Core Web Vitals for Themes, 01/26

The median performance for each Core Web Vital metric for all themes in the latest data set. The small tic marks indicate the minimums (pink) and maximums (green). Explore the data for each theme.

All good 84.4%

All Core Web Vitals

Median: 84.4%, Minimum: 21.9%, Maximum: 98.6%

Good LCP 92.0%

Largest Contentful Paint

Median: 92.0%, Minimum: 65.6%, Maximum: 100.0%

Good CLS 96.0%

Cumulative Layout Shift

Median: 96.0%, Minimum: 37.5%, Maximum: 100.0%

Good INP 95.6%

Interaction to Next Paint

Median: 95.6%, Minimum: 40.3%, Maximum: 100.0%

Median % passing all CWV over time

For all themes with performance data, the median percent of websites passing all Core Web Vitals (CWV) for each month.

In Jan 2026, on mobile devices, websites passing All Core Web Vitals increased by 0.50 percentage points to 84.40%. On desktop devices, it increased by 0.90 percentage points to 85.10%.

Month/Year 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 08/25 09/25 10/25 11/25 12/25 01/26 mobile desktop

All Core Web Vitals by month line chart for the months 08/25, 09/25, 10/25, 11/25, 12/25, 01/26. The mobile data is: 84.5, 83.4, 83.44999999999999, 83.9, 83.9, 84.4. On desktop, the data is: 83.6, 84.35, 83.94999999999999, 85.35, 84.2, 85.1.

Number of themes with improved CWV

For all themes with performance data, the number of themes which improved in their passing all Core Web Vitals (CWV) metric as well as how many got worse or stayed the same.

In Jan 2026, on mobile devices, 62% of themes improved their passing CWV score. On desktop, 66% of themes improved.

Mobile

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Pie chart for mobile devices: number of themes with improved performance was 144, with worsened performance was 83, and with no change was 7

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Pie chart for desktop devices: number of themes with improved performance was 133, with worsened performance was 56, and with no change was 12

Median % passing LCP over time

For all themes with performance data, the median percent of websites passing Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) for each month.

In Jan 2026, on mobile devices, websites passing Largest Contentful Paint increased by 0.25 percentage points to 92.05%. On desktop devices, it increased by 0.40 percentage points to 97.70%.

Month/Year 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 08/25 09/25 10/25 11/25 12/25 01/26 mobile desktop

Largest Contentful Paint by month line chart for the months 08/25, 09/25, 10/25, 11/25, 12/25, 01/26. The mobile data is: 92.4, 91, 91.35, 92.15, 91.8, 92.05. On desktop, the data is: 96.8, 96.9, 97.05, 97.65, 97.3, 97.7.

Median % passing CLS over time

For all themes with performance data, the median percent of websites passing Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) for each month.

In Jan 2026, on mobile devices, websites passing Cumulative Layout Shift increased by 0.50 percentage points to 95.95%. On desktop devices, it decreased by 0.30 percentage points to 87.90%.

Month/Year 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 08/25 09/25 10/25 11/25 12/25 01/26 mobile desktop

Cumulative Layout Shift by month line chart for the months 08/25, 09/25, 10/25, 11/25, 12/25, 01/26. The mobile data is: 95.6, 95.6, 95.1, 95.4, 95.45, 95.95. On desktop, the data is: 88.9, 88.65, 88.8, 88.6, 88.2, 87.9.

Median % passing INP over time

For all themes with performance data, the median percent of websites passing Interaction to Next Paint (INP) for each month.

In Jan 2026, on mobile devices, websites passing Interaction to Next Paint increased by 0.65 percentage points to 95.60%. On desktop devices, it stayed the same at 99.90%.

Month/Year 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 08/25 09/25 10/25 11/25 12/25 01/26 mobile desktop

Interaction to Next Paint by month line chart for the months 08/25, 09/25, 10/25, 11/25, 12/25, 01/26. The mobile data is: 94.65, 94.8, 94.5, 94.8, 94.95, 95.6. On desktop, the data is: 100, 99.9, 100, 100, 99.9, 99.9.

Number of Shopify websites over time

How many websites (origins) were included in this analysis for each month. This is the total number of Shopify websites with or without a theme store theme.

In Jan 2026, on mobile devices, total number of origins (websites) decreased by 0.02% to 592,401. On desktop devices, it increased by 0.03% to 296,096.

Month/Year 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 08/25 09/25 10/25 11/25 12/25 01/26 mobile desktop

Origins by month line chart for the months 08/25, 09/25, 10/25, 11/25, 12/25, 01/26. The mobile data is: 552611, 564516, 569727, 592905, 602654, 592401. On desktop, the data is: 276382, 282412, 286524, 308948, 288690, 296096.

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