DOM element count on Wix sites

41.8% of audited sites (2,350) keep their DOM between 400 and 799 elements (97% good INP, 70ms median), while the 15.0% exceeding 1,500 DOM nodes drop to 96% good INP (82ms median).

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36.1% of Wix sites use 800 to 1,499 DOM elements DOM element count, and 98% of those sites have a good INP, against 97% of all Wix sites.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 5,333 with all devices field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Core Web Vitals pass rate

Sites with 800 to 1,499 DOM elements DOM element count have a good INP most often: 98%, against 97% of all Wix sites. Sites with 1,500+ DOM elements DOM size have it least often, at 96%.

SitesGood, needs improvement, poor INPMedian
All Wix sites5,33397%74ms
800 to 1,499 elements 36.1%1,92498%74ms
Under 400 elements 7.1%37597%70ms
400 to 799 elements 41.8%2,21997%70ms
1,500+ elements 15.0%81596%82ms
GoodNeeds improvementPoorSites: with Chrome field data
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 5,333 with all devices field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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DOM element count usage

400 to 799 DOM elements is the most used: 41.8% of Wix sites. 800 to 1,499 DOM elements is 36.1% of Wix sites.

400 to 799 elements 41.8% 800 to 1,499 elements 36.1% 1,500+ elements 15.0%
400 to 799 elements 41.8% 800 to 1,499 elements 36.1% 1,500+ elements 15.0% Under 400 elements 7.1%
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 5,333 with all devices field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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DOM element count per framework

On React, 42% of sites use 400 to 799 DOM elements DOM element count, and 97% of React sites have a good INP, against 97% of all sites.

FrameworkDOM element count on its sitesGood INP
All Wix sites 5,621 sites400 to 799 elements 42%800 to 1,499 elements 36%1,500+ elements 15%97%
React 5,620 sites400 to 799 elements 42%800 to 1,499 elements 36%1,500+ elements 15%97%
400 to 799 elements 800 to 1,499 elements 1,500+ elements Under 400 elements
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 5,333 with all devices field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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DOM element count or the framework

Does the framework explain the DOM element count difference?

On React, 98% of sites with 800 to 1,499 DOM elements DOM element count have a good INP, against 97% of React sites with 400 to 799 DOM elements. Within React, sites with 800 to 1,499 DOM elements and 400 to 799 DOM elements have a good INP about equally often.

How DOM tree size taxes style recalculation and layout during interactions

Every time a user taps a menu, filters a grid, or toggles a class, the browser recalculates styles and layout across affected DOM nodes. Across 2,350 sites (41.8%) with 400 to 799 elements, 97% pass field INP at a 70ms median, and the 36.1% between 800 and 1,499 elements reach 98% good INP (74ms median). Once the document tree crosses 1,500 elements (15.0% of sites, 842), good INP drops to 96% and median INP rises to 82ms.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 5,333 with all devices field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Understanding DOM element count

Keep total DOM element count under 800 nodes on initial load and below 1,500 nodes on complex templates. Render modals, drawer menus, and offscreen tabs lazily on interaction, and paginate or virtualize long product and comment lists. Across all audited sites, 41.8% sit at 400 to 799 nodes (97% good INP, 70ms median) versus 15.0% at 1,500+ nodes (96% good INP, 82ms median).

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 5,333 with all devices field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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