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At a glance the headline numbers for Image CDNs impact
Performance impact by image_cdn provider.
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Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
27,273
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
1.9s
Best LCP (p75)
Imgix
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 | Imgix | 1.9s | 92.3% | 805 | |
| 2 | Akamai Image Manager | 2.0s | 86.9% | 7,236 | |
| 3 | Bunny Image Optimizer | 2.0s | 85.5% | 17,162 | |
| 4 | Uploadcare | 2.0s | 92.9% | 92 | |
| 5 | Fastly Image Optimizer | 2.1s | 82.3% | 1,142 | |
| 6 | Thumbor | 2.2s | 82.4% | 188 | |
| 7 | Cloudinary | 2.4s | 79.6% | 512 | |
| 8 | Sirv | 2.4s | 80.0% | 57 | |
| 9 | ImageKit | 2.8s | 70.0% | 79 |
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP per provider which group passes the LCP most often
ProviderSitesPassing LCPp75
Uploadcare 0% 92 2.0s
imgix 0.4% 805 1.9s
Akamai Image Manager 3.8% 7,236 2.0s
Bunny Image Optimizer 9% 17,162 2.0s
Thumbor 0.1% 188 2.2s
Fastly Image Optimizer 0.6% 1,142 2.1s
Sirv 0% 57 2.4s
Cloudinary 0.3% 512 2.4s
ImageKit 0% 79 2.8s
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
92% of imgix sites pass LCP. Cloudinary 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
ImageKit 0%
702.8s
9793ms
800.07
731.8s
541.3s
Sirv 0%
802.4s
9680ms
400.26
702.0s
361.4s
Akamai Image Manager 3.8%
872.0s
9969ms
780.09
841.5s
621.1s
Bunny Image Optimizer 9%
862.0s
9970ms
760.10
811.6s
621.1s
imgix 0.4%
921.9s
9782ms
790.08
901.3s
77748ms
Thumbor 0.1%
822.2s
9582ms
630.17
841.5s
70860ms
Fastly Image Optimizer 0.6%
822.1s
9986ms
710.12
801.5s
631.2s
Uploadcare 0%
932.0s
9795ms
840.08
931.3s
84587ms
Cloudinary 0.3%
802.4s
9794ms
740.11
791.7s
631.1s
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.
imgix leads on LCP: 92% of its sites pass. Cloudinary trails at 80%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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