Largest layout shift score and the Core Web Vitals

Among sites with non-zero lab CLS, 35.7% (49,951) keep their largest single shift under 0.01 (85% good field CLS), whereas the 15.2% suffering a single jump over 0.25 drop to 54% good field CLS.

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35.7% of sites use a largest shift under 0.01 largest single layout shift score, and 85% of those sites have a good CLS, against 78% of all sites.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · 210,902 crawled sites · 69,745 with desktop field data · 139,880 sites with largest single layout shift scoreBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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CLS pass rate

Sites with a largest shift under 0.01 largest single layout shift score have a good CLS most often: 85%, against 78% of all sites. Sites with a largest shift over 0.25 largest shift have it least often, at 54%.

SitesGood, needs improvement, poor CLSMedian
All sites69,74578%0.03
Under 0.01 (Imperceptible) 35.7%16,86685%0.02
0.01 to 0.10 (Within Good budget) 33.8%16,24579%0.03
0.10 to 0.25 (Needs Improvement) 15.3%7,17467%0.06
Over 0.25 (Poor in one jump) 15.2%7,53854%0.09
GoodNeeds improvementPoorSites: with Chrome field data
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · 210,902 crawled sites · 69,745 with desktop field data · 139,880 sites with largest single layout shift scoreBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Largest single layout shift score usage

A largest shift under 0.01 is the most used: 35.7% of sites.

Under 0.01 (Imperceptible) 35.7% 0.01 to 0.10 (Within Good budget) 33.8% 0.10 to 0.25 (Needs Improvement) 15.3% Over 0.25 (Poor in one jump) 15.2%
Under 0.01 (Imperceptible) 35.7% 0.01 to 0.10 (Within Good budget) 33.8% 0.10 to 0.25 (Needs Improvement) 15.3% Over 0.25 (Poor in one jump) 15.2%
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · 210,902 crawled sites · 69,745 with desktop field data · 139,880 sites with largest single layout shift scoreBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Understanding largest single layout shift score

When a single layout jump blows the entire 0.10 CLS budget

Google's Good CLS threshold is 0.10. Across 49,951 shifting sites (35.7%) whose largest single shift stays below 0.01, 85% pass field CLS, and across 47,232 sites (33.8%) at 0.01 to 0.10, 79% pass. Once a single jump lands between 0.10 and 0.25 (15.3%), good field CLS drops to 67%, and when a single shift exceeds 0.25 (15.2%, 21,254 sites), only 54% pass field CLS.

Cap your largest single layout shift below 0.01 by reserving exact aspect-ratio boxes for hero images and rendering top promo or consent banners in fixed or server-allocated slots. Across all shifting sites, 35.7% stay under 0.01 (85% good CLS) and 15.2% exceed 0.25 (54% good CLS).

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · 210,902 crawled sites · 69,745 with desktop field data · 139,880 sites with largest single layout shift scoreBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
Platform & Framework Takeaways

How largest single layout shift score plays out per platform

What the field data shows when you isolate a single CMS or framework.

WordPress 48,578 sites
86% vs 52% good CLS (<0.01 vs >0.25 largest shift)

Shifting WordPress sites with a largest shift over 0.25 (12.5%) pass field CLS at 52% vs 86% under 0.01 (34 points apart).

Across 48,578 WordPress sites with non-zero lab CLS, 37.9% have a largest shift under 0.01 (86% good CLS), 35.3% sit at 0.01 to 0.10 (78%), 14.3% sit at 0.10 to 0.25 (66%), and 12.5% exceed 0.25 (52% good CLS).

Read the WordPress largest shift breakdown →
Shopify 5,684 stores
90% vs 65% good CLS (<0.01 vs >0.25 largest shift)

Shifting Shopify stores with a largest shift over 0.25 (12.2%) pass field CLS at 65% vs 90% under 0.01.

Across 5,684 shifting Shopify storefronts, 37.3% have a largest shift under 0.01 (90% good CLS), 37.6% sit at 0.01 to 0.10 (85%), and 12.2% exceed 0.25 (65% good CLS).

Read the Shopify largest shift breakdown →
React & Next.js 4,093 sites
85% vs 51% good CLS (<0.01 vs >0.25 largest shift)

Shifting React & Next.js sites with a largest shift over 0.25 (14.8%) pass field CLS at 51% vs 85% under 0.01 (34 points apart).

Across 4,093 shifting React sites, 36.7% have a largest shift under 0.01 (85% good CLS) and 14.8% exceed 0.25 (51% good CLS).

Related signals Shift direction → What shifted → Layout shift count → Shift concentration → By Arjen Karel · 210,902 crawled sites (69,745 with desktop Chrome field data, 139,880 sites with largest single layout shift score, October 2026) · How we measured