The State of Web Vitals

LCP distribution WordPress sites

How LCP 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 LCP distribution

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

69.5%
of sites pass LCP
2.0s
Typical site
3.7s
Worst 10% of sites

69.5% of sites pass LCP. The typical site's LCP is 2.0s. The worst 10% are above 3.7s.

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

0 1,075 2,149 3,224 4,298
0–250ms3 sites<0.1% of all sites
250–500ms81 sites0.2% of all sites
500–750ms645 sites1.8% of all sites
750–1000ms2,126 sites5.9% of all sites
1000–1250ms3,534 sites9.8% of all sites
1250–1500ms4,119 sites11.4% of all sites
1500–1750ms4,298 sites11.9% of all sites
1750–2000ms3,823 sites10.6% of all sites
2000–2250ms3,498 sites9.7% of all sites
2250–2500ms2,885 sites8% of all sites
2500–2750ms2,312 sites6.4% of all sites
2750–3000ms1,811 sites5% of all sites
3000–3250ms1,502 sites4.2% of all sites
3250–3500ms1,117 sites3.1% of all sites
3500–3750ms909 sites2.5% of all sites
3750–4000ms677 sites1.9% of all sites
4000ms and up2,641 sites7.3% of all sites
p50 = 2s
p75 = 2.7s
p90 = 3.7s
p99 = 6.3s
0–250 250–500 500–750 750–1000 1000–1250 1250–1500 1500–1750 1750–2000 2000–2250 2250–2500 2500–2750 2750–3000 3000–3250 3250–3500 3500–3750 3750–4000 4000+
Good (≤2.5s) Needs improvement Poor (>4s) Percentile markers Total: 35,981 sites

Most sites pass LCP. 69.5% sit at or under 2.5s. The typical site is at 2.0s, and 75% of sites stay under 2.7s. Only 30.5% fail LCP. The slowest 10% are above 3.7s, and the slowest 1% are above 6.3s.

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The LCP pass rate the share of sites that are good, needs improvement and poor

LCP
69.5%
23.1%
7.3%
Good Needs Improvement Poor

69.5% of sites pass LCP. 23.1% are in the needs improvement band, between 2.5s and 4s. 7.3% are poor, above 4s. 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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