State of Ghost theme speed — October 2026
As of 2026-10-31, 238 Ghost themes have Google Lighthouse speed scores on Themestested, measured on their own demo stores. The median mobile speed score is 71 (desktop 94); 38 themes (16%) score 90 or better on mobile. The highest is Asona by apalodi.lemonsqueezy at 100, then Practice at 100 and Attila at 99. The themes first tested in October 2026, the best for mobile speed is Practice at 100. The biggest improvement is Inros, up 38 points to 98 since 2026-10-17.
Top Ghost themes for speed
Highest mobile speed score as of 2026-10-31; 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 | Practice · khatt | 100 | 100 | $99 |
| 3 | Attila | 99 | 100 | Paid |
| 4 | Broadsheet · themesbykyle.gumroad | 99 | 100 | $149 |
| 5 | Choi · coastalthemes.lemonsqueezy | 98 | 100 | $129 |
| 6 | Synapse · layeredcraft | 98 | 100 | $69 |
| 7 | Breeze · pinathemes | 97 | 100 | $89 |
| 8 | Drift · pinathemes | 97 | 100 | $89 |
| 9 | Aalto · themex | 96 | 100 | $89 |
| 10 | Braun · themex.lemonsqueezy | 96 | 100 | $89 |
New this month
Themes first tested in October 2026, best first.
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Practice · khatt | 100 | 100 | $99 |
| 2 | Lines · thepixelthemes | 96 | 100 | $69 |
| 3 | Missive | 94 | 100 | Paid |
| 4 | Splash · themesbykyle.gumroad | 79 | 94 | $149 |
| 5 | Hamptons · themesbykyle.gumroad | 77 | 98 | $149 |
| 6 | Ink · trexthemes | 75 | 100 | $69 |
| 7 | Break · primedirection.org | 71 | 87 | $129 |
| 8 | Kontur · samadesignthemes.gumroad | 60 | 94 | $99 |
| 9 | Xpresiva · xpresiva | 59 | 87 | $89 |
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.
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | Change | From → to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inros · gbjsolution | 88 | 78 | $59 | +38 | 60 → 98 since 2026-10-17 |
| 2 | Rand · themex | 92 | 88 | $89 | +35 | 60 → 95 since 2026-10-17 |
| 3 | Curie · brightthemes | 95 | 94 | $149 | +33 | 59 → 92 since 2026-10-17 |
| 4 | Edition | 79 | 99 | Paid | +31 | 63 → 94 since 2026-10-17 |
| 5 | Spotlight · highfivethemes.lemonsqueezy | 79 | 89 | $149 | +29 | 58 → 87 since 2026-10-17 |
| 6 | Zurich · themex.lemonsqueezy | 96 | 100 | $69 | +28 | 70 → 98 since 2026-10-17 |
| 7 | Firma · gumroad | 62 | 99 | $89 | +28 | 67 → 95 since 2026-10-17 |
| 8 | Breeze · pinathemes | 97 | 100 | $89 | +27 | 72 → 99 since 2026-10-24 |
| 9 | Dope | 58 | 93 | Paid | +26 | 70 → 96 since 2026-10-17 |
| 10 | Aalto · themex | 96 | 100 | $89 | +25 | 71 → 96 since 2026-10-17 |
Falling
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | Change | From → to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Echo · primedirection.org | 94 | 93 | $89 | -49 | 91 → 42 since 2026-10-17 |
| 2 | Taba · aspirethemes | 96 | 93 | $149 | -37 | 95 → 58 since 2026-10-17 |
| 3 | Society · themesbykyle.gumroad | 60 | 94 | $149 | -34 | 94 → 60 since 2026-10-23 |
| 4 | Digest | 66 | 97 | Paid | -25 | 91 → 66 since 2026-10-24 |
| 5 | Wire · primedirection.org | 96 | 96 | $89 | -20 | 75 → 55 since 2026-10-17 |
Distribution
How all 238 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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