Long Animation Frame work and the Core Web Vitals

19.8% of audited sites (36,117) record over 250ms of work inside Long Animation Frames, pushing median field INP to 53ms (98% good INP) versus 48ms (99% good INP) under 80ms.

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites October 2026 edition · Desktop field outcomes

30.2% of sites use 80 to 130ms of LoAF work Long Animation Frame work, and 99% of those sites have a good INP, against 99% of all sites.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · 210,902 crawled sites · 69,745 with desktop field data · 182,326 sites with Long Animation Frame workBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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INP pass rate

Sites with 80 to 130ms of LoAF work Long Animation Frame work have a good INP most often: 99%, against 99% of all sites. Sites with over 250ms of LoAF work LoAF duration have it least often, at 98%.

SitesGood, needs improvement, poor INPMedian
All sites69,74599%49ms
80 to 130ms LoAF work 30.2%17,99999%48ms
130 to 250ms LoAF work 25.7%16,09199%50ms
Under 80ms LoAF work 24.3%14,57599%48ms
Over 250ms LoAF work 19.8%13,64098%53ms
GoodNeeds improvementPoorSites: with Chrome field data
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · 210,902 crawled sites · 69,745 with desktop field data · 182,326 sites with Long Animation Frame workBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Long Animation Frame work usage

80 to 130ms of LoAF work is the most used: 30.2% of sites.

80 to 130ms LoAF work 30.2% 130 to 250ms LoAF work 25.7% Under 80ms LoAF work 24.3% Over 250ms LoAF work 19.8%
80 to 130ms LoAF work 30.2% 130 to 250ms LoAF work 25.7% Under 80ms LoAF work 24.3% Over 250ms LoAF work 19.8%
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · 210,902 crawled sites · 69,745 with desktop field data · 182,326 sites with Long Animation Frame workBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Long Animation Frame work per platform

On WordPress, 30% of sites use 130 to 250ms of LoAF work Long Animation Frame work, and 100% of WordPress sites have a good INP, against 99% of all sites. On Shopify, 29% of sites use 80 to 130ms of LoAF work, and 99% of Shopify sites have a good INP.

PlatformLong Animation Frame work on its sitesGood INP
Sites with Long Animation Frame work 182,326 sites80 to 130ms LoAF work 30%130 to 250ms LoAF work 26%Under 80ms LoAF work 24%Over 250ms LoAF work 20%99%
Adobe Commerce 1,076 sites130 to 250ms LoAF work 30%Over 250ms LoAF work 29%80 to 130ms LoAF work 24%Under 80ms LoAF work 17%100%
Wix 3,994 sitesUnder 80ms LoAF work 51%80 to 130ms LoAF work 30%130 to 250ms LoAF work 13%100%
Squarespace 2,210 sites80 to 130ms LoAF work 31%Under 80ms LoAF work 28%Over 250ms LoAF work 22%130 to 250ms LoAF work 20%100%
Joomla 2,481 sites130 to 250ms LoAF work 34%80 to 130ms LoAF work 28%Over 250ms LoAF work 24%Under 80ms LoAF work 15%100%
Drupal 3,112 sites80 to 130ms LoAF work 32%Under 80ms LoAF work 25%130 to 250ms LoAF work 24%Over 250ms LoAF work 19%100%
WordPress 63,911 sites130 to 250ms LoAF work 30%80 to 130ms LoAF work 27%Over 250ms LoAF work 26%Under 80ms LoAF work 17%100%
Shopify 8,277 sites80 to 130ms LoAF work 29%Under 80ms LoAF work 28%130 to 250ms LoAF work 24%Over 250ms LoAF work 19%99%
80 to 130ms LoAF work 130 to 250ms LoAF work Under 80ms LoAF work Over 250ms LoAF work
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · 210,902 crawled sites · 69,745 with desktop field data · 182,326 sites with Long Animation Frame workBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Long Animation Frame work or the platform

Does the platform explain the Long Animation Frame work difference?

On WordPress, 100% of sites with 80 to 130ms of LoAF work Long Animation Frame work have a good INP, against 100% of WordPress sites with 130 to 250ms of LoAF work. Within WordPress, sites with 80 to 130ms of LoAF work and 130 to 250ms of LoAF work have a good INP about equally often. On Shopify, 100% of sites with 80 to 130ms of LoAF work Long Animation Frame work have a good INP, against 100% of Shopify sites with 130 to 250ms of LoAF work. Within Shopify, sites with 80 to 130ms of LoAF work and 130 to 250ms of LoAF work have a good INP about equally often.

Why Long Animation Frames pinpoint real INP bottlenecks

Unlike classic Long Tasks, the Long Animation Frames API captures the full rendering update alongside script execution, exposing forced synchronous reflows and expensive style recalculations. Across 44,281 sites (24.3%) with under 80ms of LoAF work, 99% pass field INP at an 48ms median, compared with 98% (53ms median) on the 19.8% (36,117) exceeding 250ms.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · 210,902 crawled sites · 69,745 with desktop field data · 182,326 sites with Long Animation Frame workBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Understanding Long Animation Frame work

Eliminate synchronous layout reads after DOM writes (forced reflows) and break long script evaluation tasks into smaller chunks. Across all audited sites, 24.3% stay under 80ms of LoAF work (99% good INP, 48ms median) versus 19.8% above 250ms (98% good INP, 53ms median).

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · 210,902 crawled sites · 69,745 with desktop field data · 182,326 sites with Long Animation Frame workBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
Related signals Interaction invoker types → Yielding strategy → CSS hints → INP phase breakdown → By Arjen Karel · 210,902 crawled sites (69,745 with desktop Chrome field data, 182,326 sites with Long Animation Frame work, October 2026) · How we measured