Network domain count and the Core Web Vitals

How many distinct third-party domains the page contacts.

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

26.0% of sites use 1 to 3 domains distinct network domain count, and 73% of those sites pass all three Core Web Vitals, against 68% of all sites.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · 210,902 crawled sites · 69,745 with desktop field data · 206,258 sites with distinct network domain countBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Core Web Vitals pass rate

Sites with 1 to 3 domains distinct network domain count pass all three Core Web Vitals most often: 73%, against 68% of all sites. The biggest gap is CLS, 82% against 78%.

SitesAll three good · at least one needs improvement · at least one poor
All sites69,74568%
1 to 3 domains 26.0%14,70973%
4 to 7 domains 29.6%17,39270%
8 to 14 domains 30.8%21,55666%
15+ domains 13.6%16,08864%
GoodNeeds improvementPoorSites: with Chrome field data
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · 210,902 crawled sites · 69,745 with desktop field data · 206,258 sites with distinct network domain countBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Distinct network domain count usage

8 to 14 domains is the most used: 30.8% of sites. 1 to 3 domains is 26.0% of sites.

8 to 14 domains 30.8% 4 to 7 domains 29.6% 1 to 3 domains 26.0% 15+ domains 13.6%
8 to 14 domains 30.8% 4 to 7 domains 29.6% 1 to 3 domains 26.0% 15+ domains 13.6%
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · 210,902 crawled sites · 69,745 with desktop field data · 206,258 sites with distinct network domain countBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
Platform & Framework Takeaways

How distinct network domain count plays out per platform

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

WordPress 65,509 sites
70% vs 53% all 3 CWV pass (1-3 vs 15+ domains)

WordPress sites connecting to 15+ domains (10.5%) pass all three CWV at 53% vs 70% at 1 to 3 domains (17 points apart).

Across 65,509 WordPress sites, 22.0% connect to 1 to 3 domains (70% passing all three CWV), 35.3% use 4 to 7 domains (63%), 32.2% use 8 to 14 domains (60%), and 10.5% connect to 15+ domains (53%).

Read the WordPress network domain count breakdown →
Shopify 8,573 stores
96% vs 80% all 3 CWV pass (4-7 vs 15+ domains)

64.0% of Shopify stores connect to 15+ domains (80% CWV pass rate vs 96% at 4 to 7 domains).

Across Shopify storefronts, 9.7% connect to 4 to 7 domains (96% passing all three CWV), 26.3% connect to 8 to 14 domains (90%), and 64.0% connect to 15+ domains (80%).

Read the Shopify network domain count breakdown →
React & Next.js 9,570 sites
70% vs 57% all 3 CWV pass (8-14 vs 15+ domains)

React & Next.js sites connecting to 15+ domains (16.5%) pass all three CWV at 57% vs 70% at 8 to 14 domains.

Across 9,570 React sites, 61.1% connect to 8 to 14 domains (70% passing all three CWV) and 16.5% connect to 15 or more domains (57%, 13 percentage points apart).

Related signals Responsive image markup → Stylesheet loading mix → Image format mix → Images per page → By Arjen Karel · 210,902 crawled sites (69,745 with desktop Chrome field data, 206,258 sites with distinct network domain count, October 2026) · How we measured