Is WordPress a Hosting Platform?

WordPress is a content management system (CMS) that enables you to create a website or blog from scratch, or to improve an existing website. WordPress is free and open source software released under the GPL. It can be used on a variety of web hosts, but is most popular on WordPress.com, which is run by Automattic, the company that created and maintains WordPress.

A majority of WordPress websites are used as a platform for online businesses or as a personal blog. WordPress is a powerful platform, but it is not a hosting platform.