Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- Twenty Nineteen currently ranks #21 and has stayed inside the top 50 in every daily snapshot since Sep 17, 2024 (687 snapshots).
- Its best position in our tracking is #20, first reached on Apr 11, 2025.
- It accounts for roughly 0.8% of all active installs across the themes we track.
- It is averaging 3,993 downloads/day over the last 30 days, up 3% versus the month before (3,892/day).
- The latest release, v3.3, shipped on May 20, 2026 (83 days ago) — release #24 since the theme joined the directory in 2018.
- Beyond WordPress.org, BuiltWith detects 63,570 live sites running Twenty Nineteen across the web, including 636 of the one million most-visited sites.
Performance · Google Lighthouse, official wordpress.org demo
| Mobile | Desktop | |
| Largest Contentful Paint | 2.6 s | 0.7 s |
| First Contentful Paint | 1.1 s | 0.3 s |
| Total Blocking Time | 84 ms | 0 ms |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Page weight | 89.2 KB | 89.2 KB |
Lab (Lighthouse) data measured on the official demo at wp-themes.com, where every theme serves identical content — so scores isolate the theme's own CSS/JS payload. Tested Aug 3, 2026. Scores vary ±5 between runs. Run a live test ↗
Real-world usage · live sites, via BuiltWith
Ranking history
Active installs
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Details
| Author | WordPress.org |
|---|---|
| Current version | 3.3 |
| Versions released | 24 |
| Last updated | 2026-05-20 |
| Added to directory | 2018-12-06 |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7+ |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2024-09-17 |
Description
Our 2019 default theme is designed to show off the power of the block editor. It features custom styles for all the default blocks, and is built so that what you see in the editor looks like what you'll see on your website. Twenty Nineteen is designed to be adaptable to a wide range of websites, whether you’re running a photo blog, launching a new business, or supporting a non-profit. Featuring ample whitespace and modern sans-serif headlines paired with classic serif body text, it's built to be beautiful on all screen sizes.
Frequently asked questions
Is Twenty Nineteen a free theme?
Yes — Twenty Nineteen is a free, open-source (GPL) theme distributed through the official WordPress.org directory.
Is Twenty Nineteen a block theme or a classic theme?
Twenty Nineteen is a classic theme: it uses the traditional Customizer/widgets workflow rather than WordPress Full Site Editing.
How many websites use Twenty Nineteen?
WordPress.org reports 90K+ active installs. BuiltWith independently detects 63,570 live websites running Twenty Nineteen.
How popular is Twenty Nineteen?
As of August 11, 2026, Twenty Nineteen ranks #21 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #20.
When was Twenty Nineteen last updated?
Twenty Nineteen was last updated on May 20, 2026 (version 3.3). It has shipped 24 releases in total.
Who makes Twenty Nineteen?
Twenty Nineteen is developed by WordPress.org. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in December 2018.
How fast is Twenty Nineteen?
On the official WordPress.org demo, Twenty Nineteen scores 96/100 for mobile performance in Google Lighthouse and 100/100 for desktop (tested August 2026).
