The State of Web Vitals

LCP distribution WordPress sites

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

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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.

70.3%
of sites pass LCP
1.9s
Typical site
3.6s
Worst 10% of sites

70.3% of sites pass LCP. The typical site's LCP is 1.9s. The worst 10% are above 3.6s.

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

0 1,784 3,567 5,351 7,134
0–250ms3 sites<0.1% of all sites
250–500ms119 sites0.2% of all sites
500–750ms1,257 sites2.1% of all sites
750–1000ms3,875 sites6.4% of all sites
1000–1250ms6,115 sites10.2% of all sites
1250–1500ms7,018 sites11.7% of all sites
1500–1750ms7,134 sites11.9% of all sites
1750–2000ms6,368 sites10.6% of all sites
2000–2250ms5,702 sites9.5% of all sites
2250–2500ms4,668 sites7.8% of all sites
2500–2750ms3,753 sites6.2% of all sites
2750–3000ms3,031 sites5% of all sites
3000–3250ms2,321 sites3.9% of all sites
3250–3500ms1,912 sites3.2% of all sites
3500–3750ms1,489 sites2.5% of all sites
3750–4000ms1,115 sites1.9% of all sites
4000ms and up4,264 sites7.1% of all sites
p50 = 1.9s
p75 = 2.7s
p90 = 3.6s
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: 60,144 sites

Most sites pass LCP. 70.3% sit at or under 2.5s. The typical site is at 1.9s, and 75% of sites stay under 2.7s. Only 29.7% fail LCP. The slowest 10% are above 3.6s, and the slowest 1% are above 6.3s.

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

LCP
70.3%
22.6%
7.1%
Good Needs Improvement Poor

70.3% of sites pass LCP. 22.6% are in the needs improvement band, between 2.5s and 4s. 7.1% are poor, above 4s. 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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