02 Sep 2026
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Drupal Association blog: Take Part in the 2026 Drupal Business Survey
The Drupal Business Survey investigates the trends in the digital market, in particular from service providers involved with the open source Drupal CMS and enterprise platform. Digital agencies from all over the world participate in the yearly survey and the business insights on market share and growth opportunities gained are shared with those who've submitted responses.
Begun many years ago by Drupal Business Network with Janne Kalliola, Michel Van Velde, and Imre Gmelig Meijling, the survey is now administered by the Drupal Association to promote global reach and protect the confidentiality of the information. Moving forward, the Drupal Association will handle the analysis and reporting of the anonymised data from the survey. We're grateful to Janne, Michel, and Imre for their many years of work in shaping and running the survey.
Drupal's open source ecosystem is supported by a strong community of tens of thousands professionals worldwide, working together on the popular digital experience platform. Because Drupal is open source, anyone can work with Drupal or make changes to it. An important part of this community are the agencies that provide Drupal services to end users and drive Drupal's market. The Drupal Business Survey seeks the input from these agencies so that meaningful data for business owners and decision makers can be built into their business strategies.
The Drupal Business Survey has been a valuable guide for digital service providers, even to those working with other technologies than Drupal.
About the Business Survey
The Drupal Business Survey supports Drupal businesses worldwide and is organised by the Drupal Association. The survey was founded by Imre Gmelig Meijling (React Online), Janne Kalliola (Exove) and Michel van Velde (Craftmore), and we're grateful for their years of work in building it into what it is today.
Drupal is the open source Digital Experience Platform used by many organisations worldwide including Nestlé, Lufthansa and World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
Participate and share your insights
Drupal experts are invited to share their Drupal business insights through the Business Survey anonymously and come to DrupalCon Europe to review the results together.
You can take the Drupal Business Survey 2026 anonymously here. The survey closes on 7 September.
02 Sep 2026 7:58am GMT
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