September Wrap-Up
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!
Oct 2nd at 7:00 pm
WP rocks, i wish this will grow by double after WP 2.7 launch. i m waiting for it !!
Oct 2nd at 7:05 pm
Wow. That’s a lot of big numbers.
Oct 2nd at 7:13 pm
Great! Congrats!
Oct 2nd at 7:13 pm
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
Oct 2nd at 7:17 pm
It’s been a busy month, lol
x
Oct 2nd at 7:33 pm
Bravo!
Sounds like time to plug WordPress, again. Especially with Martha on board.
Oct 2nd at 7:34 pm
Great
Oct 2nd at 7:38 pm
Next time you should do a post on WordCamp info…I would have gone to the Portland one but had no idea about it.
Oct 2nd at 8:04 pm
SOUNDS AWESOME!
Oct 2nd at 8:22 pm
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.
Oct 2nd at 8:28 pm
great news, my friend
Oct 2nd at 8:32 pm
goood September
Oct 2nd at 8:43 pm
My workplace, a school, is considering hosting their blog on WordPress. Well done!
Oct 2nd at 8:49 pm
WordPress rocks. Glad HRH can rock here!
Oct 2nd at 8:53 pm
Waiting for WordCamp Paris ! Are you thinking of coming ?
Oct 2nd at 9:07 pm
Nice to see the forces are using blogs too, quite interesting reading….
Oct 2nd at 9:09 pm
I like how Martha is blogging, and then almost completely opposite is the UK Navy. From a proffesional homemaker to a military organization.
Oct 2nd at 9:16 pm
Keep up the great work. I joined three days ago and I love it. Lico.
Oct 2nd at 9:19 pm
Congratz!!!! WordPress is the best blogging platform.
Oct 2nd at 9:26 pm
Martha is a WordPress client? Go Martha! Go WordPress!
Oct 2nd at 9:27 pm
I <3 WordPress.COM and I <3 WordCamp. Given the numbers, it would be fantastic if WordCamp
Oct 2nd at 9:35 pm
Impressive !
Oct 2nd at 9:55 pm
Wow, Thats amazing!
Oct 2nd at 9:55 pm
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.
Oct 2nd at 10:45 pm
I love the word Terabyte!
Oct 2nd at 10:45 pm
HURRRRAYYYY!!!!! for the WORDPRESS ORGANIZER It’s AMAZING
Oct 2nd at 11:00 pm
how about in Indonesia? Is there no Wordcamp?
Oct 2nd at 11:01 pm
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
Oct 2nd at 11:02 pm
I had no idea you guys were so busy!
Oh wait….
Oct 2nd at 11:04 pm
It would be neat if I knew how many words there are in a blog.
Oct 2nd at 11:05 pm
Splendid
we want WordCamp in Indonesia!
Oct 2nd at 11:06 pm
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.
Oct 2nd at 11:21 pm
I LOVE WORDPRESS!!!!!!!!
And I have my own animal blog daiseeeee.wordpress.com Check it out!
Oct 2nd at 11:23 pm
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.
Oct 3rd at 12:00 am
WordPress is the Moon light.
Oct 3rd at 12:34 am
nice
Oct 3rd at 12:52 am
GReat!!!
Have a WordPress Camp in Delhi, India too!
Oct 3rd at 1:08 am
I use several different blog platforms at work but my choice for my personal blog is WordPress. You’re definitely the best.
Oct 3rd at 1:19 am
Yay for numbers!
Oct 3rd at 1:23 am
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.
Oct 3rd at 1:31 am
Good going WordPress
2009 – here we come
Oct 3rd at 1:53 am
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.
Oct 3rd at 2:01 am
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!
Oct 3rd at 2:22 am
wow. what great figures.
Oct 3rd at 2:49 am
Love wordpress. Convinced a friend to drop blogger.com to come here.
Oct 3rd at 3:25 am
Congrats, WP!
U’r rock, I love WP…
Oct 3rd at 3:32 am
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.
Oct 3rd at 3:56 am
It is great to be part of this fun and growing group.
Mahalo Nui Loa for everything!
Aloha,
Sheila
Oct 3rd at 3:56 am
Thats pretty cool the Navy are blogging now. Wonder what they’ll talk about? Probably submarines.
Oct 3rd at 4:13 am
335,693 new users – Great blog site
Oct 3rd at 5:02 am
Go WordPress! Go!
Oct 3rd at 5:19 am
great and all the best .u r great we reach to many people thru u..
meenakshi
Oct 3rd at 5:54 am
Fun to be with wordpress
The blogging experience is formidable.
meena
Oct 3rd at 8:05 am
Awesome, well done guys.
Oct 3rd at 9:35 am
Phew… Good news…
Btw, why you were not ReCorded a WORDCAMP in Indonesia yet ?
Oct 3rd at 9:49 am
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Oct 3rd at 11:02 am
Those are huge numbers! Kinda makes one feel like a small fish …
Here’s to freedom of speech and expression!
Thanks, WordPress!
Oct 3rd at 11:24 am
Bravissimo
Oct 3rd at 12:22 pm
Congrats ^^
Oct 3rd at 1:04 pm
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.
Oct 3rd at 1:27 pm
I just Love WP!
Oct 3rd at 2:54 pm
I just say wow great in indonesia says “keren”
Oct 3rd at 4:18 pm
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.
Oct 3rd at 4:51 pm
WP FTW!
Oct 3rd at 6:00 pm
One of the new WP bloggers is a friend of mine, hey hey !
Oct 3rd at 6:10 pm
Greatooo !!! its lovely hope it stays this way
Oct 3rd at 8:13 pm
SWEET! NFL! Way to go!
Oct 3rd at 8:15 pm
WordPress Rocks!!! Its the best blogging platform and makes blogging even more fun filled and easier.
Great going WordPress!!!
Oct 3rd at 8:42 pm
Congrats! =]
Way to go WP!
Oct 3rd at 11:15 pm
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
Oct 4th at 12:21 am
I am in the Wordcamp Philppines! yay! Good Job Matt. Can not wait in 2009 Wordcamp Philippines!
Oct 4th at 1:05 am
I’ve tried several blogging platforms before but hey, WordPress is what work’s best for me.
Kudos!
Oct 4th at 2:02 am
Sweet! You guys really have really outdone yourself.
Oct 4th at 3:25 am
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).
Oct 4th at 5:53 am
On the way.
GO GO GO
Cya!.-
Oct 4th at 7:17 am
greattttttt….
Oct 4th at 9:07 am
Fantastic news, Matt! The WP empire expands…
Oct 4th at 9:49 am
It is growing, wish you best of luck
Oct 4th at 10:00 am
Roooccckkkkssssss!!!
Oct 4th at 10:16 am
Way to go, WordPress! Your success is well deserved!
Oct 4th at 11:32 am
please indonesian waiting to…..for the best wordpress…..
Oct 4th at 11:48 am
Just joined yesterday, love it! You have an amazing platform, thanks for all of the hard work, this is fantastic!
Amy in Maine
Oct 4th at 11:58 am
This is a great community and its nice to see it grow so fast
Oct 4th at 12:38 pm
Great job, guys! Gotta catch the next WordCamp in the PH, though. Keep up the great work~!
Oct 4th at 1:53 pm
Amazing! you deserve those. You have worked hard and you gained it =D
Oct 4th at 2:13 pm
yay! I’m one of the those who joined WP in sept.. congrats!
Oct 4th at 3:28 pm
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~
Oct 4th at 4:45 pm
Wonderful news
Cheers
Oct 4th at 4:54 pm
wow that good news kepp on blog
Oct 4th at 5:18 pm
Great – Knew I Chose The Right Blog Company, Excellent Guys!!
Oct 4th at 5:59 pm
Proud to be one of the new blogs in september.
Congratulations for the great success!
Oct 4th at 7:58 pm
I was sorry I missed the WordCamp in Utah;0(
Oct 4th at 10:16 pm
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! 
Oct 4th at 11:14 pm
Wow! I’m rubbing elbows with Marth Stewart thanks to WordPress. Maybe someday she will invite me over for a cup of tea.
Oct 5th at 2:58 am
I’m absolutely amazed by wordpress. I wish all the very best to wordpress’s future.
Oct 5th at 5:28 am
Enormous! Bravo. :>)
Oct 5th at 6:07 am
Keep growing guys……..