The State of Web Vitals

CLS distribution WordPress sites

How CLS is distributed across real-user data, plus pass-rate breakdown.

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At a glance the headline numbers for CLS distribution

How CLS is distributed across real-user data, plus pass-rate breakdown.

89.0%
of sites pass CLS
0.00
Typical site
0.11
Worst 10% of sites

89.0% of sites pass CLS. The typical site's CLS is 0.00. The worst 10% are above 0.11.

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The CLS distribution site count at each CLS, from good to poor

0 10,945 21,890 32,835 43,780
0–0.02543,780 sites72.1% of all sites
0.025–0.054,195 sites6.9% of all sites
0.05–0.0753,612 sites5.9% of all sites
0.075–0.11,768 sites2.9% of all sites
0.1–0.1251,855 sites3.1% of all sites
0.125–0.151,193 sites2% of all sites
0.15–0.175697 sites1.1% of all sites
0.175–0.2493 sites0.8% of all sites
0.2–0.225567 sites0.9% of all sites
0.225–0.25278 sites0.5% of all sites
0.25–0.275360 sites0.6% of all sites
0.275–0.3313 sites0.5% of all sites
0.3–0.325167 sites0.3% of all sites
0.325–0.35187 sites0.3% of all sites
0.35–0.37598 sites0.2% of all sites
0.375–0.492 sites0.2% of all sites
0.4 and up1,074 sites1.8% of all sites
p50 = 0.00
p75 = 0.03
p90 = 0.11
p99 = 0.52
0–0.025 0.025–0.05 0.05–0.075 0.075–0.1 0.1–0.125 0.125–0.15 0.15–0.175 0.175–0.2 0.2–0.225 0.225–0.25 0.25–0.275 0.275–0.3 0.3–0.325 0.325–0.35 0.35–0.375 0.375–0.4 0.4+
Good (≤0.10) Needs improvement Poor (>0.25) Percentile markers Total: 60,729 sites

Most sites pass CLS. 89.0% sit at or under 0.10. The typical site is at 0.00, and 75% of sites stay under 0.03. Only 11.0% fail CLS. The worst 10% are above 0.11, and the worst 1% are above 0.52.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The CLS pass rate the share of sites that are good, needs improvement and poor

CLS
89%
7.4%
3.6%
Good Needs Improvement Poor

89.0% of sites pass CLS. 7.4% are in the needs improvement band, between 0.1 and 0.25. 3.6% are poor, above 0.25. A miss is usually needs improvement, not poor.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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