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State of Shopify theme SEO — October 2026

As of 2026-10-31, 521 Shopify themes have Google Lighthouse SEO scores on Themestested, measured on their own demo stores. The median mobile SEO score is 92 (desktop 92); 323 themes (62%) 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 October 2026, the best for mobile SEO is Beauvoir at 100. The biggest improvement is Beautify, up 31 points to 92 since 2026-09-13.

521Shopify themes tested
92median mobile SEO
92median desktop SEO
62%score 90+ on mobile
11first tested in October 2026

Top Shopify themes for SEO

Highest mobile SEO score as of 2026-10-31; the desktop score beside it. A theme's score is the median of its tested presets.

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ThemeMobileDesktopPrice
1Sunrise · Rawsterne Web Design & Illustration100100$240
2Ignite · Benchmark Themes100100$380
3Unicorn · MPIthemes100100$100
4Primavera · Ultramarina100100$400
5Bullet · OpenThinking100100$370
6Revone · adornthemes100100$63
7Shella · MPIthemes100100$39
8Etheryx · OpenThinking100100$370
9Volume · Staylime100100$290
10Swipe · Segment100100$380

New this month

Themes first tested in October 2026, best first.

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ThemeMobileDesktopPrice
1Beauvoir · BoostifyThemes100100$150
2Gumdrop · Boostify100100$170
3Adam · EngoCreative Co., Ltd9797$290
4Attitude · Creative Commerce9797$320
5Olympus · DigiFist9797$420
6Veloza · HaloThemes9797$200
7Halftone · Eight Themes9797$320
8Azimuth · Apparent Collective9797$380
9Metropolitan · Apparent Collective9696$380
10Fuse · UTD BV9494$400

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.

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ThemeMobileDesktopPriceChangeFrom → to
1Beautify · world-leading theme experts Clean Canvas, who have shaped the success of 100K+ stores worldwide.5959$430+3161 → 92 since 2026-09-13
2Emerge · Troop Themes6464$380+564 → 69 since 2026-10-10
3Home Market · tadatheme8585$39+580 → 85 since 2026-09-12
4eMarket · magentech9292$59+587 → 92 since 2026-09-12
5Soul · HaloThemes9696$190+496 → 100 since 2026-09-12
6Hyper · FoxEcom100100$400+494 → 98 since 2026-10-24
7Envy · Eight Themes6464$320+461 → 65 since 2026-10-23
8Flaunt · Vowel Web9292$270+488 → 92 since 2026-09-12
9Grid · Pixel Union9595$280+492 → 96 since 2026-10-11
10Sky · Shine Dezign Infonet9595$450+491 → 95 since 2026-09-25

Falling

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ThemeMobileDesktopPriceChangeFrom → to
1Seventh · Krown Themes5454$420-1666 → 50 since 2026-10-05
2Bricks · Getsitecontrol9393$300-10100 → 90 since 2026-09-12
3Arctos · Ursus Ecom9696$380-8100 → 92 since 2026-09-15
4Mate · Nova-Creative8585$50-885 → 77 since 2026-09-12
5Gon · typostores8585$39-885 → 77 since 2026-09-12

Distribution

How all 521 tested Shopify themes fall across Google's bands.

Mobile · good (90+)323 · 62% needs work (50–89)198 · 38% poor (0–49)0 · 0%
Desktop · good (90+)322 · 62% needs work (50–89)199 · 38% poor (0–49)0 · 0%

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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