The latest numbers from WordPress are out:

  • 14.7% of the entire web (top 1 million sites) are running on WordPress
  • 22 of every 100 new active domains are running on WordPress

If you’re still on a proprietary platform build in the 1990’s — are the latest figures enough proof that WordPress is the future? There is simply no more cost effective platform to be on.

I created a landing page on Virtual Results detailing why it makes sense to migrate to WordPress that you can check out if you’re still not convinced.

For more stats and background, you can read this post or watch Matt Mullenweg’s State of the Word 2011 presentation at WordCamp San Francisco.