⚡ Content Management Systems in Nigeria

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

Nigeria is a West African country with a population of over 226 million people.

According to our research, content management systems are used on 57% of websites from Nigeria.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is WordPress, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 94% share.
It is followed by Joomla with 2.7% and Drupal with 1.6%.

WordPress 94%
Joomla 2.7%
Drupal 1.6%
K2 0.7%
Open Journal Systems 0.4%
Craft 0.2%
Strapi 0.2%
HubSpot CMS 0.1%
Payload CMS 0.1%
Sanity 0.1%
Finalsite 0.1%
Botble 0.1%
Ghost 0.1%
October CMS 0.06%
Tendenci 0.06%

🚀 Highlights

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

4. K2 ^(-7)
5. Open Journal Systems ^(-27)
6. Craft ^(-2)
7. Strapi ^(-21)
9. Payload CMS ^(-69)
10. Sanity ^(-5)
11. Finalsite ^(-14)
12. Botble ^(-83)
13. Ghost ^(-16)
15. Tendenci ^(-245)

✨ Best CMS Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 25 CMS platforms used on sites from Nigeria, 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	94%
2	Joomla New York, United States An open-source content management system written in PHP. FreeOpen source	2.7%
3	Drupal Portland, Oregon, United States A modular open-source content management platform written in PHP. FreeOpen source	1.6%
4	K2 Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles A Joomla content management extension that replaces and enhances the default article system. FreeOpen source	0.7%
5	Open Journal Systems Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Open source software for the management of peer-reviewed academic journals. FreeOpen source	0.4%
6	Craft Bend, Oregon, United States A flexible open-source content management system written in PHP that supports MySQL or PostgreSQL databases and is built on the Yii framework. Free$279+	0.2%
7	Strapi San Francisco, California, United States An open-source headless CMS built with Node.js and TypeScript that connects to various databases and frontend frameworks. FreeOpen source$45+/month	0.2%
8	HubSpot CMS Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States A hosted platform for building websites, blogs, landing pages, apps, and emails that integrates tightly with HubSpot CRM and other marketing tools. Free$15+/seat/month	0.1%
9	Payload CMS San Francisco, California, United States An open-source application framework and headless CMS built with Next.js that supports both self-hosting and cloud deployment. FreeOpen source	0.1%
10	Sanity San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based headless CMS that stores content as structured data in a hosted content lake and delivers it via APIs to any frontend. Free$15+/seat/month	0.1%
11	Finalsite Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States A cloud-based community relationship management platform for K-12 schools that combines website management, communications, and enrollment tools in a single system. $6,000+/year	0.1%
12	Botble Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam A commercial content management system based on the Laravel framework. $17+	0.1%
13	Ghost Singapore An open-source content management system built on Node.js. FreeOpen source$11+/month	0.1%
14	October CMS Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia A self-hosted, open-source content management system built on the Laravel PHP framework. Free$39	0.06%
15	Tendenci Houston, Texas, United States An open-source content management system designed for nonprofits and associations, featuring membership management, event registration, forums, photo galleries, donation and payment processing, and newsletters. FreeOpen source	0.06%
16	Osclass Chtelnica, Slovakia An open-source classifieds script used to create, manage, and scale classifieds websites. FreeOpen source	0.06%
17	Ring Publishing Berlin, Germany A cloud-based content experience platform with an advanced engagement and monetization engine from a media company Ringier Axel Springer Media AG. $$$	0.06%
18	Mura CMS Canton, Georgia, United States A cloud-based, API-driven enterprise content management platform written in Adobe ColdFusion. $399+/year	0.06%
19	DNN Austin, Texas, United States A free and open-source content management system based on .NET and MS SQL Server. FreeOpen source	0.06%
20	Optimizely CMS New York, United States A cloud-based content management system with enterprise-level features and headless delivery capabilities. $36,000+/year	0.06%
21	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	0.06%
22	Kentico Brno, Czech Republic A commercial content management system built on ASP.NET and Microsoft SQL Server. $1,050+/month	0.06%
23	Plone Fishers, Indiana, United States An open-source enterprise content management system written in Python and JavaScript. FreeOpen source	0.06%
24	Adobe Experience Manager San Jose, California, United States A software solution that's equal part content management system and digital asset management system. $50,000+/year	0.06%
25	ImpressPages An open-source PHP framework with inline editing and drag & drop CMS. FreeOpen source$4.99/month	0.06%

👉 See Also

🌎 CMS in other countries
- Egypt
- Ghana
- Kenya

Data is based on the analysis of 3,135 websites from Nigeria.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.