State of Shopify theme speed — September 2026
As of 2026-09-14, 500 Shopify themes have Google Lighthouse speed scores on Themestested, measured on their own demo stores. The median mobile speed score is 69 (desktop 90); 4 themes (1%) score 90 or better on mobile. The highest is Dawn by Shopify at 92, then Sense at 92 and Unicorn at 90. Among the themes first tested in September 2026, the best for mobile speed is Dawn at 92.
Top Shopify themes for speed
Highest mobile speed score as of 2026-09-14; the desktop score beside it. A theme's score is the median of its tested presets.
New this month
Themes first tested in September 2026, best first.
Trending
The biggest changes in mobile speed 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 performance 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 speed ranking.
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