Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- Twenty Seventeen currently ranks #15 and has stayed inside the top 50 in every daily snapshot since Sep 17, 2024 (707 snapshots).
- Its best position in our tracking is #10, first reached on Oct 19, 2024.
- It accounts for roughly 2.7% of all active installs across the themes we track.
- It is averaging 6,976 downloads/day over the last 30 days, up 96% versus the month before (3,552/day).
- The latest release, v4.2, shipped on Aug 19, 2026 (12 days ago) — release #33 since the theme joined the directory in 2016.
- Beyond WordPress.org, BuiltWith detects 296,656 live sites running Twenty Seventeen across the web, including 1,522 of the one million most-visited sites.
Performance · Google Lighthouse, official wordpress.org demo
| Mobile | Desktop | |
| Largest Contentful Paint | 2.1 s | 0.4 s |
| First Contentful Paint | 1.4 s | 0.3 s |
| Total Blocking Time | 0 ms | 0 ms |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Page weight | 627.2 KB | 641.4 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
Ranking history — data table
| Date | Ranking history |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | #15 |
| 2026-07-31 | #15 |
| 2026-06-30 | #15 |
| 2026-05-31 | #15 |
| 2026-04-30 | #16 |
| 2026-03-31 | #16 |
| 2026-02-28 | #14 |
| 2026-01-31 | #14 |
| 2025-12-31 | #15 |
| 2025-11-30 | #16 |
| 2025-10-31 | #14 |
| 2025-09-30 | #14 |
| 2025-08-31 | #14 |
| 2025-07-31 | #13 |
| 2025-06-30 | #14 |
| 2025-05-31 | #13 |
| 2025-04-30 | #12 |
| 2025-03-31 | #12 |
| 2025-02-28 | #12 |
| 2025-01-31 | #12 |
| 2024-12-31 | #12 |
| 2024-11-30 | #11 |
| 2024-10-31 | #10 |
| 2024-09-30 | #11 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Active installs
Active installs — data table
| Date | Active installs |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 300,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 300,000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 300,000 |
| 2026-05-31 | 300,000 |
| 2026-04-30 | 300,000 |
| 2026-03-31 | 300,000 |
| 2026-02-28 | 300,000 |
| 2026-01-31 | 300,000 |
| 2025-12-31 | 400,000 |
| 2025-11-30 | 400,000 |
| 2025-10-31 | 400,000 |
| 2025-09-30 | 400,000 |
| 2025-08-31 | 400,000 |
| 2025-07-31 | 400,000 |
| 2025-06-30 | 400,000 |
| 2025-05-31 | 400,000 |
| 2025-04-30 | 400,000 |
| 2025-03-31 | 400,000 |
| 2025-02-28 | 400,000 |
| 2025-01-31 | 400,000 |
| 2024-12-31 | 400,000 |
| 2024-11-30 | 400,000 |
| 2024-10-31 | 400,000 |
| 2024-09-30 | 400,000 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Downloads per day
Downloads per day — data table
| Date | Downloads per day |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-30 | 3,634 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2,926 |
| 2026-06-30 | 3,908 |
| 2026-05-31 | 3,967 |
| 2026-04-30 | 2,515 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2,907 |
| 2026-02-28 | 2,269 |
| 2026-01-31 | 2,519 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2,984 |
| 2025-11-30 | 1,589 |
| 2025-10-31 | 2,243 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2,796 |
| 2025-08-31 | 1,841 |
| 2025-07-31 | 2,243 |
| 2025-06-30 | 2,511 |
| 2025-05-31 | 2,051 |
| 2025-04-30 | 4,006 |
| 2025-03-31 | 2,263 |
| 2025-02-28 | 2,339 |
| 2025-01-31 | 2,632 |
| 2024-12-31 | 2,762 |
| 2024-11-30 | 2,973 |
| 2024-10-31 | 2,600 |
| 2024-09-30 | 3,129 |
| 2024-08-31 | 2,533 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Details
| Author | WordPress.org |
|---|---|
| Current version | 4.2 |
| Versions released | 33 |
| Last updated | 2026-08-19 |
| Added to directory | 2016-12-06 |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7+ |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2024-09-17 |
Description
Twenty Seventeen brings your site to life with header video and immersive featured images. With a focus on business sites, it features multiple sections on the front page as well as widgets, navigation and social menus, a logo, and more. Personalize its asymmetrical grid with a custom color scheme and showcase your multimedia content with post formats. Our default theme for 2017 works great in many languages, for any abilities, and on any device.
Frequently asked questions
How many websites use Twenty Seventeen?
WordPress.org reports 300K+ active installs. BuiltWith independently detects 296,656 live websites running Twenty Seventeen.
How popular is Twenty Seventeen?
As of August 31, 2026, Twenty Seventeen ranks #15 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #10.
When was Twenty Seventeen last updated?
Twenty Seventeen was last updated on August 19, 2026 (version 4.2). It has shipped 33 releases in total.
Who makes Twenty Seventeen?
Twenty Seventeen is developed by WordPress.org. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in December 2016.
How fast is Twenty Seventeen?
On the official WordPress.org demo, Twenty Seventeen scores 99/100 for mobile performance in Google Lighthouse and 100/100 for desktop (tested August 2026).
