Ad networks impact WordPress sites

Ad networks ranked by performance impact.

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites October 2026 edition · All devices field outcomes · WordPress sites only
Metric LCP INP CLS
WordPress Scoped to 63,295 sites out of 203,892 analyzed (cms) Compare with all sites →
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At a glance the headline numbers for Ad networks impact

Ad networks ranked by performance impact.

6
Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
6,105
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
0.08
Best CLS (p75)
Google AdSense
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The ranking sorted by CLS at p75, fastest first

# Provider CLS p75 Passing Sites
1 Google AdSense 0.08 81.1%
4,815
2 Prebid.js 0.11 73.8%
273
3 Google Publisher Tag/GAM 0.11 72.4%
811
4 Taboola 0.13 73.2%
83
5 Amazon Publisher Services 0.16 60.3%
70
6 Criteo 0.17 64.2%
53
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Passing CLS per provider which group passes the CLS most often

ProviderSitesPassing CLSp75
Google AdSense 7.6% 4,815 81% 0.08
Prebid.js 0.4% 273 74% 0.11
Taboola 0.1% 83 73% 0.13
Google Publisher Tag/GAM 1.3% 811 72% 0.11
Media.net 0% 6 67% 0.11
Criteo 0.1% 53 64% 0.17
Amazon Publisher Services 0.1% 70 60% 0.16
Index Exchange 0% 11 55% 0.21
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good CLS (0.1 at p75) · one value per site

81% of Google AdSense sites pass CLS. Google Publisher Tag/GAM trails 9 points behind, leaving 28% of its sites failing. computed

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All five vitals at once the whole category without toggling - cell is the pass rate, small number the p75

LCP
INP
CLS
FCP
TTFB
Google AdSense 7.6%
642.9s
93138ms
810.08
522.5s
272.0s
Google Publisher Tag/GAM 1.3%
722.6s
92154ms
720.11
642.1s
451.5s
Prebid.js 0.4%
742.5s
92151ms
740.11
692.0s
551.2s
Taboola 0.1%
772.5s
88170ms
730.13
652.0s
481.4s
Amazon Publisher Services 0.1%
762.5s
97133ms
600.16
771.7s
72953ms
Criteo 0.1%
403.5s
92154ms
640.17
422.8s
301.8s
Index Exchange 0%
552.8s
91163ms
550.21
552.3s
461.5s
Media.net 0%
672.5s
100153ms
670.11
672.1s
01.8s
60%95%+ passing Cell: pass rate, small number = p75 · faded rows: under 100 sites

One row per provider, one column per vital - the cell is the share of sites passing, the small number the p75. No toggling needed to see where the category actually differs.

Google AdSense leads on CLS: 81% of its sites pass. Google Publisher Tag/GAM trails at 72%. computed

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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