As of 2026-11-11, 244 Ghost themes have been tested with Google Lighthouse on their own demo stores; 38 (16%) score 90 or better for mobile speed. The highest is Asona by apalodi.lemonsqueezy at 100, then Practice by khatt at 100, and Attila at 99.
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Ghost theme speed: questions people ask
What is the fastest Ghost theme in November 2026?
As of November 2026 (measured 2026-11-11), the fastest Ghost theme on mobile is Asona by apalodi.lemonsqueezy, with a Google Lighthouse speed score of 100 out of 100, followed by Practice by khatt at 100 and Attila at 99. 244 Ghost themes were tested on their own demo stores; the ranking above is live and changes as themes are re-tested.
What is the fastest Ghost theme on desktop?
On desktop, Practice by khatt has the highest speed score in November 2026 at 100 out of 100, then Attila 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 speed score does a typical Ghost theme get?
In November 2026, the median mobile Lighthouse performance score across 244 tested Ghost themes is 71 out of 100, and 38 (16%) 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 Ghost themes score 90 or better for mobile speed?
38 Ghost themes score 90 or better for mobile speed in November 2026, led by Asona (100), Practice (100), Attila (99), Broadsheet (99), Choi (98), Synapse (98), Breeze (97) and Drift (97). Scores are medians across each theme's tested presets.
Which Ghost theme has the best Core Web Vitals?
On its demo store's home page in November 2026, Drift by pinathemes has the fastest Largest Contentful Paint among the Ghost themes scoring 90 or better: 760 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 Asona fast?
Asona by apalodi.lemonsqueezy scores 100 out of 100 for mobile speed and 98 on desktop in November 2026, measured with Google Lighthouse on its demo store. That places it first of 244 tested Ghost themes. Its page at /theme/ghost/asona shows every page, preset and the audits behind the number.
Asona vs Practice: which is faster?
In November 2026, Asona scores 100 and Practice scores 100 for mobile speed; on desktop it is 98 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 Ghost theme vendor makes the fastest themes?
Among vendors with two or more tested Ghost themes, apalodi.lemonsqueezy has the highest median mobile speed score in November 2026: 100 across 2 themes. Vendor pages list every theme a vendor has on the rankings.
How many Ghost themes have been tested, and how often are the scores updated?
244 Ghost 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 a Ghost 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 Ghost 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.