Aggregated Core Web Vitals performance by Shopify Theme

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

Data last updated: 27 Mar 2024

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

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

  • have at least 100 events (views) per day
  • be an active shop
  • not be a development/staging shop
  • use a custom domain (not shop.myshopify.com)
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
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) 31.9% 98.4% 82.5%
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) 14.7% 93.9% 72.8%
First Input Delay (FID) 58.9% 98.6% 93.8%
Views passing all CWVs 11.8% 86.9% 52.9%

Theme Performance

Theme Name LCP CLS FID CWVs
Alchemy
88.1% Good
74.9% Good
97.3% Good
65.8% Pass
Athens
92.4% Good
91.6% Good
98.0% Good
84.9% Pass
Atlantic
90.3% Good
46.6% Good
91.0% Good
38.5% Pass
Avenue
85.6% Good
74.4% Good
96.5% Good
63.2% Pass
Avone
79.8% Good
86.1% Good
94.8% Good
68.6% Pass
Avone OS 2.0
60.9% Good
80.2% Good
93.7% Good
49.0% Pass
Baseline
91.6% Good
66.1% Good
95.9% Good
60.9% Pass
Be Yours
73.7% Good
85.1% Good
75.9% Good
53.6% Pass
Beyond
76.7% Good
39.1% Good
74.4% Good
26.5% Pass
Blockshop
76.4% Good
79.5% Good
83.3% Good
53.7% Pass
Boost
77.6% Good
82.4% Good
91.1% Good
63.8% Pass
Booster Premium
59.3% Good
29.3% Good
84.7% Good
19.7% Pass
Boundless
90.8% Good
14.7% Good
95.3% Good
12.8% Pass
Broadcast
64.0% Good
72.9% Good
87.6% Good
43.3% Pass
Brooklyn
90.8% Good
59.1% Good
96.6% Good
53.1% Pass
Bullet
98.4% Good
90.4% Good
97.8% Good
86.9% Pass
Canopy
73.4% Good
69.0% Good
94.0% Good
50.0% Pass
Capital
65.0% Good
32.0% Good
95.5% Good
21.5% Pass
Cascade
92.9% Good
80.4% Good
95.8% Good
73.6% Pass
Colorblock
97.9% Good
81.8% Good
97.1% Good
78.3% Pass
Combine
83.9% Good
92.1% Good
92.7% Good
74.3% Pass
Context
88.9% Good
87.4% Good
95.7% Good
77.2% Pass
Craft
97.0% Good
86.3% Good
95.6% Good
81.4% Pass
Crave
95.2% Good
81.5% Good
94.4% Good
74.5% Pass
Dawn
93.7% Good
79.5% Good
94.5% Good
72.6% Pass
Debut
93.6% Good
83.1% Good
96.8% Good
77.5% Pass
Debutify
31.9% Good
77.7% Good
81.8% Good
25.9% Pass
District
93.7% Good
87.4% Good
93.5% Good
77.8% Pass
Editions
92.4% Good
69.9% Good
93.9% Good
60.8% Pass
Electro
67.7% Good
70.3% Good
89.5% Good
47.7% Pass
Ella
47.1% Good
52.4% Good
69.7% Good
24.3% Pass
Emerge
85.2% Good
72.1% Good
84.3% Good
57.3% Pass
Empire
54.2% Good
76.8% Good
58.9% Good
27.4% Pass
Enterprise
91.7% Good
93.9% Good
93.8% Good
82.6% Pass
Envy
85.6% Good
57.0% Good
94.8% Good
49.0% Pass
Expanse
61.5% Good
86.2% Good
88.2% Good
50.9% Pass
Expression
80.4% Good
90.6% Good
92.1% Good
69.1% Pass
Fashionopolism
83.6% Good
35.9% Good
96.4% Good
28.1% Pass
Fastor
50.6% Good
43.3% Good
84.1% Good
17.6% Pass
Flex
58.9% Good
53.4% Good
85.8% Good
31.3% Pass
Flow
77.2% Good
66.1% Good
94.8% Good
48.2% Pass
Focal
76.6% Good
91.6% Good
91.7% Good
68.0% Pass
Fresh
88.7% Good
45.1% Good
97.5% Good
41.1% Pass
Galleria
86.7% Good
47.7% Good
96.6% Good
42.0% Pass
Gecko
57.1% Good
68.7% Good
90.3% Good
40.8% Pass
Grid
88.4% Good
60.3% Good
93.6% Good
50.8% Pass
Habitat
87.1% Good
82.1% Good
95.5% Good
71.4% Pass
Icon
80.8% Good
15.0% Good
89.2% Good
11.8% Pass
Impact
59.5% Good
92.2% Good
92.9% Good
53.0% Pass
Impulse
84.9% Good
85.1% Good
93.3% Good
70.2% Pass
Influence
89.3% Good
70.0% Good
94.1% Good
62.8% Pass
Ira
71.0% Good
65.8% Good
97.4% Good
47.5% Pass
Kalles
55.8% Good
73.9% Good
84.9% Good
39.5% Pass
Kingdom
94.1% Good
77.9% Good
97.4% Good
72.6% Pass
Label
82.3% Good
68.5% Good
96.4% Good
56.1% Pass
LangShop Theme
72.5% Good
63.2% Good
88.7% Good
43.9% Pass
Local
93.3% Good
93.0% Good
96.4% Good
85.2% Pass
Loft
79.4% Good
51.7% Good
95.9% Good
44.3% Pass
Lorenza
63.4% Good
25.0% Good
96.0% Good
17.5% Pass
Maker
78.1% Good
78.4% Good
79.4% Good
52.5% Pass
Masonry
91.6% Good
58.6% Good
97.3% Good
52.7% Pass
Minimal
94.9% Good
80.7% Good
97.6% Good
75.9% Pass
Minimog - OS 2.0
54.3% Good
81.0% Good
87.7% Good
42.0% Pass
Minion
66.0% Good
72.8% Good
91.3% Good
49.2% Pass
Mobilia
79.8% Good
44.1% Good
95.5% Good
34.9% Pass
Mode
71.0% Good
88.1% Good
90.8% Good
59.4% Pass
Modular
61.9% Good
73.7% Good
89.4% Good
45.3% Pass
Motion
62.9% Good
84.6% Good
89.1% Good
51.5% Pass
Mr Parker
86.5% Good
30.2% Good
97.5% Good
26.4% Pass
Narrative
90.9% Good
63.1% Good
97.2% Good
57.5% Pass
Origin
96.4% Good
82.8% Good
93.7% Good
75.0% Pass
Pacific
80.1% Good
56.3% Good
91.9% Good
46.1% Pass
Palo Alto
65.2% Good
52.2% Good
86.0% Good
31.2% Pass
Parallax
82.7% Good
65.7% Good
94.3% Good
52.1% Pass
Pipeline
79.2% Good
76.4% Good
88.8% Good
57.6% Pass
Pop
88.9% Good
59.3% Good
94.8% Good
53.8% Pass
Porto
67.4% Good
52.3% Good
89.6% Good
33.8% Pass
Prestige
74.5% Good
89.8% Good
91.8% Good
65.3% Pass
Providence
78.6% Good
36.8% Good
96.0% Good
31.2% Pass
Publisher
94.8% Good
81.5% Good
94.8% Good
75.4% Pass
Pursuit
91.9% Good
9.9% Good
96.3% Good
8.4% Pass
Reformation
84.5% Good
86.6% Good
90.6% Good
69.4% Pass
Refresh
92.1% Good
83.8% Good
92.3% Good
73.7% Pass
Responsive
90.3% Good
43.0% Good
93.1% Good
37.7% Pass
Retina
64.8% Good
48.8% Good
90.7% Good
30.5% Pass
Ride
96.3% Good
85.5% Good
95.4% Good
80.0% Pass
Sahara
83.4% Good
57.6% Good
95.9% Good
46.6% Pass
Sense
91.3% Good
85.1% Good
90.1% Good
72.8% Pass
Shapes
86.7% Good
88.1% Good
91.2% Good
72.3% Pass
Shella
67.9% Good
54.6% Good
89.3% Good
43.2% Pass
Showcase
66.0% Good
36.8% Good
94.9% Good
23.5% Pass
ShowTime
75.7% Good
45.6% Good
93.6% Good
34.5% Pass
Shrine
83.7% Good
76.0% Good
82.1% Good
55.6% Pass
Simple
96.5% Good
89.5% Good
97.8% Good
85.6% Pass
Slate
83.2% Good
51.8% Good
98.6% Good
44.8% Pass
Spark
65.2% Good
60.2% Good
95.5% Good
38.3% Pass
Split
89.5% Good
68.7% Good
94.9% Good
61.5% Pass
Spotlight
96.2% Good
87.6% Good
95.5% Good
81.7% Pass
Starter theme
79.4% Good
57.9% Good
94.7% Good
44.1% Pass
Startup
74.9% Good
20.7% Good
83.4% Good
13.2% Pass
Stiletto
73.9% Good
93.5% Good
95.3% Good
68.2% Pass
Story
87.5% Good
66.9% Good
93.8% Good
56.7% Pass
Streamline
84.2% Good
56.0% Good
86.7% Good
43.5% Pass
Studio
97.3% Good
86.7% Good
96.0% Good
81.9% Pass
Sunrise
96.6% Good
75.9% Good
97.8% Good
72.6% Pass
Superstore
58.6% Good
74.5% Good
73.3% Good
37.3% Pass
Supply
92.7% Good
70.4% Good
97.7% Good
65.0% Pass
Symmetry
64.1% Good
87.7% Good
93.3% Good
54.6% Pass
Taste
95.5% Good
84.9% Good
94.8% Good
78.8% Pass
Testament
88.2% Good
17.5% Good
95.6% Good
15.6% Pass
Themekit template theme
83.7% Good
59.0% Good
91.2% Good
47.5% Pass
Turbo
64.8% Good
30.2% Good
88.0% Good
21.3% Pass
Vantage
75.4% Good
34.9% Good
93.5% Good
24.5% Pass
Venture
94.7% Good
82.8% Good
97.4% Good
78.4% Pass
Venue
75.9% Good
68.9% Good
96.0% Good
53.3% Pass
Vision
73.3% Good
76.6% Good
94.8% Good
55.7% Pass
Warehouse
72.0% Good
85.7% Good
81.8% Good
57.1% Pass
Wokiee
72.6% Good
30.4% Good
85.2% Good
18.7% Pass
Xtra
82.2% Good
72.2% Good
79.6% Good
52.8% Pass
Yuva
53.8% Good
79.2% Good
91.7% Good
44.3% Pass