The State of Web Vitals

FCP distribution WordPress sites

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

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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.

67.5%
of sites good on FCP
1.4s
Typical site
2.9s
Worst 10% of sites

67.5% of sites good on FCP. The typical site's FCP is 1.4s. The worst 10% are above 2.9s.

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

0 512 1,024 1,535 2,047
0–200ms2 sites<0.1% of all sites
200–400ms100 sites0.6% of all sites
400–600ms901 sites5.3% of all sites
600–800ms1,790 sites10.5% of all sites
800–1000ms2,045 sites12% of all sites
1000–1200ms2,047 sites12% of all sites
1200–1400ms1,809 sites10.6% of all sites
1400–1600ms1,509 sites8.9% of all sites
1600–1800ms1,285 sites7.5% of all sites
1800–2000ms1,114 sites6.5% of all sites
2000–2200ms886 sites5.2% of all sites
2200–2400ms635 sites3.7% of all sites
2400–2600ms558 sites3.3% of all sites
2600–2800ms455 sites2.7% of all sites
2800–3000ms353 sites2.1% of all sites
3000–3200ms276 sites1.6% of all sites
3200ms and up1,268 sites7.4% of all sites
p50 = 1.4s
p75 = 2s
p90 = 2.9s
p99 = 5.6s
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: 17,033 sites

Most sites are good on FCP. 67.5% sit at or under 1.8s. The typical site is at 1.4s, and 75% of sites stay under 2.0s. Only 32.5% miss good FCP. The slowest 10% are above 2.9s, and the slowest 1% are above 5.6s.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · desktop 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
67.5%
23.4%
9%
Good Needs Improvement Poor

67.5% of sites are good on FCP. 23.4% are in the needs improvement band, between 1.8s and 3s. 9.0% are poor, above 3s. A miss is usually needs improvement, not poor.

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