Analytics impact Shopify sites

Sites running each analytics provider, ranked by their CWV.

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites October 2026 edition · Desktop field outcomes · Shopify sites only
Metric LCP INP CLS
Shopify Scoped to 8,248 sites out of 203,892 analyzed (cms) Compare with all sites →
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At a glance the headline numbers for Analytics impact

Sites running each analytics provider, ranked by their CWV.

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Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
10,569
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
0.06
Best CLS (p75)
Universal Analytics
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · desktop 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 Universal Analytics 0.06 84.4%
5,030
2 Google Analytics 4 0.06 84.6%
5,485
3 Matomo 0.10 75.0%
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The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing CLS per provider which group passes the CLS most often

ProviderSitesPassing CLSp75
PostHog 0.4% 29 86% 0.05
Plausible 0.2% 16 86% 0.07
Google Analytics 4 66.5% 5,485 85% 0.06
Universal Analytics 61% 5,030 84% 0.06
Snowplow 0.5% 44 80% 0.09
Matomo 0.7% 54 75% 0.10
StatCounter 0.1% 8 75% 0.05
Fathom 0.1% 5 75% 0.11
Umami 0.1% 11 71% 0.10
Amplitude 0.1% 11 67% 0.12
Mixpanel 0.1% 5 25% 0.12
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

No provider stands out: pass rates sit between 84% and 85%. computed

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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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 Analytics 4 66.5%
961.7s
9980ms
850.06
961.1s
96468ms
Universal Analytics 61%
961.7s
9980ms
840.06
961.1s
97468ms
Matomo 0.7%
901.9s
10099ms
750.10
901.2s
95511ms
Snowplow 0.5%
912.0s
97101ms
800.09
891.4s
97510ms
PostHog 0.4%
931.9s
100104ms
860.05
961.3s
100605ms
Plausible 0.2%
1001.6s
10046ms
860.07
100990ms
100443ms
Umami 0.1%
1001.6s
10069ms
710.10
100945ms
100490ms
Amplitude 0.1%
781.5s
10087ms
670.12
891.1s
89397ms
StatCounter 0.1%
1002.3s
100122ms
750.05
1001.1s
100431ms
Mixpanel 0.1%
503.3s
10096ms
250.12
751.4s
501.2s
Fathom 0.1%
1001.1s
10048ms
750.11
100873ms
75425ms
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 Analytics 4 leads on CLS: 85% of its sites pass. Universal Analytics trails at 84%. computed

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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