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Twenty Fifteen vs Twenty Sixteen

At a glance

  • Twenty Sixteen has more active installs: 90K+, against 60K+ for Twenty Fifteen.
  • On a typical day, Twenty Sixteen is downloaded about 2,723 times, Twenty Fifteen about 1,989.
  • Twenty Fifteen is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 54 reviews, against 4.1 from 83 reviews.
  • Both were last updated on Aug 19, 2026.
  • Twenty Fifteen has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Twenty Sixteen.

Line by line

Twenty Sixteen leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricTwenty FifteenTwenty Sixteen
Popular rank#44#30
Active installs60K+90K+
Downloads, last 30 days70.9K92.8K
Rating4.4(54)4.1(83)
Last release2 months ago2 months ago
Requires PHP5.2.45.2.4

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