The State of Web Vitals

FCP distribution WordPress sites

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

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites October 2026 edition · Phone field outcomes · WordPress sites only
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At a glance the headline numbers for FCP distribution

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

58.1%
of sites good on FCP
1.6s
Typical site
3.2s
Worst 10% of sites

58.1% of sites good on FCP. The typical site's FCP is 1.6s. The worst 10% are above 3.2s.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · phone field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The FCP distribution site count at each FCP, from good to poor

0 1,029 2,059 3,088 4,117
0–200ms1 sites<0.1% of all sites
200–400ms54 sites0.1% of all sites
400–600ms568 sites1.6% of all sites
600–800ms2,040 sites5.6% of all sites
800–1000ms3,444 sites9.4% of all sites
1000–1200ms4,067 sites11.1% of all sites
1200–1400ms4,117 sites11.2% of all sites
1400–1600ms3,784 sites10.3% of all sites
1600–1800ms3,193 sites8.7% of all sites
1800–2000ms2,687 sites7.3% of all sites
2000–2200ms2,305 sites6.3% of all sites
2200–2400ms2,038 sites5.6% of all sites
2400–2600ms1,466 sites4% of all sites
2600–2800ms1,293 sites3.5% of all sites
2800–3000ms1,050 sites2.9% of all sites
3000–3200ms848 sites2.3% of all sites
3200ms and up3,646 sites10% of all sites
p50 = 1.6s
p75 = 2.3s
p90 = 3.2s
p99 = 5.7s
0–200 200–400 400–600 600–800 800–1000 1000–1200 1200–1400 1400–1600 1600–1800 1800–2000 2000–2200 2200–2400 2400–2600 2600–2800 2800–3000 3000–3200 3200+
Good (≤1.8s) Needs improvement Poor (>3s) Percentile markers Total: 36,601 sites

Most sites are good on FCP. 58.1% sit at or under 1.8s. The typical site is at 1.6s, and 75% of sites stay under 2.3s. Only 41.9% miss good FCP. The slowest 10% are above 3.2s, and the slowest 1% are above 5.7s.

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

FCP
58.1%
29.6%
12.3%
Good Needs Improvement Poor

58.1% of sites are good on FCP. 29.6% are in the needs improvement band, between 1.8s and 3s. 12.3% are poor, above 3s. A miss is usually needs improvement, not poor.

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