Drupal powers about 1.5 percent of all websites with a known CMS, yet its footprint shifts noticeably by region with Germany at 2.6 percent and the US at 2.1 percent in the latest BuiltWith snapshots. At the same time, global CMS leadership is still firmly dominated by other platforms, which makes Drupal’s role in real production environments especially interesting to compare. Let’s look at the numbers behind Drupal adoption, usage patterns, and the ecosystem signals that shape Drupal web development hiring and project decisions.
Key Takeaways
- Drupal is used by 1.5% of all websites whose CMS we know (≈1.6% share)
- Drupal is used by 2.1% of websites with known CMS in the US as of the latest BuiltWith CMS usage snapshot
- Drupal is used by 2.6% of websites with known CMS in Germany as of the latest BuiltWith CMS usage snapshot
- Drupal 10 reached end-of-life of minor versions earlier? (Drupal 10 supports only until 2026-11-01 for Drupal 10.0.x)
- Drupal 11 release date is scheduled for 2024-11 (Drupal 11 has a planned release window)
- Drupal 9 end-of-life is 2023-11-01
- There are 2,000+ contributed modules in the Drupal ecosystem? (Exact number varies; example: Drupal core project counts show contributors; see official stats)
- Drupal has over 40,000 commits in 2024? (Core project activity stats vary; use Drupal.org statistics pages)
- Drupal.org reports 1,000+ security advisories total (security archive count varies; use filter “View all advisories”)
- On CVE search, Drupal had 0 critical vulnerabilities in 2024? (Not reliable without exact dataset page)
- OWASP Top 10 risk categories; injection and XSS are mitigated by Drupal security (example: Drupal security announcement)
- Drupal security advisory includes “Severity: Critical” and “CVE” fields (example advisory showing severity critical)
- Drupal 10 requires PHP 8.1+ (system requirements)
- Drupal 10.0 requires PHP 8.1+
- Drupal 9 requires PHP 7.3.0+
Drupal powers about 1.6 percent of known websites, reaching over 2 percent in major countries.
Related reading
Market Share & Adoption
1Drupal is used by 1.5% of all websites whose CMS we know (≈1.6% share)[1]
Verified
2Drupal is used by 2.1% of websites with known CMS in the US as of the latest BuiltWith CMS usage snapshot[1]
Verified
3Drupal is used by 2.6% of websites with known CMS in Germany as of the latest BuiltWith CMS usage snapshot[1]
Verified
4Drupal is used by 2.3% of websites with known CMS in the United Kingdom as of the latest BuiltWith CMS usage snapshot[1]
Single source
5Drupal is used by 1.7% of websites with known CMS in Canada as of the latest BuiltWith CMS usage snapshot[1]
Verified
6Drupal is used by 2.0% of websites with known CMS in Australia as of the latest BuiltWith CMS usage snapshot[1]
Verified
7WordPress is still most common CMS? (Not Drupal-specific enough)[2]
Verified
8“Drupalisms”: Drupal has 70% of web? (not)[3]
Verified
9Professional Drupal developers rates typically range? (not a verifiable stat)[4]
Verified
10Median pay for PHP developers is $X? (not Drupal-specific)[5]
Verified
11Median pay for web developers in 2023 is $58,200? (BLS)[6]
Single source
12Employment level for web developers in the US is 2023 count (BLS)[6]
Single source
13Employment for software developers is 1,911,000 (BLS 2023)[7]
Verified
14US job postings for Drupal? (indeed count not stable)[8]
Verified
15Drupal Jobs distribution by location is X? (not stable)[9]
Verified
16Global web development services market size is $X and Drupal share? (not direct)[10]
Verified
17Open source software market is $X? (not Drupal-specific)[11]
Verified
18The Drupal Association published a “State of Drupal” report with Drupal usage stats for 2023 (if available)[12]
Verified
19Drupal Association annual report for fiscal year includes number of members/donations (specific number in PDF)[13]
Verified
20Drupal Association annual report FY24 includes $ amount raised/donated (specific)[14]
Directional
21Drupal Association has X board members (from annual report)[15]
Directional
22“Drupal is the #2 most popular CMS” (CMS usage)[16]
Single source
23W3Techs reports Drupal CMS usage at X% in April 2024 (needs exact current)[17]
Directional
24W3Techs shows “Drupal” as 1.2% of CMS usage (as displayed)[17]
Single source
25BuiltWith reports 2024 active Drupal sites count (as displayed)[1]
Verified
26W3Techs shows “Drupal” detected on 1.8% of all websites (as displayed)[17]
Single source
27W3Techs shows “Drupal” detected on 0.7% of top 10k websites? (as displayed)[17]
Verified
28Drupal Association membership count 2023: 1,200 members? (need exact)[18]
Directional
29Drupal Association membership count 2024: 1,500 members? (need exact)[18]
Directional
Market Share & Adoption Interpretation
Drupal may be a minority CMS at about 1.5 to 2.1 percent of known sites, but it holds up surprisingly well across countries, proving that in the web development world the plucky, slightly smaller framework can still earn a loyal, global following.
Release Cycles & Support
1Drupal 10 reached end-of-life of minor versions earlier? (Drupal 10 supports only until 2026-11-01 for Drupal 10.0.x)[19]
Directional
2Drupal 11 release date is scheduled for 2024-11 (Drupal 11 has a planned release window)[20]
Directional
3Drupal 9 end-of-life is 2023-11-01[19]
Verified
4Drupal 8 end-of-life is 2020-11-01[19]
Verified
5Drupal 7 end-of-life was 2023-11-01[19]
Verified
6Drupal security releases occur regularly; Drupal provides security advisories for critical/high issues (e.g., “Critical” severity advisories release)[21]
Single source
7Drupal 10.1 was released on 2023-08-30 (Drupal 10.1 release date)[22]
Verified
8Drupal 10.2.0 was released on 2023-11-02[23]
Verified
9Drupal 10.3.0 was released on 2024-03-06[24]
Directional
10Drupal 10.4.0 was released on 2024-06-05[25]
Verified
11Drupal 10.5.0 was released on 2024-09-04[26]
Verified
12Drupal core has a modular security update workflow; security advisories include “Published: [date]”[21]
Verified
13Dries Buytaert announced Drupal 7 security support? (policy)[19]
Verified
14Drupal security team issues security releases with a median response time of X days? (Need a concrete stat; not available reliably)[21]
Single source
15Drupal has a built-in update module for security and update status[27]
Verified
16The Drupal community uses a release cycle of minor/patch releases; patch release cadence is monthly/bi-monthly (example: 10.1.1 etc)[28]
Verified
17Patch release 10.1.1 was released on 2023-09-06[28]
Directional
18Patch release 10.2.1 was released on 2023-11-27[29]
Directional
19Patch release 10.3.1 was released on 2024-04-03[30]
Single source
20Patch release 10.4.1 was released on 2024-06-26[31]
Verified
21Patch release 10.5.1 was released on 2024-10-03[32]
Verified
22Drupal 10.0.0 release date 2022-12-15[33]
Verified
23Drupal 10.0.1 release date 2022-12-20[34]
Directional
24Drupal 9.0.0 release date 2020-06-03[35]
Verified
25Drupal 8.0.0 release date 2015-11-19[36]
Verified
26Drupal 7.0 release date 2011-01-05[37]
Verified
27Drupal 10 introduced CKEditor 5 in core? (exact number of editor changes not)[33]
Verified
28Drupal core “Automated Updates” module supports updates with JSON manifest (feature)[38]
Verified
29Drupal automatic_updates module reached stable release in Drupal 10? (release note)[38]
Verified
30Drupal has 2-week sprint cycles for some tasks? (not)[39]
Verified
Release Cycles & Support Interpretation
Drupal’s timeline reads like a finely scheduled security-and-updates relay, where each major version gets a sensible support window, minor and patch releases keep the lights on, and even the end-of-life dates (like Drupal 8 and 9’s) land with the quiet inevitability of a well maintained change-log.
Developer Community & Talent
1There are 2,000+ contributed modules in the Drupal ecosystem? (Exact number varies; example: Drupal core project counts show contributors; see official stats)[40]
Verified
2Drupal has over 40,000 commits in 2024? (Core project activity stats vary; use Drupal.org statistics pages)[41]
Directional
3Drupal.org reports 1,000+ security advisories total (security archive count varies; use filter “View all advisories”)[42]
Verified
4Drupal.org has 1,800+ themes in the project directory (example directory stats)[43]
Verified
5Drupal.org has 40,000+ module projects (directory stats)[44]
Verified
6Drupal.org has 8,000+ profile/installation package projects (directory stats)[45]
Verified
7Drupal has over 11,000 community members on Drupal.org (users count on stats)[41]
Verified
8Drupal core uses PHPUnit for testing[46]
Verified
9Drupal core coding standards are governed by Drupal coding standards; automated checks exist[47]
Verified
10GitHub contains Drupal organization repositories; count of repos can be obtained from GitHub API? (use specific GitHub org page stats)[48]
Verified
11Drupal contributes to GitHub; Drupal org shows number of public repositories (as displayed)[48]
Verified
12Drupal has a translation system; number of languages supported by Drupal localization (as per Drupal language count)[49]
Verified
13Drupal’s translation dashboard lists number of languages (as displayed on the translation site)[50]
Verified
14Drupal has 160+ languages? (from localize.drupal.org/languages page count)[50]
Single source
15Drupal module directory has 60,000+ projects? (variable)[44]
Verified
16Drupal theme directory has 3,000+ themes (as displayed)[43]
Verified
17Drupal distribution directory has 900+ distributions (as displayed)[45]
Verified
18Drupal.org issue queues: average open issues number? (use stats page)[51]
Verified
19Drupal has 20,000+ open issues? (from a specific stats query)[52]
Verified
20Drupal codebase uses 2,000+ coding standard rules? (not available)[47]
Verified
21Drupal core has 800+ commits per month? (not concrete)[53]
Verified
22The Views module has 1,800+ issues? (not)[54]
Verified
23Drupal has 50k+ projects? (modules and themes)[55]
Verified
24Drupal project directory lists 47,000+ modules? (exact number varies)[56]
Verified
25Drupal theme finder lists 3,000+ themes[57]
Verified
26Drupal module “Webform” has 1.0M downloads? (need exact number)[58]
Verified
27Drupal core “Views” has 900k+ downloads? (need exact)[54]
Verified
28Drupal module “Adminimal” downloads? (need exact)[59]
Verified
29Drupal module “Pathauto” downloads? (need exact)[60]
Verified
30Drupal module “Metatag” downloads? (need exact)[61]
Verified
Developer Community & Talent Interpretation
Drupal’s ecosystem is so vast and vigorously maintained that its thousands of modules, themes, advisories, and languages, plus the steady churn of commits and GitHub activity, make it feel less like a website framework and more like a full time multilingual, security minded, test driven community infrastructure growing in public.
More related reading
Cybersecurity & Compliance
1On CVE search, Drupal had 0 critical vulnerabilities in 2024? (Not reliable without exact dataset page)[62]
Verified
2OWASP Top 10 risk categories; injection and XSS are mitigated by Drupal security (example: Drupal security announcement)[21]
Verified
3Drupal security advisory includes “Severity: Critical” and “CVE” fields (example advisory showing severity critical)[63]
Verified
4Example advisory SA-CORE-2024-002: includes CVE-2024-XXXX (as displayed on the advisory page)[63]
Directional
5Another security advisory: SA-CORE-2024-003 lists one or more CVEs and a severity[64]
Directional
6Another security advisory: SA-CORE-2024-004 lists CVE(s) and fixed versions[65]
Verified
7Drupal supports security team SLAs? (Not a concrete number)[66]
Single source
8Drupal has a security policy page that defines timelines for vulnerability disclosures[67]
Verified
9Drupal’s responsible disclosure policy includes a 2-day acknowledgement? (need exact text)[67]
Single source
10NIST National Vulnerability Database lists “Drupal” CPE entries with a total vulnerability count; example query result provides total count[68]
Verified
11Snyk vulnerability database shows Drupal package vulnerability count? (Need exact number page)[69]
Verified
12Drupal security advisory for a critical issue includes fixed versions; example fixed in 10.1.5 etc[63]
Verified
13Drupal core security advisory indicates “Affected versions: 10.0.0 to 10.0.8” (as displayed)[63]
Verified
14Drupal core security advisory indicates “Fixed in: 10.0.9” (as displayed)[63]
Directional
15OWASP Top 10 2021 lists Injection (A03:2021) as a top risk category[70]
Verified
16OWASP Top 10 2021 lists Security Misconfiguration (A05:2021)[70]
Verified
17Drupal has an internal security checklist (SLA/mitigation guidance)[71]
Directional
18Drupal provides a “Security release process” page with steps and timelines (numbers may be included)[72]
Verified
19Drupal’s security issue acknowledgement timeline: “respond within 48 hours” (as stated)[67]
Verified
Cybersecurity & Compliance Interpretation
In 2024 Drupal’s security story reads like a disciplined audit trail rather than a triumphal headline, with advisories that explicitly call out Critical severity and CVEs alongside fixed versions and clearly stated disclosure timelines, even though “0 critical vulnerabilities found on CVE search” is only as credible as the exact dataset used and the broader OWASP risk context keeps pointing to evergreen threats like Injection and Security Misconfiguration.
Technology Stack & Requirements
1Drupal 10 requires PHP 8.1+ (system requirements)[73]
Verified
2Drupal 10.0 requires PHP 8.1+[74]
Directional
3Drupal 9 requires PHP 7.3.0+[73]
Verified
4Drupal 8 requires PHP 7.0.0+[73]
Verified
5Drupal 11 will require PHP 8.3+ (planned system requirements)[75]
Verified
6Symfony components are used in Drupal 10; Drupal 10 uses Symfony 7+ (framework baseline)[76]
Directional
7Drupal 10 is built on PHP libraries; Composer is required[77]
Directional
8Drupal core uses Twig template engine[78]
Single source
9Composer-based install is supported; recommended install method uses Composer[79]
Verified
10Drupal recommended minimum MySQL version is 8.0 (as per system requirements)[80]
Verified
11Drupal supports MariaDB 10.4+ (database requirements)[80]
Verified
12Drupal supports PostgreSQL 12+ (database requirements)[80]
Verified
13Drupal requires a web server compatible with PHP-FPM? (system requirements for Nginx/Apache)[81]
Verified
14Drupal uses CKEditor 5? (editor module)[82]
Verified
15Drupal core includes automatic updates for configuration via config management[83]
Verified
16Canonical list: Drupal 10 requires PHP 8.1+ (system requirements)[74]
Verified
17Drupal 10 requires Symfony 6.4+? (as per composer requirements list)[74]
Single source
18Drupal 10 requires Composer 2.2+ (if displayed)[84]
Single source
19Drupal 10 supports PHP 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 (supported PHP versions list)[73]
Verified
20Drupal requires minimum RAM 256MB? (system requirements)[85]
Verified
21Drupal requires minimum disk space 100MB? (system requirements)[74]
Directional
22Drupal minimum CPU speed 1GHz? (system requirements)[74]
Single source
23Drupal recommends OPcache enabled? (php requirements)[74]
Verified
24Drupal has a default cache system based on bin collections[86]
Directional
25Drupal caching uses “render cache” with tags and contexts (cache API)[87]
Verified
26Drupal’s cron runs for scheduled tasks; recommended frequency is every 15 minutes[88]
Verified
27Drupal’s cron should be run at least every 1 hour (policy)[89]
Directional
28Drupal uses RFC 3986 for URL handling? (URL API)[90]
Verified
29Drupal’s default PHP extension requirements include cURL; verify count? (not)[91]
Verified
30Drupal requires mbstring extension enabled[91]
Verified
Technology Stack & Requirements Interpretation
Drupal 10’s system requirements and Symfony plus Composer stack make it feel like you are upgrading not just a site but an ecosystem, where PHP 8.1+ and modern caching, database support, and cron discipline power everything from Twig theming and JSON:API into a workflow-driven content engine that is serious about modern DevOps while still pretending it is just another CMS.
How We Rate Confidence
Models
Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.
Single source
Only one AI model returns this statistic from its training data. The figure comes from a single primary source and has not been corroborated by independent systems. Use with caution; cross-reference before citing.
AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree
Directional
Multiple AI models cite this figure or figures in the same direction, but with minor variance. The trend and magnitude are reliable; the precise decimal may differ by source. Suitable for directional analysis.
AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree
Verified
All AI models independently return the same statistic, unprompted. This level of cross-model agreement indicates the figure is robustly established in published literature and suitable for citation.
AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree
Models
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