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As of today, WordPress, an open-source content management system (CMS) originally launched in 2003 for blogging, powers around 43–45% of all websites on the internet — from personal blogs to major news outlets and e-commerce giants.

What’s truly astonishing is that this massive digital empire is built and maintained by a global community of volunteer developers, with the core software freely available for anyone to use or modify. Its ecosystem of plugins and themes — most made by independent developers — has allowed it to adapt to nearly any web project imaginable.

This means nearly half the websites you visit daily depend on a collaboration of strangers across the globe, working together without a central corporation controlling the code. It’s one of the most powerful demonstrations of how modern programming thrives on community-driven innovation.