According to official legacy usage statistics tracked on Drupal.org, reported active installations of Drupal core continue a steady downward trend. Legacy telemetry data—which records automated update status requests—shows total reported active sites dropping to approximately 680,000 as of July 2026, down from 701,943 just one month earlier in June 2026.
This trend highlights a significant long-term shift when compared to the platform’s historical peak in January 2018, when legacy telemetry recorded 1,184,170 active sites (and over 1.4 million at peak around April 22nd, 2018). The rapid drop is primarily driven by the ongoing sunsetting of legacy versions like Drupal 7 and Drupal 8, alongside web owners migrating to modern SaaS platforms, headless architectures, or lightweight alternatives.
While the Drupal Association actively promotes modern upgrades like Drupal 11 and its new Drupal CMS initiative, the legacy project usage data reflects a shrinking traditional footprint across the global web landscape.
Source: Usage statistics for Drupal core