Shopify first-party vs third-party scripts and the Core Web Vitals

100.0% of audited sites (8,243) execute first-party scripts (99% good INP, 61ms median), while 100.0% (8,243) also execute third-party scripts from external origins (99% good INP, 61ms median).

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites October 2026 edition · Desktop field outcomes · Shopify sites only
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100.0% of Shopify sites use third-party scripts script origin (first-party vs third-party), and 99% of those sites have a good INP, against 99% of all Shopify sites.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify: 8,246 crawled sites · 3,818 with desktop field data · 8,243 sites with script origin (first-party vs third-party)By Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Core Web Vitals pass rate

Sites with third-party scripts script origin (first-party vs third-party) have a good INP most often: 99%, against 99% of all Shopify sites. Sites with first-party scripts script origin have it least often, at 99%.

SitesGood, needs improvement, poor INPMedian
All Shopify sites3,81899%61ms
Third-party scripts 100.0%3,81799%61ms
First-party scripts 100.0%3,81799%61ms
GoodNeeds improvementPoorSites: with Chrome field data
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify: 8,246 crawled sites · 3,818 with desktop field data · 8,243 sites with script origin (first-party vs third-party)By Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Script origin (first-party vs third-party) usage

Third-party scripts is the most used: 100.0% of Shopify sites.

Sites using each option (sites can use more than one) 8,243 sites
Third-party scripts 100.0% First-party scripts 100.0%
Third-party scripts 100.0% First-party scripts 100.0%
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify: 8,246 crawled sites · 3,818 with desktop field data · 8,243 sites with script origin (first-party vs third-party)By Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Script origin (first-party vs third-party) per framework

jQuery sets the script origin (first-party vs third-party) to third-party scripts on 100% of its sites, and 99% of jQuery sites have a good INP, against 99% of all sites.

FrameworkScript origin (first-party vs third-party) on its sitesGood INP
Shopify sites with script origin (first-party vs third-party) 8,243 sitesThird-party scripts 100%First-party scripts 100%99%
Vue 933 sitesThird-party scripts 100%First-party scripts 100%100%
jQuery 3,150 sitesThird-party scripts 100%First-party scripts 100%99%
Third-party scripts First-party scripts
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify: 8,246 crawled sites · 3,818 with desktop field data · 8,243 sites with script origin (first-party vs third-party)By Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Script origin or the framework

Does the framework explain the script origin (first-party vs third-party) difference?

On jQuery, 99% of sites with third-party scripts script origin (first-party vs third-party) have a good INP, against 99% of jQuery sites with first-party scripts. Within jQuery, sites with third-party scripts and first-party scripts have a good INP about equally often. On Vue, 100% of sites with third-party scripts script origin (first-party vs third-party) have a good INP, against 100% of Vue sites with first-party scripts. Within Vue, sites with third-party scripts and first-party scripts have a good INP about equally often.

How external third-party scripts compete with first-party interactivity

First-party scripts execute on 100.0% of audited sites (8,243, 99% good INP at a 61ms median). Four out of five sites (100.0%, 8,243) also load third-party scripts from external domains (99% good INP, 61ms median), adding unscheduled timer callbacks, event listeners, and long tasks to the shared browser main thread.

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify: 8,246 crawled sites · 3,818 with desktop field data · 8,243 sites with script origin (first-party vs third-party)By Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Understanding first-party vs third-party scripts

Audit external <script> origins regularly, remove unused marketing tags, and move analytics collection to server-side endpoints or Web Workers so third-party scripts do not block user interactions. Across all audited sites, 100.0% run first-party scripts (61ms median INP) and 100.0% run third-party scripts (61ms median INP).

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify: 8,246 crawled sites · 3,818 with desktop field data · 8,243 sites with script origin (first-party vs third-party)By Arjen Karel · corewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
Related signals Script initiator → Image dimensions set → Scripts per page → Stylesheets per page → By Arjen Karel · 8,246 crawled Shopify sites (3,818 with desktop Chrome field data, 8,243 sites with script origin (first-party vs third-party), October 2026) · How we measured