Cookie count on Wix sites

<0.1% of audited sites (2) set zero cookies on initial load and pass LCP at 100% (0.9s median), whereas the 4.3% setting 6 or more cookies pass at 87% (1.4s median).

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites October 2026 edition · Phone field outcomes · Wix sites only
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57.7% of Wix sites use 3 to 5 cookies cookie count, and 95% of those sites have a good LCP, against 94% of all Wix sites.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 3,077 with phone field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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LCP pass rate

Sites with 3 to 5 cookies cookie count have a good LCP most often: 95%, against 94% of all Wix sites. Sites with 6 or more cookies cookies have it least often, at 87%.

SitesGood, needs improvement, poor LCPMedian
All Wix sites3,07794%1.1s
0 cookies <0.1%2100%858ms
3 to 5 cookies 57.7%1,67295%1.1s
1 to 2 cookies 38.0%1,26294%1.2s
6+ cookies 4.3%14187%1.4s
GoodNeeds improvementPoorSites: with Chrome field data
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 3,077 with phone field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Cookie count usage

3 to 5 cookies is the most used: 57.7% of Wix sites.

3 to 5 cookies 57.7% 1 to 2 cookies 38.0%
3 to 5 cookies 57.7% 1 to 2 cookies 38.0% 6+ cookies 4.3% 0 cookies <0.1%
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The four LCP phases

Across the four LCP sub-parts in Chrome's field data, the largest gap between 3 to 5 cookies and 6 or more cookies sits in resource load delay: 435 ms median for 3 to 5 cookies against 524 ms for 6 or more cookies. Overall median field LCP is 1.1s for 3 to 5 cookies (TTFB 390 ms, load delay 435 ms, load duration 106 ms, render delay 150 ms) versus 1.4s for 6 or more cookies.

Median LCP phase breakdown (Chrome field p75) Load delay Median LCP
All Wix sites 2,353404 ms446 ms150 ms446 mslab 453 ms1.1s
3 to 5 cookies 1,262390 ms435 ms150 ms435 mslab 443 ms1.1s
1 to 2 cookies 979420 ms451 ms148 ms451 mslab 461 ms1.1s
6+ cookies 112451 ms524 ms160 ms524 mslab 550 ms1.4s
TTFB Resource load delay Resource load time Element render delay
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 3,077 with phone field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Cookie count per framework

React sets the cookie count to 3 to 5 cookies on 58% of its sites, and 94% of React sites have a good LCP, against 94% of all sites.

FrameworkCookie count on its sitesGood LCP
All Wix sites 5,621 sites3 to 5 cookies 58%1 to 2 cookies 38%94%
React 5,620 sites3 to 5 cookies 58%1 to 2 cookies 38%94%
3 to 5 cookies 1 to 2 cookies 6+ cookies 0 cookies
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Cookie count or the framework

Does the framework explain the cookie count difference?

On React, 95% of sites with 3 to 5 cookies cookie count have a good LCP, against 94% of React sites with 1 to 2 cookies. Within React, sites with 3 to 5 cookies and 1 to 2 cookies have a good LCP about equally often.

How cookie proliferation signals CDN bypass and tracker bloat

High cookie counts reflect two compounding problems: origin Set-Cookie headers that force CDNs to bypass full-page HTML caching, and heavy marketing/ad-tech tags firing during page load. Across 2 sites (<0.1%) setting zero cookies, 100% pass field LCP at a 0.9s median, compared with 87% (1.4s median) on the 4.3% (241) setting 6+ cookies.

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Understanding cookie count

Avoid setting session or personalization cookies on anonymous landing pages so CDN edge caches can serve full HTML without Set-Cookie bypasses, and gate marketing cookies behind consent interaction. Across all audited sites, <0.1% set zero cookies (100% good LCP, 0.9s median) versus 4.3% setting 6+ cookies (87% good LCP, 1.4s median).

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 3,077 with phone field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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