State of Ghost theme speed — September 2026
As of 2026-09-31, 227 Ghost themes have Google Lighthouse speed scores on Themestested, measured on their own demo stores. The median mobile speed score is 70 (desktop 94); 35 themes (15%) score 90 or better on mobile. The highest is Asona by apalodi.lemonsqueezy at 100, then Attila at 99 and Broadsheet at 99. Among the themes first tested in September 2026, the best for mobile speed is Asona at 100.
Top Ghost themes for speed
Highest mobile speed score as of 2026-09-31; the desktop score beside it. A theme's score is the median of its tested presets.
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asona · apalodi.lemonsqueezy | 100 | 98 | $89 |
| 2 | Attila | 99 | 100 | Paid |
| 3 | Broadsheet · themesbykyle.gumroad | 99 | 100 | $149 |
| 4 | Choi · coastalthemes.lemonsqueezy | 98 | 100 | $129 |
| 5 | Synapse · layeredcraft | 98 | 100 | $69 |
| 6 | Breeze · pinathemes | 97 | 100 | $89 |
| 7 | Drift · pinathemes | 97 | 100 | $89 |
| 8 | Aalto · themex | 96 | 100 | $89 |
| 9 | Braun · themex.lemonsqueezy | 96 | 100 | $89 |
| 10 | Clear · outline7 | 96 | 98 | $59 |
New this month
Themes first tested in September 2026, best first.
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asona · apalodi.lemonsqueezy | 100 | 98 | $89 |
| 2 | Attila | 99 | 100 | Paid |
| 3 | Broadsheet · themesbykyle.gumroad | 99 | 100 | $149 |
| 4 | Choi · coastalthemes.lemonsqueezy | 98 | 100 | $129 |
| 5 | Synapse · layeredcraft | 98 | 100 | $69 |
| 6 | Breeze · pinathemes | 97 | 100 | $89 |
| 7 | Drift · pinathemes | 97 | 100 | $89 |
| 8 | Aalto · themex | 96 | 100 | $89 |
| 9 | Braun · themex.lemonsqueezy | 96 | 100 | $89 |
| 10 | Clear · outline7 | 96 | 98 | $59 |
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 227 tested Ghost 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 is closed; its numbers no longer change. Read the full methodology, or see the live Ghost speed ranking.
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