Last updated · traffic data through Jun 2026 - refreshes automatically as new data lands.
Ghost is an open-source publishing platform built for professional blogs and newsletters. It bundles membership and paid-subscription tools, making it a common choice for independent writers and media. It is leaner and more focused on writing than a general-purpose CMS. Official site · Wikipedia
775
Websites
0.2%
Share of CMS
#31
Rank
of 2,885
34
Median DR
22,042,995
Combined monthly traffic
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Site Stats Database tracks 775 websites using Ghost. They carry a median Ahrefs Domain Rating of 34, higher than the 28 median across all tracked sites. The typical one is about 7 years old and ranks for 997 organic keywords. Over the last 2 months, the number we track grew 23% and their combined traffic rose 4.1%. Notable Ghost sites include allbud.com, blog.duolingo.com, bestfreestreaming.org. See plans and pricing.
Every figure in this section is based only on the websites Site Stats Database tracks, not the entire web. Market share, rank, totals, and medians all reflect our sample of 515,058 sites using a CMS / website platform, not global market data.
+143 (+23%)
2026-06 → 2026-07
0.09% of tracked sites (was 0.11%)
Category
Top market
Top industry
Median referring domains
393
Median keywords
997
Median domain age
7 yrs
Adoption by audience size
Share of the most-visited sites we track that are websites using Ghost.
<0.1%
Top 10K
4 of 10,000
<0.1%
Top 100K
63 of 100,000
<0.1%
All tracked
775 of 880,858
Monthly snapshots of the sites in this segment. A new point is added every month. Website counts move when our catalog grows; the share of tracked sites is normalized, so it only moves when the prevalence of this segment changes.
Websites
775
2026-06 to 2026-07
Share of tracked sites
0.09%
2026-06 to 2026-07
Combined monthly traffic
22,042,995
2026-06 to 2026-07
Median page count
587
2026-06 to 2026-07
Median referring domains
393
2026-06 to 2026-07
Every cms we track in this category, by number of websites.
The technologies most often detected alongside Ghost.
Site Stats Database tracks 775 websites using Ghost, enriched with full monthly traffic history, authority, keywords, referring domains, and the complete detected tech stack. We detect Ghost by crawling each site's HTML, response headers, and DNS; traffic and SEO metrics come from DataForSEO and Ahrefs. Everything refreshes at least monthly.
See plans & pricingGhost is a CMS / website platform. Site Stats Database detects it on the websites it tracks by analyzing each site's homepage, response headers, and DNS, and has currently found it on 775 websites.
Site Stats Database currently tracks 775 websites using Ghost. That makes it the #31 most common cms out of 2,885 we detect in this category.
The most common are News, Reviews, and Culture sites, and they are most common in United States and Spain. The breakdowns above show the full split across topics, markets, authority, and monetization, based on the 775 websites using Ghost we track.
Ghost is one of 2,885 cms options Site Stats Database detects. The alternatives section lists the others by adoption, and you can compare Ghost head-to-head with any of them.
They tend to have stronger authority than the typical website: the median Ghost site has an Ahrefs Domain Rating of 34, higher than the 28 median across all sites Site Stats Database tracks.
Over the last 2 months, the number we track grew 23% and their combined traffic rose 4.1%, based on Site Stats Database's month-by-month snapshots of this group.
Traffic estimates, organic keywords, and authority come from DataForSEO; Domain Rating comes from Ahrefs' public endpoint; and technology detection (including Ghost) comes from Site Stats Database's own crawler, which inspects each site's HTML, headers, and infrastructure.
At least monthly. Traffic and rankings refresh every month, and technology detections are refreshed as sites are re-crawled, so this page always reflects the current 775 Ghost websites.
Yes. The complete, filterable list of all 775 Ghost websites, enriched with traffic history, authority, keywords, and the full tech stack, is available with a Site Stats Database plan.
Site Stats Database detects Ghost by crawling each site's homepage HTML, response headers, and DNS.
Citation
Site Stats Database. "Websites Using Ghost." Site Stats Database, July 1, 2026. https://sitestatsdb.com/technologies/cms/ghost
| English |
| 88 |
| 48,347 |
| 7,397 |
| 16 yrs |
| 1,884,812 |
| Ghost |
| bestfreestreaming.org | English | 6 | 6,973 | 252 | 5 yrs | 1,284,080 | Ghost |
| alisoneroman.com | English | 63 | 21,747 | 2,228 | 11 yrs | 1,183,351 | Ghost |
| roadrunner.travel | English | 52 | 40,115 | 3,357 | 19 yrs | 845,158 | Ghost |
| retrododo.com | English | 57 | 47,167 | 8,068 | 8 yrs | 818,794 | Ghost |
| wheelchairtravel.org | English | 63 | 7,654 | 2,838 | 11 yrs | 446,858 | Ghost |
| gamingtrend.com | English | 66 | 49,133 | 7,940 | 20 yrs | 396,941 | Ghost |
| blog.gratefulness.me | English | 59 | 40,731 | 4,386 | 8 yrs | 354,956 | Ghost |
| exploros.com | English | 36 | 44,249 | 924 | 14 yrs | 334,928 | Ghost |
| laineygossip.com | English | 65 | 53,669 | 21,316 | 22 yrs | 278,561 | Ghost |
| themetalverse.net | English | 36 | 11,467 | 469 | 1 yr | 263,280 | Ghost |