CDN impact WordPress sites
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
86,899
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
2.2s
Best FCP (p75)
Imperva/Incapsula
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 FCP at p75, fastest first
| # | Provider | FCP p75 | Passing | Sites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imperva/Incapsula | 2.2s | 59.4% | 65 | |
| 2 | Akamai | 2.2s | 60.4% | 2,240 | |
| 3 | jsDelivr | 2.3s | 59.3% | 3,345 | |
| 4 | Bunny CDN | 2.3s | 57.5% | 5,227 | |
| 5 | Fastly | 2.4s | 57.2% | 23,146 | |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 2.4s | 56.7% | 26,661 | |
| 7 | cdnjs | 2.4s | 56.0% | 4,956 | |
| 8 | Vercel Edge | 2.4s | 56.7% | 322 | |
| 9 | Azure CDN | 2.4s | 56.2% | 109 | |
| 10 | CloudFront | 2.4s | 54.3% | 13,885 | |
| 11 | Netlify Edge | 2.4s | 55.0% | 165 | |
| 12 | Google Cloud CDN | 2.5s | 54.9% | 4,408 | |
| 13 | unpkg | 2.5s | 50.4% | 1,999 | |
| 14 | Sucuri | 2.7s | 48.9% | 96 | |
| 15 | KeyCDN | 2.8s | 43.9% | 275 |
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing FCP per CDN which group passes the FCP most often
CDNSitesPassing FCPp75
Akamai 3.5% 2,240 2.2s
Imperva/Incapsula 0.1% 65 2.2s
jsDelivr 5.3% 3,345 2.3s
Bunny CDN 8.3% 5,227 2.3s
Fastly 36.6% 23,146 2.4s
Cloudflare 42.1% 26,661 2.4s
Vercel Edge 0.5% 322 2.4s
Azure CDN 0.2% 109 2.4s
cdnjs 7.8% 4,956 2.4s
Netlify Edge 0.3% 165 2.4s
Google Cloud CDN 7% 4,408 2.5s
CloudFront 21.9% 13,885 2.4s
unpkg 3.2% 1,999 2.5s
Sucuri 0.2% 96 2.7s
KeyCDN 0.4% 275 2.8s
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
60% of Akamai sites pass FCP. KeyCDN trails 16 points behind, leaving 56% of its sites failing. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices 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
Cloudflare 42.1%
682.8s
98107ms
870.05
572.4s
301.9s
Fastly 36.6%
682.8s
98110ms
860.05
572.4s
301.9s
CloudFront 21.9%
652.9s
98113ms
840.06
542.4s
281.9s
Bunny CDN 8.3%
682.8s
98107ms
870.05
572.3s
311.9s
cdnjs 7.8%
672.8s
98106ms
850.05
562.4s
301.9s
Google Cloud CDN 7%
652.9s
97119ms
840.06
552.5s
311.9s
jsDelivr 5.3%
702.7s
98107ms
880.04
592.3s
311.8s
Akamai 3.5%
702.7s
99105ms
870.04
602.2s
321.8s
unpkg 3.2%
632.9s
98114ms
870.05
502.5s
232.0s
Vercel Edge 0.5%
682.8s
98120ms
780.08
572.4s
351.9s
KeyCDN 0.4%
563.2s
10097ms
840.05
442.8s
162.3s
Netlify Edge 0.3%
632.8s
99113ms
780.09
552.4s
272.0s
Azure CDN 0.2%
692.7s
96124ms
900.05
562.4s
332.0s
Sucuri 0.2%
623.0s
10095ms
840.08
492.7s
232.0s
Imperva/Incapsula 0.1%
722.6s
100111ms
910.04
592.2s
361.7s
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.
Akamai leads on FCP: 60% of its sites pass. KeyCDN trails at 44%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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