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Mullenweg: WordPress.com has introduced over 100 million users to WordPress

Matt Mullenweg · Matt Mullenweg on the future of open source and why he’s taking a stand · Mar 2, 2025 · at 1:07:22

Matt Mullenweg highlights how Automattic's commercial WordPress.com platform has driven adoption for the open-source software.

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“WordPress.com, having a free version of WordPress that has introduced, you know, over a hundred million people to the software in a way that you could just sign up for free.”

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The free version of WordPress hosted on WordPress.com has introduced over 100 million people to WordPress software.

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