Video impact WordPress sites

Performance impact by video provider.

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites October 2026 edition · All devices field outcomes · WordPress sites only
Metric LCP INP CLS
WordPress Scoped to 63,295 sites out of 203,892 analyzed (cms) Compare with all sites →
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At a glance the headline numbers for Video impact

Performance impact by video provider.

4
Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
30,292
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
0.04
Best CLS (p75)
Wistia
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 CLS at p75, fastest first

# Provider CLS p75 Passing Sites
1 Wistia 0.04 94.3%
55
2 Brightcove 0.04 88.9%
224
3 YouTube 0.04 87.2%
26,784
4 Vimeo 0.05 87.1%
3,229
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing CLS per provider which group passes the CLS most often

ProviderSitesPassing CLSp75
Wistia 0.1% 55 94% 0.04
Brightcove 0.4% 224 89% 0.04
YouTube 42.3% 26,784 87% 0.04
Vimeo 5.1% 3,229 87% 0.05
JW Player 0% 28 79% 0.08
Google IMA SDK 0% 22 68% 0.13
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 87% and 89%. 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
YouTube 42.3%
672.8s
98107ms
870.04
552.4s
281.9s
Vimeo 5.1%
652.9s
99106ms
870.05
562.4s
281.9s
Brightcove 0.4%
702.8s
97115ms
890.04
622.3s
331.8s
Wistia 0.1%
593.2s
86136ms
940.04
552.8s
372.0s
JW Player 0%
752.1s
92131ms
790.08
791.7s
361.1s
Google IMA SDK 0%
732.6s
90156ms
680.13
771.5s
71826ms
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.

Brightcove leads on CLS: 89% of its sites pass. Vimeo trails at 87%. computed

The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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