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Key Statistics:
- By 2024, there will be 600 million blogs out of 1.9 billion websites globally.
- Every day, 7.5 million posts are made on these blogs.
- With 518 million blogs, Tumblr has the most.
- There are 60 million blogs on WordPress, the second most popular platform.
- With 9.3 million WordPress pages and a 43.29% traffic share on Tumblr, American bloggers make up the bulk of the blogging community.
- With 48% of WordPress websites having English as their primary language, English is the most popular blogging language.
How Many Blogs Are There (Worldwide)?
The most recent data indicates that there are more than 600 million blogs worldwide. That represents over one-third of the 1.9 billion webpages that exist online
A remarkable 7.5 million blog entries are produced by these blogs every day, which equates to nearly 2.7 billion pieces of information annually.
One of the most effective and affordable content marketing techniques available today, particularly when considering long-term outcomes, is blogging. With only one marketing tool, it enables companies to increase their authority, enhance their natural presence, inform their audience, and nurture leads
Blogs by Platform
The largest blog network on the internet, with 518 million blogs, is Tumblr.
With just 60 million sites, WordPress, the second most popular blogging platform, is insignificant.
The remainder of the blogs are evenly split across blogging platforms and other Content Management Systems (CMS). These platforms are placed next to WordPress in terms of market share:
- Wix
- Squarespace
- Joomla
- Drupal
- HubSpot
- Ghost
Blogs by Country
Using data from the two largest blogging platforms (WordPress and Tumblr), let’s examine the distribution of blogs by top country.
| Countries | Tumblr | WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 43.29% of traffic share | 9.3 million users |
| United Kingdom | 5.34% of traffic share | 802k+ users |
| Canada | 4.40% of traffic share | 301k+ users |
| Brazil | 3.80% of traffic share | 155k+ users |
| Australia | 2.59% of traffic share | 228k+ users |
| India | <2.5% traffic share* | 393k+ users |
| Japan | <2.5% traffic share* | 372k+ users |
| Russia | <2.5% traffic share* | 360k+ users |
| Germany | <2.5% traffic share* | 357k+ users |
| France | <2.5% traffic share* | 271k+ users |
| Netherlands | <2.5% traffic share* | 221k+ users |
| Italy | <2.5% traffic share* | 212k+ users |
| Spain | <2.5% traffic share* | 200k+ users |
| Iran | <2.5% traffic share* | 137k+ users |
| Poland | <2.5% traffic share* | 132k+ users |
Note that private data is included in the top 6–15 countries on Tumblr. Consider asking Semrush to use the .Trends tool in order to obtain the complete numbers.
Blogs by Language
The most often used language among bloggers is undoubtedly English.
Roughly 48% of all websites on WordPress alone have English as their major language.
For non-English blogs, the most popular languages are as follows:
- Spanish (46.3%)
- French (18.9%)
- Italian (4.6%)
- Mandarin (4.4%)
- German (3.9%)
- Other languages (21.9%)
How Many People Read Blogs?
According to the most recent data available, 77 million internet users frequently read blogs. Furthermore, the amount of activity that occurs on most blogs each month might be surprising.
About 409 million people see up to 20 billion pages on WordPress.com each month.
Consider this: For every search query, search engines retrieve hundreds of millions of pages. If you pause to look at the results, you’ll see that most of them are blog entries.
Blogs will continue to be essential in today’s world as long as people use search engines.
What is the Most Profitable Blogging Niche?
With a monthly median salary of $9,169, food blogs have the greatest income. Food blogging is the most popular niche for bloggers because of its potential for cash.
When it comes to market share, blogs with at least 50,000 monthly views are under the following niches:
- Food (42.8%)
- Lifestyle (13.3%)
- Travel (10%)
How Many Blogs Make Money?
81% of bloggers only make $100 or less a year.
Merely 9% of individuals earn sufficient income to maintain their existing way of life, whereas 8% are able to provide for their family. Furthermore, only 2% of blogs make more than $150,000 in revenue.
It could seem like a small number of blogs generate income.
Remember, though, that the sample size in question is 600 million.
There are 12 million bloggers that earn a handsome $150k+ a month—2% of 600 million is still a lot of money. The best part is that they get to write about subjects they are actually enthusiastic about while doing so.
Is Blogging Still Worth It?
In brief, blogging is definitely worthwhile.
The long answer is that it is contingent upon your degree of dedication.
Bloggers who are successful invest an incredible amount of time and energy into developing their brand, creating content, and refining their monetization tactics. You too may become one of the 19% of bloggers who have successfully turned their blogs into profitable ventures with perseverance, hard work, and consistency.
Conclusion
Blogging is a challenging endeavor. It takes a lot of work and hurdles to get the incredible benefits.
Done that, been there.
