Responsive image markup on Wix sites

Fixed-source <img> (91.1%), srcset and sizes (91.0%), and <picture> elements (37.5%): how responsive image markup across the page moves Largest Contentful Paint.

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites October 2026 edition · Phone field outcomes · Wix sites only
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91.0% of Wix sites use srcset and sizes responsive image markup, 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 data · 5,599 sites with responsive image markupBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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LCP pass rate

Sites with srcset and sizes responsive image markup have a good LCP most often: 95%, against 94% of all Wix sites. Sites with <picture> art direction responsive markup have it least often, at 92%.

SitesGood, needs improvement, poor LCPMedian
All Wix sites3,07794%1.1s
<img srcset="..."> 91.0%2,77595%1.1s
Fixed-source <img> (no srcset) 91.1%2,82094%1.1s
<picture> with <source> 37.5%1,16192%1.2s
GoodNeeds improvementPoorSites: with Chrome field data
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 3,077 with phone field data · 5,599 sites with responsive image markupBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Responsive image markup usage

Fixed-source <img> is the most used: 91.1% of Wix sites. Srcset and sizes is 91.0% of Wix sites.

Sites using each option (sites can use more than one) 5,599 sites
Fixed-source <img> (no srcset) 91.1% <img srcset="..."> 91.0% <picture> with <source> 37.5%
Fixed-source <img> (no srcset) 91.1% <img srcset="..."> 91.0% <picture> with <source> 37.5%
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 3,077 with phone field data · 5,599 sites with responsive image markupBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Where responsive image markup saves time: the four LCP phases

Across the four LCP sub-parts in Chrome's field data, the largest gap between srcset and sizes and <picture> art direction sits in resource load delay: 431 ms median for srcset and sizes against 498 ms for <picture> art direction. Overall median field LCP is 1.1s for srcset and sizes (TTFB 404 ms, load delay 431 ms, load duration 105 ms, render delay 149 ms) versus 1.2s for <picture> art direction.

Median LCP phase breakdown (Chrome field p75) Load delay Median LCP
Wix sites with responsive image markup 2,349404 ms446 ms150 ms446 mslab 453 ms1.1s
<img srcset="..."> 2,125404 ms431 ms149 ms431 mslab 439 ms1.1s
Fixed-source <img> (no srcset) 2,189405 ms453 ms147 ms453 mslab 461 ms1.1s
<picture> with <source> 897411 ms498 ms131 ms148 ms498 mslab 506 ms1.2s
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 data · 5,599 sites with responsive image markupBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Responsive image markup per framework

React sets the responsive image markup to srcset and sizes on 91% of its sites, and 94% of React sites have a good LCP, against 94% of all sites.

FrameworkResponsive image markup on its sitesGood LCP
Wix sites with responsive image markup 5,599 sitesFixed-source <img> (no srcset) 91%<img srcset="..."> 91%<picture> with <source> 38%94%
React 5,598 sitesFixed-source <img> (no srcset) 91%<img srcset="..."> 91%<picture> with <source> 38%94%
Fixed-source <img> (no srcset) <img srcset="..."> <picture> with <source>
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 3,077 with phone field data · 5,599 sites with responsive image markupBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Responsive image markup or the framework

Does the framework explain the responsive image markup difference?

Almost every site with srcset and sizes responsive image markup is a React site, and almost every React site has srcset and sizes responsive image markup, so the data can't tell srcset and sizes responsive image markup and React apart.

How srcset and <picture> select candidate URLs during preload scanning

Chromium's preload scanner evaluates <source media="..." type="..."> and <img srcset="..." sizes="..."> before the main parser builds the DOM. Sites that serve responsive <picture> elements (37.5% of sites) achieve 92% good LCP (1.2s median LCP), compared with 95% on sites using <img srcset> (91.0%) and 94% across sites with fixed-source images (91.1%).

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 3,077 with phone field data · 5,599 sites with responsive image markupBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Understanding responsive image markup

Use <img srcset sizes> for multi-width content images and <picture> when serving mobile-specific crops or modern formats with fallbacks. Nearly every site (91.1%) has at least one fixed-source <img> for UI icons or logos, while 91.0% use <img srcset> on content images (95% good LCP) and 37.5% deploy <picture> elements (92% good LCP). Always pair srcset with an accurate sizes attribute so mobile browsers do not download desktop-width candidates.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Wix: 5,621 crawled sites · 3,077 with phone field data · 5,599 sites with responsive image markupBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
Related signals Stylesheet origin (1P/3P) → DOM size → Image format mix → Media source → By Arjen Karel · 5,621 crawled Wix sites (3,077 with phone Chrome field data, 5,599 sites with responsive image markup, October 2026) · How we measured