Content management systems (CMS) became a popular solution for managing different types of web resources - blogs, corporate websites, e-commerce, portfolios, etc. Based on the functionality, they can be split into two main categories: CMSs for general and specific tasks. In the first group, we can include WordPress, a versatile platform for various tasks, and in the second, for example, OpenCart, tailored for e-commerce. No matter what CMS customers are using, many are facing the question of content localization. This article will overview the CMS market and the possibilities for providing multilingual content. ## The CMS Market 2024 The CMS market is growing from year to year and, in 2022, reached 19.15 billion dollars with a predicted growth of 27.3 for 2028. The leading positions in the world by market share are kept in North America. Today, 80 million websites use CMS systems, and if we look at the top 1 million websites, 90% of them use a CMS. It is no wonder the popularity of content management systems is raising the demand for localization. At the same time, more than 90% of CMS users face localization challenges, and approximately only a third of these organizations have integrated their content management systems with [translation management systems](/) or language service providers. In the CMS industry, the leading position for the last years has firmly kept WordPress with a market share of 64%, and more than 40% of all websites are using it. The second place is Shopify, with a considerable gap — its market share is only 6.1%. Close the top three, with 3.4% of market share, Wix. Let's take a look at the top ten CMS worldwide by market share: |Rank|CMS|CMS market share|Website share| |---|---|---|---| |1|Wordpress|64.1%|42.9%| |2| Shopify |6.4%|4.3%| |3| Wix |3.4%|2.3%| |4| Squarespace |3%|2%| |5|Joomla|2.5%|1.6%| |6|Drupal|1.9%|1.2%| |7| Blogger |1.3%|0.9%| |8|Bitrix|1.2%|0.8%| |9| Magento |0.9%|0.6%| |10|Webflow|0.9%|0.6%| Most solutions above are examples of "classic" or monolithic CMS. However, not so long ago, the headless CMS became another vital part of the CMS industry. According to Storyblok's latest study, 50% of organizations use classic (monolithic) CMSs, 35% use headless CMSs, and 15% use website builders or custom solutions.