State of Shopify theme SEO — September 2026
As of 2026-09-31, 510 Shopify themes have Google Lighthouse SEO scores on Themestested, measured on their own demo stores. The median mobile SEO score is 92 (desktop 92); 312 themes (61%) score 90 or better on mobile. The highest is Sunrise by Rawsterne Web Design & Illustration at 100, then Ignite at 100 and Unicorn at 100. Among the themes first tested in September 2026, the best for mobile SEO is Sunrise at 100. The biggest improvement is Aesthetic, up 10 points to 95 since 2026-09-11.
Top Shopify themes for SEO
Highest mobile SEO 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 | Sunrise · Rawsterne Web Design & Illustration | 100 | 100 | $240 |
| 2 | Ignite · Benchmark Themes | 100 | 100 | $380 |
| 3 | Unicorn · MPIthemes | 100 | 100 | $100 |
| 4 | Primavera · Ultramarina | 100 | 100 | $400 |
| 5 | Bullet · OpenThinking | 100 | 100 | $370 |
| 6 | Revone · adornthemes | 100 | 100 | $63 |
| 7 | Shella · MPIthemes | 100 | 100 | $39 |
| 8 | Etheryx · OpenThinking | 100 | 100 | $370 |
| 9 | Volume · Staylime | 100 | 100 | $290 |
| 10 | Swipe · Segment | 100 | 100 | $380 |
New this month
Themes first tested in September 2026, best first.
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrise · Rawsterne Web Design & Illustration | 100 | 100 | $240 |
| 2 | Ignite · Benchmark Themes | 100 | 100 | $380 |
| 3 | Unicorn · MPIthemes | 100 | 100 | $100 |
| 4 | Primavera · Ultramarina | 100 | 100 | $400 |
| 5 | Bullet · OpenThinking | 100 | 100 | $370 |
| 6 | Revone · adornthemes | 100 | 100 | $63 |
| 7 | Shella · MPIthemes | 100 | 100 | $39 |
| 8 | Etheryx · OpenThinking | 100 | 100 | $370 |
| 9 | Volume · Staylime | 100 | 100 | $290 |
| 10 | Swipe · Segment | 100 | 100 | $380 |
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.
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | Change | From → to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aesthetic · Noord | 92 | 92 | $320 | +10 | 85 → 95 since 2026-09-11 |
| 2 | Igloo · IT-Geeks | 90 | 90 | $160 | +8 | 92 → 100 since 2026-09-12 |
| 3 | Impulse · Archetype Themes | 91 | 91 | $500 | +8 | 92 → 100 since 2026-09-18 |
| 4 | Pipeline · Groupthought | 64 | 64 | $360 | +7 | 62 → 69 since 2026-09-18 |
| 5 | Barcelona · Apparent Collective | 97 | 97 | $380 | +7 | 90 → 97 since 2026-09-13 |
| 6 | Sleek · FoxEcom | 97 | 92 | $350 | +5 | 95 → 100 since 2026-09-18 |
| 7 | Split · Krown Themes | 64 | 64 | $280 | +4 | 61 → 65 since 2026-09-20 |
| 8 | Paper · Brickspace Lab | 90 | 90 | $320 | +4 | 85 → 89 since 2026-09-13 |
| 9 | Streamline · Archetype Themes | 95 | 95 | $420 | +4 | 96 → 100 since 2026-09-18 |
| 10 | Helix · ModuTheme | 100 | 100 | $250 | +3 | 97 → 100 since 2026-09-23 |
Falling
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | Change | From → to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highstreet · Gatame | 65 | 65 | $400 | -35 | 100 → 65 since 2026-09-12 |
| 2 | Sahara · DigiFist | 87 | 87 | $190 | -15 | 92 → 77 since 2026-09-12 |
| 3 | Focal · Maestrooo | 66 | 66 | $320 | -11 | 72 → 61 since 2026-09-18 |
| 4 | Umino · Next_Sky | 100 | 100 | $129 | -10 | 95 → 85 since 2026-09-12 |
| 5 | Cascade · Switch | 92 | 92 | $360 | -7 | 92 → 85 since 2026-09-13 |
Distribution
How all 510 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 is closed; its numbers no longer change. Read the full methodology, or see the live Shopify SEO ranking.
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