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State of Shopify theme accessibility — September 2026

As of 2026-09-14, 500 Shopify themes have Google Lighthouse accessibility scores on Themestested, measured on their own demo stores. The median mobile accessibility score is 90 (desktop 90); 266 themes (53%) score 90 or better on mobile. The highest is Sense by Shopify at 100, then Primavera at 100 and Refresh at 100. Among the themes first tested in September 2026, the best for mobile accessibility is Sense at 100.

500Shopify themes tested
90median mobile accessibility
90median desktop accessibility
53%score 90+ on mobile
499first tested in September 2026

Top Shopify themes for accessibility

Highest mobile accessibility score as of 2026-09-14; the desktop score beside it. A theme's score is the median of its tested presets.

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ThemeMobileDesktopPrice
1Sense · Shopify100100Free
2Primavera · Ultramarina100100$400
3Refresh · Shopify100100Free
4Viola · Webibazaar Templates10099$210
5Ride · Shopify100100Free
6Redefine · Xotiny100100$320
7Capital · Eight Themes100100$420
8Crave · Shopify100100Free
9Zora · NOVL100100$300
10Studio · Shopify100100Free

New this month

Themes first tested in September 2026, best first.

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ThemeMobileDesktopPrice
1Sense · Shopify100100Free
2Primavera · Ultramarina100100$400
3Refresh · Shopify100100Free
4Viola · Webibazaar Templates10099$210
5Ride · Shopify100100Free
6Redefine · Xotiny100100$320
7Capital · Eight Themes100100$420
8Crave · Shopify100100Free
9Zora · NOVL100100$300
10Studio · Shopify100100Free

Trending

The biggest changes in mobile accessibility between a theme's latest test and its last test at least a week earlier. A move of 3 points or more counts; Lighthouse varies by a point or two between runs.

Not enough re-tests yet: trending needs a theme measured at least a week apart, and the score history began on 2026-09-11. This section fills in as themes are re-measured.

Distribution

How all 500 tested Shopify themes fall across Google's bands.

Mobile · good (90+)266 · 53% needs work (50–89)233 · 47% poor (0–49)0 · 0%
Desktop · good (90+)258 · 52% needs work (50–89)241 · 48% poor (0–49)0 · 0%

About this report

Scores are Google Lighthouse accessibility scores from the PageSpeed Insights API, run against each theme's own demo store — the home page and, on store platforms, a collection and a product page — on a simulated mid-range phone and on desktop. A theme's score is the median of its presets; a preset's is the mean of its pages. Every run is kept, and a theme's page shows its history. This month's report updates daily until the month ends. Read the full methodology, or see the live Shopify accessibility ranking.

Other months: none yet

Other reports for September 2026: speedSEO