How fast WordPress really is, from real-user field data: overall pass rates, how it stacks up against other CMS platforms, which page builders pass most often, and the hosting underneath it. Each stat links to the full study.
Last updated July 2026 from the May 2026 CrUX release.
Only 38.4% of WordPress Sites Pass Core Web Vitals.
WordPress Passes Core Web Vitals Least Often of Any Major CMS at 38.4%.
Elementor Passes Core Web Vitals on Just 30% of Mobile Sites.
Pantheon Passes Core Web Vitals Twice as Often as Bluehost.
Source: PageSpeed Matters, 2.98M WordPress and 6.59M non-WordPress CrUX-covered origins, May 2026.
A 5.7-point gap, and all of it is load time. WordPress is behind in exactly one place and ahead in the other two.
Only 38.4% of WordPress Sites Pass Core Web Vitals.
WordPress Passes Core Web Vitals Least Often of Any Major CMS at 38.4%.
Source: PageSpeed Matters analysis of roughly 2.1 million WordPress origins with CrUX field data, mobile, May 2026.
The three most popular third-party builders all pass less often than WordPress's own block editor.
Elementor Passes Core Web Vitals on Just 30% of Mobile Sites.
Pantheon Passes Core Web Vitals Twice as Often as Bluehost.
Every stat on this page with its sample size, source, and study URL.
WordPress Speed Statistics 2026. PageSpeed Matters. https://www.pagespeedmatters.com/resources/statistics/wordpress
Every statistic here comes from an original study with full methodology, charts, and a downloadable dataset.
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