Shopify 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 · Shopify sites only
Shopify Scoped to 8,248 sites out of 203,892 analyzed (cms) Compare with all sites →

9.6% of Shopify sites use 4 to 7 domains distinct network domain count, and 96% of those sites pass all three Core Web Vitals, against 83% of all Shopify sites.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify: 8,246 crawled sites · 3,818 with desktop field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Core Web Vitals pass rate

Sites with 4 to 7 domains distinct network domain count pass all three Core Web Vitals most often: 96%, against 83% of all Shopify sites. The biggest gap is CLS, 98% against 86%.

SitesAll three good · at least one needs improvement · at least one poor
All Shopify sites3,81883%
1 to 3 domains <0.1%1100%
4 to 7 domains 9.6%16296%
8 to 14 domains 26.2%68390%
15+ domains 64.2%2,97281%
GoodNeeds improvementPoorSites: with Chrome field data
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify: 8,246 crawled sites · 3,818 with desktop field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Distinct network domain count usage

15+ domains is the most used: 64.2% of Shopify sites. 4 to 7 domains is 9.6% of Shopify sites.

15+ domains 64.2% 8 to 14 domains 26.2%
15+ domains 64.2% 8 to 14 domains 26.2% 4 to 7 domains 9.6% 1 to 3 domains <0.1%
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify: 8,246 crawled sites · 3,818 with desktop field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Distinct network domain count per framework

On jQuery, 76% of sites use 15+ domains distinct network domain count, and 76% of jQuery sites pass all three Core Web Vitals, against 83% of all sites. On Vue, 85% of sites use 15+ domains, and 77% of Vue sites pass all three.

FrameworkDistinct network domain count on its sitesPass all three
All Shopify sites 8,246 sites15+ domains 64%8 to 14 domains 26%83%
Vue 933 sites15+ domains 85%8 to 14 domains 14%77%
jQuery 3,153 sites15+ domains 76%8 to 14 domains 20%76%
15+ domains 8 to 14 domains 4 to 7 domains 1 to 3 domains
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify: 8,246 crawled sites · 3,818 with desktop field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Network domain count or the framework

Does the framework explain the distinct network domain count difference?

On jQuery, 75% of sites with 15+ domains distinct network domain count pass all three Core Web Vitals, against 86% of jQuery sites with 8 to 14 domains. Within jQuery, sites with 15+ domains pass all three less often.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify: 8,246 crawled sites · 3,818 with desktop field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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