WordPress theme comparison
Twenty Seventeen vs Twenty Sixteen
At a glance
- Twenty Seventeen has more active installs: 300K+, against 90K+ for Twenty Sixteen.
- On a typical day, Twenty Seventeen is downloaded about 3,790 times, Twenty Sixteen about 2,723.
- Twenty Seventeen is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 119 reviews, against 4.1 from 83 reviews.
- Both were last updated on Aug 19, 2026.
- Twenty Sixteen has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Twenty Seventeen.
Line by line
Twenty Seventeen leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Twenty Seventeen |  Twenty Sixteen |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #15 | #30 |
| Active installs | 300K+ | 90K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 124.2K | 92.8K |
| Rating | 4.5(119) | 4.1(83) |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 5.2.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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