Aggregated Core Web Vitals performance by Shopify Theme

How does your Shopify theme perform on real shops with real users?

Data last updated: 02 Sep 2025

Learn how popular Shopify themes perform against Google's Core Web Vitals (CWVs) experienced by real users. For each theme listed, the numbers are the percentage of shops for which at least 75% of users experienced good performance.

Methodology

The data is aggregated for the last 7 days before the update with no sampling (100% of events). We try to exclude as much bot traffic as possible. The data combines all device types (desktop and mobile).

For a shop to be eligible to be counted for a theme, it has to fulfill the following conditions:

  • Have at least 100 events (views) per day.
  • Be an active shop.
  • Use a custom domain (not shop.myshopify.com).
  • Use one of the latest 3 versions of the base theme.

Previously, we aggregated the data without any version restrictions. Our goal was to provide a general overview of the entire ecosystem that way. At the same time, we understand this approach doesn't give justice to authors who worked on improving their theme in recent versions.

After some discussion, we decided only to consider stores using the 3 most recent versions of each theme. It should hopefully give a better indication of the current performance while accounting for the time needed to update after a new release.

My theme shows up slow, is that bad?

Not necessarily. The real-user performance of a store is dependant on a lot of factors, including but not limited to:

  • The theme code, including the version of the theme and any customizations.
  • The apps and third-parties added to the shop, including tag managers.

At the same time, at scale, a well-optimized base theme is the biggest factor in the final store performance.

Next steps for merchants

If you’re a merchant reading this post, consider the following actions to improve performance:

  • Make sure you are on the latest version of your theme so that you can take advantage of any new features and optimizations.
  • Review all apps, third party code, and tags in tag managers installed for your store to make sure they are still used and provide value.
  • Audit customisations you have made and make sure they are still required. Updating to the latest theme may mean some features are supported natively.
  • Monitor performance once you are done. We recommend using real user data from your web performance dashboard.
Next steps for theme developers

To learn how to improve performance, check out our free resources on our Techniques for Optimizing Web Performance page.

To be more efficient, target your efforts on the metrics you have the most trouble with first. Depending on what those are, the most useful resources for you are likely:

Aggregated performance

What was the maximum percentage of shops passing a metric for a theme? What about the minimum and median? Here are the aggregated metrics across all themes reported in the most recent cycle:

Metric Minimum % passing Maximum % passing Median % passing
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) 55.9% 100.0% 91.8%
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 32.1% 100.0% 95.5%
Interaction To Next Paint (INP) 23.0% 100.0% 95.7%
Views passing all CWVs 18.0% 97.8% 83.5%

The least popular theme on the list was installed on 38 stores that met the requirements.

Theme Performance

Theme Name LCP CLS INP CWVs
Dawn
94.4% Good
91.7% Good
94.5% Good
84.1% Pass
Impulse
94.8% Good
96.8% Good
95.6% Good
89.4% Pass
Refresh
93.8% Good
93.3% Good
91.7% Good
84.1% Pass
Symmetry
94.8% Good
97.1% Good
96.0% Good
89.9% Pass
Trade
95.2% Good
92.9% Good
94.8% Good
86.0% Pass
Enterprise
94.7% Good
96.8% Good
96.1% Good
89.9% Pass
Debut
91.5% Good
89.7% Good
97.4% Good
82.7% Pass
Sense
91.7% Good
91.6% Good
88.6% Good
78.8% Pass
Craft
96.4% Good
94.1% Good
96.4% Good
89.0% Pass
Spotlight
96.9% Good
94.6% Good
97.5% Good
90.2% Pass
Prestige
94.5% Good
96.9% Good
96.4% Good
89.6% Pass
Pipeline
88.1% Good
95.0% Good
89.5% Good
79.2% Pass
Concept
95.2% Good
97.1% Good
90.9% Good
86.1% Pass
Empire
86.5% Good
95.5% Good
91.0% Good
77.5% Pass
Expanse
90.0% Good
95.7% Good
95.5% Good
84.3% Pass
Impact
94.3% Good
97.5% Good
93.0% Good
87.3% Pass
Warehouse
90.6% Good
95.7% Good
94.9% Good
84.1% Pass
Broadcast
94.5% Good
97.4% Good
93.4% Good
87.6% Pass
Ride
97.5% Good
93.6% Good
95.9% Good
89.5% Pass
Be Yours
83.8% Good
93.9% Good
93.3% Good
78.3% Pass
Palo Alto
94.2% Good
84.4% Good
94.8% Good
77.6% Pass
Rise
97.4% Good
91.9% Good
97.4% Good
87.6% Pass
Motion
79.4% Good
97.3% Good
97.0% Good
76.4% Pass
Taste
97.9% Good
93.3% Good
94.7% Good
88.3% Pass
Reformation
93.6% Good
97.3% Good
93.6% Good
87.5% Pass
Vision
88.3% Good
98.1% Good
95.1% Good
85.6% Pass
Horizon
92.7% Good
97.3% Good
87.4% Good
82.8% Pass
Canopy
94.2% Good
96.9% Good
95.7% Good
87.9% Pass
Studio
97.7% Good
94.5% Good
98.6% Good
91.4% Pass
Stiletto
84.1% Good
98.6% Good
96.4% Good
82.3% Pass
Venture
96.2% Good
92.9% Good
98.1% Good
89.6% Pass
Sleek
90.1% Good
96.2% Good
92.5% Good
83.0% Pass
Crave
96.7% Good
94.3% Good
96.2% Good
89.0% Pass
Venue
78.0% Good
96.2% Good
97.8% Good
75.3% Pass
Focal
86.0% Good
98.3% Good
94.4% Good
84.4% Pass
Minimal
96.1% Good
91.0% Good
99.4% Good
87.6% Pass
Supply
92.7% Good
82.6% Good
99.4% Good
78.1% Pass
Brooklyn
90.8% Good
90.8% Good
97.1% Good
82.7% Pass
Wonder
85.2% Good
87.0% Good
93.8% Good
74.1% Pass
Boost
88.8% Good
95.6% Good
98.1% Good
84.4% Pass
Simple
95.9% Good
97.2% Good
96.6% Good
93.8% Pass
Yuva
68.8% Good
87.5% Good
87.5% Good
60.4% Pass
Icon
89.4% Good
33.3% Good
97.9% Good
29.8% Pass
Hyper
88.9% Good
92.6% Good
93.3% Good
79.3% Pass
Local
95.3% Good
96.9% Good
99.2% Good
92.1% Pass
Showcase
55.9% Good
77.5% Good
100.0% Good
44.1% Pass
Origin
97.3% Good
95.5% Good
96.4% Good
90.9% Pass
Habitat
94.2% Good
97.1% Good
98.1% Good
92.3% Pass
Testament
88.1% Good
38.6% Good
98.0% Good
35.6% Pass
Publisher
100.0% Good
94.0% Good
96.0% Good
91.0% Pass
Streamline
93.9% Good
93.9% Good
91.8% Good
83.7% Pass
Eurus
86.6% Good
92.8% Good
91.8% Good
80.4% Pass
Fashionopolism
86.5% Good
77.1% Good
99.0% Good
66.7% Pass
Sahara
93.7% Good
98.9% Good
93.7% Good
87.4% Pass
Release
89.1% Good
95.7% Good
89.1% Good
83.7% Pass
Baseline
98.9% Good
100.0% Good
97.8% Good
97.8% Pass
Aurora
81.1% Good
95.6% Good
94.4% Good
75.6% Pass
Galleria
92.8% Good
55.4% Good
100.0% Good
51.8% Pass
Zest
81.5% Good
90.1% Good
100.0% Good
74.1% Pass
Shapes
96.3% Good
98.8% Good
97.5% Good
92.6% Pass
Atelier
91.1% Good
96.2% Good
86.1% Good
79.7% Pass
Cornerstone
75.7% Good
97.3% Good
90.5% Good
67.6% Pass
Essence
97.3% Good
98.6% Good
95.9% Good
91.9% Pass
Xtra
94.6% Good
83.8% Good
40.5% Good
36.5% Pass
Mode
89.2% Good
93.2% Good
100.0% Good
83.8% Pass
Woodstock
89.0% Good
87.7% Good
91.8% Good
74.0% Pass
Flow
59.2% Good
90.1% Good
90.1% Good
56.3% Pass
Savor
91.3% Good
92.8% Good
82.6% Good
72.5% Pass
Boundless
90.6% Good
64.1% Good
96.9% Good
56.3% Pass
Xclusive
96.7% Good
77.0% Good
23.0% Good
18.0% Pass
Blockshop
91.7% Good
93.3% Good
85.0% Good
75.0% Pass
Stretch
93.3% Good
100.0% Good
91.7% Good
90.0% Pass
Tinker
91.4% Good
96.6% Good
81.0% Good
74.1% Pass
Envy
63.8% Good
98.3% Good
87.9% Good
62.1% Pass
Colorblock
100.0% Good
98.2% Good
96.5% Good
94.7% Pass
Label
78.9% Good
96.5% Good
96.5% Good
73.7% Pass
Fabric
98.1% Good
96.3% Good
96.3% Good
94.4% Pass
Nimbus
81.5% Good
85.2% Good
94.4% Good
66.7% Pass
Pursuit
94.3% Good
32.1% Good
96.2% Good
28.3% Pass
Alchemy
96.2% Good
90.6% Good
94.3% Good
84.9% Pass
District
96.2% Good
98.1% Good
98.1% Good
94.2% Pass
Modular
82.7% Good
86.5% Good
96.2% Good
73.1% Pass
Narrative
96.2% Good
90.4% Good
100.0% Good
86.5% Pass
Pinnacle
86.0% Good
96.0% Good
100.0% Good
84.0% Pass
Ignite
93.9% Good
98.0% Good
85.7% Good
77.6% Pass
Athens
91.8% Good
98.0% Good
98.0% Good
87.8% Pass
ShowTime
71.4% Good
93.9% Good
98.0% Good
69.4% Pass
Starlite
86.7% Good
97.8% Good
93.3% Good
80.0% Pass
Ascent
97.7% Good
95.5% Good
95.5% Good
93.2% Pass
Minion
75.0% Good
100.0% Good
93.2% Good
75.0% Pass
Taiga
95.3% Good
100.0% Good
100.0% Good
95.3% Pass
Fame
81.0% Good
97.6% Good
97.6% Good
78.6% Pass
Veena
85.7% Good
100.0% Good
95.2% Good
83.3% Pass
Story
90.0% Good
95.0% Good
97.5% Good
85.0% Pass
Honey
87.5% Good
60.0% Good
92.5% Good
50.0% Pass
Vantage
80.0% Good
80.0% Good
97.5% Good
67.5% Pass
Champion
84.6% Good
97.4% Good
97.4% Good
79.5% Pass
Combine
87.2% Good
97.4% Good
94.9% Good
82.1% Pass
Maker
94.7% Good
94.7% Good
73.7% Good
71.1% Pass
Shark
94.7% Good
97.4% Good
94.7% Good
86.8% Pass