WordPress 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 · WordPress sites only
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21.9% of WordPress sites use 1 to 3 domains distinct network domain count, and 70% of those sites pass all three Core Web Vitals, against 60% of all WordPress sites.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress: 63,295 crawled sites · 17,005 with desktop field dataBy 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: 70%, against 60% of all WordPress sites. The biggest gap is LCP, 84% against 76%.

SitesAll three good · at least one needs improvement · at least one poor
All WordPress sites17,00560%
1 to 3 domains 21.9%1,96570%
4 to 7 domains 35.3%4,79663%
8 to 14 domains 32.3%6,54260%
15+ domains 10.5%3,70253%
GoodNeeds improvementPoorSites: with Chrome field data
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress: 63,295 crawled sites · 17,005 with desktop field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Distinct network domain count usage

4 to 7 domains is the most used: 35.3% of WordPress sites. 1 to 3 domains is 21.9% of WordPress sites.

4 to 7 domains 35.3% 8 to 14 domains 32.3% 1 to 3 domains 21.9% 15+ domains 10.5%
4 to 7 domains 35.3% 8 to 14 domains 32.3% 1 to 3 domains 21.9% 15+ domains 10.5%
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress: 63,295 crawled sites · 17,005 with desktop field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Distinct network domain count per framework

On jQuery, 36% of sites use 4 to 7 domains distinct network domain count, and 60% of jQuery sites pass all three Core Web Vitals, against 60% of all sites. On Vue, 40% of sites use 1 to 3 domains, and 57% of Vue sites pass all three.

FrameworkDistinct network domain count on its sitesPass all three
All WordPress sites 63,295 sites4 to 7 domains 35%8 to 14 domains 32%1 to 3 domains 22%15+ domains 11%60%
Alpine 380 sites8 to 14 domains 36%15+ domains 34%4 to 7 domains 22%69%
jQuery 60,314 sites4 to 7 domains 36%8 to 14 domains 33%1 to 3 domains 21%15+ domains 11%60%
Vue 4,844 sites1 to 3 domains 40%4 to 7 domains 34%8 to 14 domains 19%57%
React 2,233 sites8 to 14 domains 37%4 to 7 domains 32%15+ domains 17%1 to 3 domains 15%50%
4 to 7 domains 8 to 14 domains 1 to 3 domains 15+ domains
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress: 63,295 crawled sites · 17,005 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, 69% of sites with 1 to 3 domains distinct network domain count pass all three Core Web Vitals, against 62% of jQuery sites with 4 to 7 domains. Within jQuery, sites with 1 to 3 domains pass all three more often. On Vue, 65% of sites with 1 to 3 domains distinct network domain count pass all three Core Web Vitals, against 57% of Vue sites with 4 to 7 domains. Within Vue, sites with 1 to 3 domains and 4 to 7 domains pass all three about equally often.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress: 63,295 crawled sites · 17,005 with desktop field dataBy Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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