When WordPress was born in 2003, its ambition was simply to be a straightforward tool for publishing articles. Today, many publishing giants use WordPress, including CNN, GigaOM, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, and more. With over 66 million sites on the platform, it is arguably the most transformative tool in publishing over the past decade.

While WordPress’s open-source platform continues to thrive, the parent company Automattic’s premium blog hosting service WordPress.com is equally impressive. Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and Automattic, recently announced that Automattic raised $50 million in secondary market funding — a substantial sum that will help WordPress cement its leading position.

Now let’s take a look at WordPress’s development over the past decade through this infographic prepared by Statista: