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
1.9s
Best LCP (p75)
Akamai
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 LCP at p75, fastest first
| # | Provider | LCP p75 | Passing | Sites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akamai | 1.9s | 88.9% | 4,958 | |
| 2 | Cloudflare | 1.9s | 88.1% | 23,815 | |
| 3 | Vercel | 1.9s | 89.5% | 981 | |
| 4 | Fastly | 1.9s | 86.9% | 6,447 | |
| 5 | Origin | 2.0s | 85.5% | 142,788 | |
| 6 | CloudFront | 2.1s | 83.6% | 6,145 | |
| 7 | Netlify | 2.4s | 77.9% | 343 |
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP per CDN which group passes the LCP most often
CDNSitesPassing LCPp75
Vercel 0.5% 981 1.9s
Akamai 2.6% 4,958 1.9s
Cloudflare 12.5% 23,815 1.9s
Fastly 3.4% 6,447 1.9s
Origin 75.1% 142,788 2.0s
Cloudfront 3.2% 6,145 2.1s
Netlify 0.2% 343 2.4s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good LCP (2.5s at p75) · one value per site
90% of Vercel sites pass LCP. Netlify trails 12 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 LCP: 90% of its sites pass. Netlify trails at 78%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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