nice 🙂
GReat!!!
Have a WordPress Camp in Delhi, India too!
I use several different blog platforms at work but my choice for my personal blog is WordPress. You’re definitely the best.
Yay for numbers!
yes, September is the “hard work” month. 🙂
Nice work, i waiting for it. 🙂
Hey, when did the WordCamp will be held in Indonesia? We are waiting for it too. 🙂
Good going WordPress 🙂 2009 – here we come
So when are we having a WordCamp in Australia . . . ?
Great stuff guys, and the few times I have had problems, you’ve been right there to help with words of wisdom. So many thanks to the team for their continued efforts.
I don’t know what are you talking about, but just let me say:
WordPress thanks from Costa Rica, you should come down here and have fun. You have been working had for make our life more instersting, we can just say hi or we can be a real writer, even if we are bad writers!
Thanks guys, take a break!
wow. what great figures.
Love wordpress. Convinced a friend to drop blogger.com to come here.
Congrats, WP!
U’r rock, I love WP…
🙂
I was disappointed to only hear about the wp wingding in Portland now. I would have loved to be there. I’ll try to get in the loop for the next one.
It is great to be part of this fun and growing group.
Mahalo Nui Loa for everything!
Aloha,
Sheila
Thats pretty cool the Navy are blogging now. Wonder what they’ll talk about? Probably submarines.
335,693 new users – Great blog site 🙂
Go WordPress! Go! 😀
great and all the best .u r great we reach to many people thru u..
meenakshi
Fun to be with wordpress
The blogging experience is formidable.
meena
Awesome, well done guys.
Phew… Good news…
Btw, why you were not ReCorded a WORDCAMP in Indonesia yet ?
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Those are huge numbers! Kinda makes one feel like a small fish …
Here’s to freedom of speech and expression!
Thanks, WordPress!
Bravissimo
Congrats ^^
Though I am a world-class hermit [contradiction?], I have only heard of the West Coast WordCamps – mostly from Om’s blog. Didn’t realize they happened on a regional basis. I would love to attend.
If they ever get one together for New Mexico, I suppose I’d even drive down to Albuquerque – or you could hold it up here in the capitol, Santa Fe. We have a nice, shiny new convention center.
I just Love WP!
I just say wow great in indonesia says “keren”
OK, those WPCamp organizers in Portland need to do a better job next year publicizing the event because I’m the third person from PDX commenting here who’d have loved to have gone but didn’t know about it. I already emailed the organizer asking him to put me on the list for next year. Anyone else interested, just follow Matt’s link to WordCamp Portland and you’ll see the email address.
WP FTW!
One of the new WP bloggers is a friend of mine, hey hey !
Greatooo !!! its lovely hope it stays this way 🙂
SWEET! NFL! Way to go!
WordPress Rocks!!! Its the best blogging platform and makes blogging even more fun filled and easier.
Great going WordPress!!!
Congrats! =]
Way to go WP!
I’m a 68-year-old, retired, geologist & meteorologist who was encouraged by his 19-year-old son to begin blogging. He got things set up for me and I was off and running on August 24 – this year. Thank you so much for providing me a legitimate and rewarding means for partial fulfillment of my need to teach and learn. The learning curve is steep for me but you have made it far easier than it might have been otherwise with your intuitive system. Congratulations and thank you!
Cloudman23
I am in the Wordcamp Philppines! yay! Good Job Matt. Can not wait in 2009 Wordcamp Philippines!
I’ve tried several blogging platforms before but hey, WordPress is what work’s best for me.
Kudos! 🙂
Sweet! You guys really have really outdone yourself.
I completely, well, kind’a, neglected my blogger account because of my new interests with WordPress =P I like it a lot, especially the fact that I get to create a blog that functions like a website…KUDOS to WordPress.com officials! (can we get smilies? he he).
On the way.
GO GO GO 😉
Cya!.-
greattttttt….
Fantastic news, Matt! The WP empire expands…
It is growing, wish you best of luck
Roooccckkkkssssss!!!
Way to go, WordPress! Your success is well deserved!
please indonesian waiting to…..for the best wordpress…..
Just joined yesterday, love it! You have an amazing platform, thanks for all of the hard work, this is fantastic!
Amy in Maine
This is a great community and its nice to see it grow so fast
Great job, guys! Gotta catch the next WordCamp in the PH, though. Keep up the great work~!
Amazing! you deserve those. You have worked hard and you gained it =D
yay! I’m one of the those who joined WP in sept.. congrats!
Wow! Thats a lot of views. Keep up the good work Word Press!
P.S: could you make a theme where we could like TOTALLY personalize it?! THAT WOULD ROCK!
😀 🙂
Braybon9~
Wonderful news
Cheers 🙂
wow that good news kepp on blog
Great – Knew I Chose The Right Blog Company, Excellent Guys!!
Proud to be one of the new blogs in september.
Congratulations for the great success!
I was sorry I missed the WordCamp in Utah;0(
WordPress – if you try it once, you can never let it go…blogging is journalism and much more. 🙂 WP, keep people connected and communicating! Congratulations, WP! 🙂
Wow! I’m rubbing elbows with Marth Stewart thanks to WordPress. Maybe someday she will invite me over for a cup of tea.
I’m absolutely amazed by wordpress. I wish all the very best to wordpress’s future.
Enormous! Bravo. :>)
Keep growing guys……..