WordPress is, without a doubt, the most popular CMS on the planet. More websites use WordPress than any other CMS or design system online today. However, many have the misconception that WordPress isn’t used for larger brands because it’s an open source program. This simply isn’t true. Here are several very large brands using WordPress for their websites.

BBC America

A digital cable and satellite television network, BBC America is available to nearly 80 million households in the United States. They provide all types of programming and they use WordPress for their website.

Sony Music

Another huge brand, Sony Music Entertainment has been around since 1929. They are headquarters out of New York City and worth nearly $5 billion. The company provides music and entertainment all over the globe and they chose WordPress as their CMS.

Best Buy

One of the largest electronic goods stores on the planet, Best Buy is worth over $15 billion. They provide electronics worldwide and are headquartered out of Richfield, Minnesota. With over 1,000 locations worldwide, Best Buy decided WordPress was the right platform for their online location.

Dallas Mavericks

Owned by celebrity Mark Cuban, the Dallas Mavericks have been a very successful NBA franchise. The won the NBA championship in 2011 and Mark Cuban is known as a very tech-savvy guy. When they decided to revamp their website, they chose WordPress for the CMS.

The New Yorker

Known for the commentary, essays, satire, cartoons, poetry, fiction and reportage, The New Yorker is one of the most popular magazines in the United States. As of December 2013, the magazine had a circulation of over 1 million. This massive brand, which is recognized all throughout the world, uses WordPress for their online presence.

TechCrunch

Maybe not as well-known as some of the other companies listed above, TechCrunch is a technology news and analysis website. They were acquired by AOL in 2010 and have more than 35 million monthly readers. It’s the highest-read technology news source on the planet and WordPress is the CMS they use for their entire website.

Xerox

Another huge company, which is traded publically and uses WordPress, is Xerox. This company is well-known across the world and was started in 1906. They are headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut and provide business processing and document services. The company is consistently found on the Fortune 500 companies list and employs approximately 146,000 people.

Beyoncé

Even though she is a person, Beyoncé is also a huge brand. She is one of the most popular singers of today. Beyoncé has won many awards and is a part of Columbia’s label. She’s worth about $250 million and her website uses WordPress.

The New York Times Company

The New York Times Company is a very well-known company and was founded all the way back in 1851. They provide newspapers, most famously, The New York Times. Headquartered out of Manhattan, New York, this huge name uses WordPress for their website.

ExpressJet Airlines

Founded in 1979, ExperessJet has a fleet size of 401 and is expanding regularly. They fly to 194 destinations and employ 9,000 people. When they decided to put up a website, they chose WordPress as their CMS.

Other big name brand companies using WordPress include:

• Variety
• The Official Star Wars Blog
• MTV News
• EBay Inc.
• Blog
• Bata
• Quartz
• ESPN Product Blog
• Ford Social
• Facebook Newsroom
• Harvard Business Review Blogs
• And More!

There are several huge companies that use WordPress because of the power it provides. Just because it’s an open source CMS doesn’t mean it’s not good enough for larger companies.