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.

75.9%
of sites pass LCP
1.7s
Typical site
3.4s
Worst 10% of sites

75.9% of sites pass LCP. The typical site's LCP is 1.7s. The worst 10% are above 3.4s.

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

0 549 1,098 1,647 2,196
0–250ms1 sites<0.1% of all sites
250–500ms67 sites0.4% of all sites
500–750ms690 sites4.1% of all sites
750–1000ms1,552 sites9.3% of all sites
1000–1250ms1,893 sites11.4% of all sites
1250–1500ms2,196 sites13.2% of all sites
1500–1750ms1,980 sites11.9% of all sites
1750–2000ms1,686 sites10.1% of all sites
2000–2250ms1,472 sites8.8% of all sites
2250–2500ms1,107 sites6.6% of all sites
2500–2750ms919 sites5.5% of all sites
2750–3000ms655 sites3.9% of all sites
3000–3250ms531 sites3.2% of all sites
3250–3500ms417 sites2.5% of all sites
3500–3750ms325 sites1.9% of all sites
3750–4000ms236 sites1.4% of all sites
4000ms and up941 sites5.6% of all sites
p50 = 1.7s
p75 = 2.5s
p90 = 3.4s
p99 = 6.2s
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: 16,668 sites

Most sites pass LCP. 75.9% sit at or under 2.5s. The typical site is at 1.7s, and 75% of sites stay under 2.5s. Only 24.1% fail LCP. The slowest 10% are above 3.4s, and the slowest 1% are above 6.2s.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · desktop 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
75.9%
18.5%
5.6%
Good Needs Improvement Poor

75.9% of sites pass LCP. 18.5% are in the needs improvement band, between 2.5s and 4s. 5.6% are poor, above 4s. 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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