Thank you for your support in 2023. Thanks to you, we were able to maintain our motivation for work related to WordPress throughout the year. In 2024, we will continue to develop high-quality WordPress themes that align with current trends.
We are pleased to announce the annual list of the most popular WordPress themes of 2023.
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- WordPress Theme Popularity Ranking 2023
- 1st SOLARIS (Corporate Site)
- 2nd SERUM (Clinic/Hospital)
- 3rd GENESIS (Corporate Site)
- 4th NANO (Corporate Site)
- 5th TENJIKU (Food & Restaurant)
- 6th GENSEN (Portal Site)
- 7th Beyond (Service Sales Site)
- 8th FAKE (Corporate Site)
- 9th REHUB (Review Site)
- 10th CURE (Clinic/Hospital)
- 11th ZOOMY (SNS Membership Site)
- 12th MASSIVE (Job Recruitment Site)
- 13th DROP (Service Sales Site)
- 14th Switch (Service Sales Site)
- 15th OOPS! (Service Sales Site)
- 100 WordPress Themes Created
You can view past rankings here.
-> Most Popular WordPress Themes of 2022
WordPress Theme Popularity Ranking 2023
Among the 80+ WordPress themes available for purchase this year, we have ranked the top 15.
*Genres are indicated in parentheses.
*Data collected from January 1 to December 30, 2023.
1st SOLARIS (Corporate Site)
Ranked No. 1 for three consecutive years, this is the longest-running bestseller among themes for medium and large-scale corporate sites.
With SOLARIS, you can create a corporate site that evokes the image of cutting-edge technology companies. In 2024, show a brighter future with a website built on SOLARIS.
2nd SERUM (Clinic/Hospital)
SERUM is designed for medical institutions with a warm, inviting feel.
Just because it’s a hospital website doesn’t mean that having only the essential pages is enough. Focusing on the web means creating content with care. With SERUM, you can build a content-rich clinic site with a comprehensive page structure.
3rd GENESIS (Corporate Site)
“Creating a New World”
GENESIS is a theme crafted for companies that represent the next new era.
It is designed to showcase fonts beautifully. The minimalist approach reduces elements to the essentials.
With GENESIS, you can showcase a refined, smart corporate image.
4th NANO (Corporate Site)
NANO is a theme designed for building large-scale corporate sites, crafted with major corporations and publicly traded companies in mind.
It focuses on companies in fields such as biotech startups, nanotechnology, electronics, semiconductors, drug discovery, and pharmaceuticals.
5th TENJIKU (Food & Restaurant)
TENJIKU is a theme inspired by authentic restaurants. Its high-end design is popular.
The name embodies the idea of a restaurant striving to be the pinnacle (“Ten”) of Asian cuisine.
6th GENSEN (Portal Site)
GENSEN is an ultra-long-selling theme that has ranked among the top for seven consecutive years.
It is equipped with advanced search functionality, making it ideal for creating a nationwide portal site.
7th Beyond (Service Sales Site)
Beyond is a theme featuring animated numbers. It also includes advanced charts and graphs.
It offers a variety of number-based effects. This theme is ideal for those looking to showcase their services prominently.
8th FAKE (Corporate Site)
FAKE is a theme designed for corporate sites of small to medium-sized companies. It’s easy to create, with a smaller amount of content required.
The full-screen video on the homepage leaves a strong impression. This theme is suitable for companies in real estate, construction, and urban development.
9th REHUB (Review Site)
REHUB is a theme designed for creating high-functionality review sites. The name combines “Review” with “Hub,” meaning a central place or focal point. The name combines “Review” with “Hub,” meaning a central place or focal point. This year, it underwent a major update.
Review sites are a sector with high growth potential. Even individuals starting small can build businesses with annual revenues reaching the billion-yen level. However, review sites come with high production costs and entry barriers. With REHUB, these barriers are significantly lowered, making it possible for individuals to create large-scale review sites.
10th CURE (Clinic/Hospital)
CURE is a popular theme across the medical field, widely used by clinics, medical offices, and dental practices.
An emergency announcement message displayed on the header bar is implemented in all themes released since CURE.
11th ZOOMY (SNS Membership Site)
With ZOOMY, you can become the owner of your own SNS site.
Zoomy includes essential features like follow, follower, likes, posts, and direct messaging. Since email input is required for member registration, it’s popular among those looking to grow their newsletter audience.
12th MASSIVE (Job Recruitment Site)
This is a theme for job recruitment sites.
A well-crafted recruitment site for your company can bring in regular applicants. It’s popular among companies looking to “solve labor shortages” or “reduce recruitment advertising costs”.
13th DROP (Service Sales Site)
DROP is a theme for building sites to sell apps and web services.
It features a design with beautiful gradient overlays throughout.
14th Switch (Service Sales Site)
Switch is a long-selling theme for creating sites that sell subscription services.
The name reflects the concept of “switching” modes—like relaxing with a magazine or book at a café, or switching to work mode to focus intensively.
15th OOPS! (Service Sales Site)
OOPS! is a landing page-style theme for selling your own services. The name conveys a sense of excitement, like saying “Amazing!” in a fun way.
It features product animations and parallax effects.
100 WordPress Themes Created
Since starting in 2010, TCD has proudly developed its 100th WordPress theme this year. We couldn’t have maintained our motivation without the support of all of you.
We’re also delighted to see websites using TCD themes continue to upgrade and improve in quality (see: TCD AWARD 2023).
Our goal is to keep developing highly practical themes that help our users generate profit. We hope to create a positive cycle where users find success with TCD, return to purchase more themes, and achieve even greater results.
Thank you for your support in 2023.
Annual WordPress Theme Popularity Rankings
If you’d like to see the rankings from other years, please check here.
If you’d like to see the real-time updated rankings of WordPress themes (monthly, yearly, and total), please check here.
