Original research · 2026-10-12
StateofPremiumWordPressThemes2026
We analysed 478 published premium WordPress themes — public ThemeForest sales, ratings and list prices — into one citeable snapshot of the marketplace.
Aggregated from public ThemeForest marketplace metadata in the ThemeForge catalog (sales, buyer ratings, list price, last update). Editorial scores are ThemeForge assessments, not marketplace stars.
Avg. list price
$62
$15–$277 range
Avg. marketplace rating
4.63
~512 ratings / theme
Recorded sales
6.5M
avg 14K per theme
Updated in 12 months
83%
396 of 478 published
Catalog
What's live on ThemeForge
Published reviews, not the raw scrape backlog — the surface readers and search engines actually see.
- Active themes
- 690
- Published reviews
- 478
- Authors
- 225
- Roundups
- 56
- Comparisons
- 435
Pricing
Where list prices cluster
Most published themes sit in the $59–$79 band — the ThemeForest “regular license” sweet spot.
- Under $3918
- $39–$59111
- $59–$79272
- $80+77
19 published themes show no marketplace update in 24+ months — a maintenance red flag in our scoring.
Sales
Lifetime leaders
Highest recorded ThemeForest sales in the published catalog.
- Avada
ThemeFusion · $69
1.1M
9
- The7
Dream-Theme · $59
337K
8.8
- Betheme
muffingroup · $69
337K
8.8
- Enfold
Kriesi · $59
272K
8.7
- Flatsome
UX-themes · $59
269K
9.1
- X
THEMECO · $89
226K
8.7
- Bridge
QODE · $69
224K
8.7
- JupiterX
artbees · $58
184K
8.6
- Salient
ThemeNectar · $60
171K
8.8
- Newspaper
tagDiv · $59
157K
9
- Uncode
undsgn · $59
138K
9.1
- Impreza
UpSolution · $59
120K
9
- WoodMart
xtemos · $59
118K
9.1
- Porto
p-themes · $59
103K
9.1
- TheGem
CodexThemes · $59
87K
9
Editorial
Highest scores
ThemeForge scores out of 10 — same rubric across the catalog.
- Rey
10K sales · ReyCommerce
9.3
- Kalium 3
47K sales · Laborator
9.2
- Consultio
5.5K sales · Case-Themes
9.1
- MyHome
7.3K sales · TangibleWP
9.1
- Foxiz
8.6K sales · Theme-Ruby
9.1
- Elessi
8.9K sales · NasaTheme
9.1
- Authentic
9.4K sales · codesupplyco
9.1
- Listeo
12K sales · purethemes
9.1
- Essentials
21K sales · PixFort
9.1
- REHub
39K sales · sizam
9.1
- Porto
103K sales · p-themes
9.1
- WoodMart
118K sales · xtemos
9.1
- Uncode
138K sales · undsgn
9.1
- Flatsome
269K sales · UX-themes
9.1
- WP Rentals
16K sales · WpEstate
9
Taxonomy
Deepest categories
Published WordPress themes by category hub — where the catalog has real depth.
Citation
How to cite this report
Figures refresh as the catalog updates. The scoring rules match our public methodology.
ThemeForge Editorial Team. “State of Premium WordPress Themes 2026.” ThemeForge, 2026-10-12. themeforge.online/research/state-of-premium-wordpress-themes-2026.