CDN impact
Time to first byte by CDN provider, measured in real-user Chrome data.
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At a glance the headline numbers for CDN impact
Time to first byte by CDN provider, measured in real-user Chrome data.
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Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
185,477
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
1.3s
Best FCP (p75)
Vercel
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The ranking sorted by FCP at p75, fastest first
| # | Provider | FCP p75 | Passing | Sites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vercel | 1.3s | 90.0% | 981 | |
| 2 | Fastly | 1.4s | 85.8% | 6,447 | |
| 3 | Netlify | 1.4s | 86.9% | 343 | |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 1.4s | 84.5% | 23,815 | |
| 5 | Akamai | 1.4s | 85.2% | 4,958 | |
| 6 | Origin | 1.6s | 81.5% | 142,788 | |
| 7 | CloudFront | 1.6s | 81.4% | 6,145 |
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing FCP per CDN which group passes the FCP most often
CDNSitesPassing FCPp75
Vercel 0.5% 981 1.3s
Netlify 0.2% 343 1.4s
Fastly 3.4% 6,447 1.4s
Akamai 2.6% 4,958 1.4s
Cloudflare 12.5% 23,815 1.4s
Origin 75.1% 142,788 1.6s
Cloudfront 3.2% 6,145 1.6s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good FCP (1.8s at p75) · one value per site
90% of Vercel sites pass FCP. Cloudfront trails 9 points behind. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · 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
Akamai 2.6%
891.9s
9963ms
800.08
851.4s
651.0s
Cloudflare 12.5%
881.9s
9971ms
800.08
841.4s
68973ms
Netlify 0.2%
782.4s
90104ms
780.08
871.4s
84713ms
Origin 75.1%
862.0s
9963ms
780.09
811.6s
611.1s
Fastly 3.4%
871.9s
9864ms
790.09
861.4s
621.1s
Cloudfront 3.2%
842.1s
9782ms
720.12
811.6s
641.1s
Vercel 0.5%
901.9s
9890ms
800.08
901.3s
90431ms
60%95%+ passing Cell: pass rate, small number = p75 · faded rows: under 100 sites
One row per CDN, 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.
Vercel leads on FCP: 90% of its sites pass. Cloudfront trails at 81%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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