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List of high-ranking websites powered by WordPress (everything but news and blogs)
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# Powered By WordPress



About 25% of the web is powered by WordPress. A big majority of these sites are private blogs but also heavy-weights such as [Sony Mobile](http://www.sonymobile.com) or [Mercedes Benz](https://www.mercedes-benz.com) use WordPress. 



Nonetheless, there are voices claiming that WordPress would not be suitable for professional websites beyond blogs. 

Here is a growing collection of currently 58 high-quality sites to counter this impression.



While there are [several collections](#similar-projects), this list is unique in several ways:



- Only websites that are not in the category news and blogs are being considered (there are [excellent](https://techcrunch.com/) [websites](http://fortune.com/) in both these categories, but this list wants to showcase that WordPress can be used for everything else as well)

- Only websites in the TOP1M ranking of Alexa are included

- All websites are ordered by ranking

- Websites are constantly checked whether they actually still use WordPress (Last full and [scripted](https://github.com/minthemiddle/powered-by-wordpress/blob/master/scripts/check_entries.sh) check: 16/09/14)



The notion is `Name (Alexa Ranking)`. `(N/A, Parent's Ranking)` is used for Alexa Ranking when the WordPress instance is in a subdirectory or subdomain and Alexa outputs the parent's ranking. Parent ranking must be in the global TOP 1 million.



  * [WordPress Powered Sites](#wordpress-powered-sites)

    * [Top 5](#top-5)

    * [Commercial](#commercial)

    * [Entertainment](#entertainment)

    * [Software](#software)

    * [Culture](#culture)

    * [Politics](#politics)

    * [Education](#education)

  * [Contribute](#contribute)

  * [About](#about)

    * [Roadmap](#roadmap)

  * [Similar Projects](#similar-projects)



# WordPress Powered Sites



## Top 5



- [jQuery](http://jquery.com/) (1.245)

- [Qualtrics](http://qualtrics.com) (1.307)

- [Sony Mobile](http://www.sonymobile.com) (2.667)

- [University of Washington](http://www.washington.edu/) (2.848)

- [DynDNS](http://dyn.com/) (3.716)



## Commercial



- [Sony Mobile](http://www.sonymobile.com) (2.667)

- [DynDNS](http://dyn.com/) (3.716)

- [Plesk](https://www.plesk.com/) (10.531)

- [RenWeb Student Information System](http://renweb.com/) (11.385)

- [Quantcast](https://www.quantcast.com/) (11.442)

- [Mercedes Benz](https://www.mercedes-benz.com) (14.151)

- [I Will Teach You How To Be Rich](http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/) (18.785)

- [Renault Group](https://group.renault.com/en/) (21.995)

- [Tucows](http://www.tucows.com) (26.522)

- [Optimise Media](https://www.optimisemedia.com/) (53.463)

- [BigPoint Games](http://www.bigpoint.net/) (56.590)

- [eTracker](https://www.etracker.com) (65.266)

- [Boingo Wireless](http://www.boingo.com/) (69.364)

- [Toyota Brazil](http://www.toyota.com.br/) (71.436)

- [Glipsa](http://www.glispa.com/) (75.754)

- [TribuneMedia](http://www.tribunemedia.com/) (93.661)

- [Clorox](https://www.clorox.com/) (100.647)

- [Boston Market](https://www.bostonmarket.com) (103.819)

- [Bata Shoes](http://www.bata.com) (117.745)

- [The Walt Disney Company](https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/) (124.015)

- [activEngage](http://activengage.com) (127.598)

- [Wolverine Worldwide](http://www.wolverineworldwide.com/) (206.293)

- [Method Products](http://methodhome.com/) (229.755)

- [The Enthustiast Network](http://www.enthusiastnetwork.com/) (277.705)

- [Tesoro Corp](http://tsocorp.com/) (327.308)

- [Vivendi Group](http://www.vivendi.com/en/) (337.901)

- [Dassault Aviation](http://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/) (379.421)

- [TrueVentures](https://trueventures.com) (422.282)

- [Tilda Rice](http://www.tilda.com/) (461.057)

- [Izod Sportswear](http://izod.com/) (484.506)

- [ExpressJet](http://www.expressjet.com/passengers/) (812.850)

- [Bloomberg Professional](https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/) (N/A, 372)

- [Blackbaud K12 Product Line](http://k12.blackbaud.com/) (N/A, 21.098)



## Entertainment



- [GuildWars2 (Game)](https://www.guildwars2.com)(5.538)

- [PlutoTV](http://pluto.tv/)(5.568)

- [NoMansSky (Game)](http://no-mans-sky.com) (11.890)

- [Beyonce](http://www.beyonce.com/) (42.507)

- [Lollapalooza Festival](http://www.lollapalooza.com/) (50.595)

- [The Dallas Mavericks](http://www.mavs.com/) (135.750)

- [Usain Bolt](http://usainbolt.com/) (174.135)

- [The Rolling Stones](http://www.rollingstones.com/) (191.420)

- [Sony Music](https://www.sonymusic.com/) (203.349)

- [007 Franchise](http://www.007.com/) (214.347)

- [Motley Crue](http://www.motley.com/) (420.452)

- [The Riverdance](http://riverdance.com/) (576.666)

- [AMC TV](http://amctv.com/) (747.537)



## Software



- [jQuery](http://jquery.com/) (1.245)

- [Qualtrics](http://qualtrics.com) (1.307)

- [Silkroad HR](http://www.silkroad.com) (5.228)

- [Blender.org](https://www.blender.org/) (7.064)

- [Salesforce Pardot](http://www.pardot.com/) (7.996)

- [NGINX](https://www.nginx.com/) (12.241)

- [MaxCDN](https://www.maxcdn.com/) (18.202)

- [Marin Software](http://www.marinsoftware.com/) (43.913)

- [Second Street](http://secondstreet.com/) (204.933)



## Culture



- [Creative Commons](https://creativecommons.org/) (6.352)

- [National Museum of African Art](https://africa.si.edu/) (7.854)



## Politics



- [Official Missouri State Website](http://www.mo.gov/) (6.173)

- [thisisFINLAND](http://finland.fi/) (111.191)



## Education



- [University of Washington](http://www.washington.edu/) (2.848)

- [Georgia State University](http://www.gsu.edu/) (6.531)

- [Sprott School Of Business](http://sprott.carleton.ca/) (23.406)



# Contribute



There are (at least) 3 types of content you can contribute:



- You can add high-ranking sites one-by-one

- You can send lists of websites (maybe you or your company has premium access to BuiltWith or similar collectors or you compiled an own list?)

- You can help this site to grow (spread the word or take responsibility for a task from the roadmap)



There are 3 ways to contribute to this list:



- You can send me a DM on Twitter [@martin_betz](https://twitter.com/Martin_Betz)

- You can send me a [mail](mailto:[email protected]?subject=ADD New Site)



- You can contribute to this list via submitting an Issue with the subject `Add:` or correct a wrong entry with `Fix:`. Pull requests are also welcomed. Please double check each entry using [`Wappalyzer`](http://www.wapalyzer.com) (either with the browser PlugIn or [on the command-line](https://www.npmjs.com/package/wappalyzer-cli). Sites must have an TOP 1 million Alexa Ranking to be considered.



# About



- This list is being curated by [Martin](https://www.martinbetz.eu) [Betz](https://twitter.com/Martin_Betz)

- It was originally based on a blog posts on [WinningWP](http://winningwp.com/examples-of-big-name-brands-and-businesses-using-wordpress/). It has been updated and extended massively with new sites and Alexa rankings.

- The list contains hand-picked and tested sites that go beyond news and blogs and show what WordPress can do

- Excluded are also WordPress Themes Sellers



## Roadmap



- [x] Build a solid foundation of high-ranking sites

- [ ] Create automated and up-to-date screenshots and display on GitHub Page

- [ ] Conduct interview with developers and editors of high-ranking pages

- [ ] Add information on used plugins



# Similar Projects



Of course this list is neither the first nor the only one which features companies which use Wordpress. Here are similar great projects:



- [OptimizerWP](https://optimizerwp.com/wordpress-examples/)

- [WeLoveWP](http://welovewp.com/)

- [WordPress.Org Showcase](https://wordpress.org/showcase/tag/business/)

- [WordPress VIP Clients](https://vip.wordpress.com/clients/) (many news and blog sites, but also some others)