⚡ Content Management Systems in Ethiopia

Content Management Systems (CMS) are software solutions that allow users to create, edit, and organize website content without coding, simplifying ongoing website maintenance.

Ethiopia is an East African country with a population of over 127 million people.

According to our research, content management systems are used on 63.4% of websites from Ethiopia.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top CMS platforms in Ethiopia in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is WordPress, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 74.6% share.
It is followed by Drupal with 11.3% and Joomla with 10.6%.

WordPress 74.6%
Drupal 11.3%
Joomla 10.6%
Liferay 2.1%
K2 2.1%
Contentful 0.7%
Sitefinity 0.7%
DNN 0.7%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in Ethiopia than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

2. Drupal ^(-1)
4. Liferay ^(-18)
5. K2 ^(-6)
6. Contentful ^(-3)
7. Sitefinity ^(-24)
8. DNN ^(-4)

✨ Best CMS Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 8 CMS platforms used on sites from Ethiopia, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	WordPress San Francisco, California, United States A widely used open-source content management system built on PHP and MySQL. FreeOpen source	74.6%
2	Drupal Portland, Oregon, United States A modular open-source content management platform written in PHP. FreeOpen source	11.3%
3	Joomla New York, United States An open-source content management system written in PHP. FreeOpen source	10.6%
4	Liferay Diamond Bar, California, United States An open-source enterprise web platform for building business solutions, intranets, customer portals, and digital experiences across web and mobile channels. FreeOpen source$$$	2.1%
5	K2 Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles A Joomla content management extension that replaces and enhances the default article system. FreeOpen source	2.1%
6	Contentful Berlin, Germany A commercial, cloud-based, headless content management system that structures content for use across multiple digital platforms via APIs. Free$300+/month	0.7%
7	Sitefinity Burlington, Massachusetts, United States A cloud-based, AI-powered, enterprise-grade CMS built on .NET technology. $$$	0.7%
8	DNN Austin, Texas, United States A free and open-source content management system based on .NET and MS SQL Server. FreeOpen source	0.7%

👉 See Also

🌎 CMS in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 224 websites from Ethiopia.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.