As of 2026-11-11, 1,303 Astro themes have been tested with Google Lighthouse on their own demo stores; 699 (54%) score 90 or better for mobile speed. The highest is 3dinterior by Tarik @Nearmelab at 100, then 8-BitQuest by AstroCraftThemes at 100, and Academia by Andrei Alba at 100.
Astro themes ranked by mobile speed
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Astro theme speed: questions people ask
What is the fastest Astro theme in November 2026?
As of November 2026 (measured 2026-11-11), the fastest Astro theme on mobile is 3dinterior by Tarik @Nearmelab, with a Google Lighthouse speed score of 100 out of 100, followed by 8-BitQuest by AstroCraftThemes at 100 and Academia at 100. 1,303 Astro themes were tested on their own demo stores; the ranking above is live and changes as themes are re-tested.
What is the fastest Astro theme on desktop?
On desktop, 3dinterior by Tarik @Nearmelab has the highest speed score in November 2026 at 100 out of 100, then 8-BitQuest at 100. Desktop scores run higher than mobile for the same theme because Lighthouse's mobile test simulates a mid-range phone on a slow 4G connection; mobile is the score Google ranks by.
What is the best free Astro theme for speed in November 2026?
Among free Astro themes, 3dinterior by Tarik @Nearmelab has the highest mobile speed score in November 2026 at 100 out of 100; 8-BitQuest is next at 100. 503 of the 1,303 tested Astro themes are free; the full list is at /astro/free.
What speed score does a typical Astro theme get?
In November 2026, the median mobile Lighthouse performance score across 1,303 tested Astro themes is 92 out of 100, and 699 (54%) reach Google's "good" band of 90 or better. Google's bands are 90–100 good, 50–89 needs improvement and 0–49 poor.
Which Astro themes score 90 or better for mobile speed?
699 Astro themes score 90 or better for mobile speed in November 2026, led by 3dinterior (100), 8-BitQuest (100), Academia (100), Academic Portfolio Astro (100), Aether (100), AIAgency (100), Alder Themes All Kits (100) and Alexander’s astro tailwind daisyui starter (100). Scores are medians across each theme's tested presets.
Which Astro theme has the best Core Web Vitals?
On its demo store's home page in November 2026, Frieren Blog Kit by Leif Latiff has the fastest Largest Contentful Paint among the Astro themes scoring 90 or better: 757 ms LCP on mobile with a Cumulative Layout Shift of 0.000. Google's thresholds are 2.5 s for LCP and 0.1 for CLS; every theme's page lists its vitals per device.
Is 3dinterior fast?
3dinterior by Tarik @Nearmelab scores 100 out of 100 for mobile speed and 100 on desktop in November 2026, measured with Google Lighthouse on its demo store. That places it first of 1,303 tested Astro themes. Its page at /theme/astro/3dinterior shows every page, preset and the audits behind the number.
3dinterior vs 8-BitQuest: which is faster?
In November 2026, 3dinterior scores 100 and 8-BitQuest scores 100 for mobile speed; on desktop it is 100 against 100. Two points is inside Lighthouse's run-to-run variation, so treat them as level on this measure. Pick both in the rankings and press Compare for every score side by side.
Which Astro theme vendor makes the fastest themes?
Among vendors with two or more tested Astro themes, Peachfin Themes has the highest median mobile speed score in November 2026: 100 across 15 themes. Vendor pages list every theme a vendor has on the rankings.
How many Astro themes have been tested, and how often are the scores updated?
1,303 Astro themes have Lighthouse scores as of 2026-11-11. Every theme is re-tested on a schedule set by its popularity — the most used every week, the long tail every one to two months — and every run is kept, so a theme's page shows its history. New themes are picked up from the marketplaces daily.
Does theme speed matter for an Astro store?
Yes. Page speed is part of Google's ranking systems through Core Web Vitals, and slower pages convert fewer visitors. The theme sets the floor: apps, images and tracking scripts only add to what it loads. A theme that scores 90 or better on mobile on its own demo leaves room for a real store; one that scores 50 on an empty demo has none. Test your own store at /test-my-store.
How are Astro themes tested for speed?
Each theme's own demo store is run through Google's PageSpeed Insights API (Lighthouse) on a simulated mobile phone and on desktop, for the home page and, on store platforms, a collection page and a product page. A theme's score is the median of its presets; a preset's is the mean of its pages. Dead, password-protected and cloaked demos are excluded before they can score. The full method is at /methodology.