State of Shopify theme SEO — September 2026
As of 2026-09-14, 500 Shopify themes have Google Lighthouse SEO scores on Themestested, measured on their own demo stores. The median mobile SEO score is 92 (desktop 92); 308 themes (62%) score 90 or better on mobile. The highest is Unicorn by MPIthemes at 100, then Primavera at 100 and Sunrise at 100. Among the themes first tested in September 2026, the best for mobile SEO is Unicorn at 100.
Top Shopify themes for SEO
Highest mobile SEO score as of 2026-09-14; the desktop score beside it. A theme's score is the median of its tested presets.
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unicorn · MPIthemes | 100 | 100 | $100 |
| 2 | Primavera · Ultramarina | 100 | 100 | $400 |
| 3 | Sunrise · Rawsterne Web Design & Illustration | 100 | 100 | $240 |
| 4 | Ignite · Benchmark Themes | 100 | 100 | $380 |
| 5 | Bullet · OpenThinking | 100 | 100 | $370 |
| 6 | Revone · adornthemes | 100 | 100 | $63 |
| 7 | Swipe · Segment | 100 | 100 | $380 |
| 8 | Lollipop · WeDesignTech Private Limited | 100 | 100 | $100 |
| 9 | Styra · MUUP | 100 | 100 | $120 |
| 10 | Volume · Staylime | 100 | 100 | $290 |
New this month
Themes first tested in September 2026, best first.
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unicorn · MPIthemes | 100 | 100 | $100 |
| 2 | Primavera · Ultramarina | 100 | 100 | $400 |
| 3 | Sunrise · Rawsterne Web Design & Illustration | 100 | 100 | $240 |
| 4 | Ignite · Benchmark Themes | 100 | 100 | $380 |
| 5 | Bullet · OpenThinking | 100 | 100 | $370 |
| 6 | Revone · adornthemes | 100 | 100 | $63 |
| 7 | Swipe · Segment | 100 | 100 | $380 |
| 8 | Lollipop · WeDesignTech Private Limited | 100 | 100 | $100 |
| 9 | Styra · MUUP | 100 | 100 | $120 |
| 10 | Volume · Staylime | 100 | 100 | $290 |
Trending
The biggest changes in mobile SEO 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.
About this report
Scores are Google Lighthouse SEO 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 SEO ranking.
Other months: none yet
Other reports for September 2026: speedaccessibility