Performance Lab
The Performance Lab is a WordPress plugin that allows you to test new performance features introduced by the official WordPress Performance Team.
According to our data, Performance Lab ranks 24th among the performance technologies we track.
It has 0.1% of the performance market share and is present on 0.06% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
💸 Pricing
Performance Lab is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Performance
- Rank: 24
- Market share: 0.1%
- WordPress Plugins
- Rank: 99
- Market share: 0.2%
🏆 Performance Lab Awards
- 🔥 20th most popular in Ukraine in the Performance category.
- ⬆️ 22nd most popular in Spain in the Performance category.
- ⬆️ 22nd most popular in Japan in the Performance category.
- ⬆️ 22nd most popular in Romania in the Performance category.
- ⬆️ 23rd most popular in Australia in the Performance category.
- ⬆️ 23rd most popular in Italy in the Performance category.
- ⬆️ 23rd most popular in Russia in the Performance category.
- ⬆️ 23rd most popular in Poland in the Performance category.
- ⬆️ 23rd most popular in Turkey in the Performance category.
- ⬆️ 24th most popular in the United States in the Performance category.
⚡ Sites Using Performance Lab
We have data on 1,951 websites that use Performance Lab technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Performance Lab is gearpatrol.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #7,565 | United States | American English | |
| 2 | #16,510 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 3 | #23,377 | Turkey | Arabic | |
| 4 | #23,391 | English | ||
| 5 | #23,805 | American English | ||
| 6 | #31,889 | France | American English | |
| 7 | #33,826 | Spain | European Spanish | |
| 8 | #42,492 | United States | American English | |
| 9 | #50,769 | Nigeria | American English | |
| 10 | #54,950 | American English | ||
| 11 | #56,300 | American English | ||
| 12 | #59,915 | American English | ||
| 13 | #65,427 | United Arab Emirates | English | |
| 14 | #67,345 | American English | ||
| 15 | #80,429 | Italy | Italian | |
| 16 | #92,667 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 17 | #104,665 | American English | ||
| 18 | #105,157 | American English | ||
| 19 | #107,727 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 20 | #108,383 | United Kingdom | British English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Performance Lab:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Performance Lab are from the United States and the United Kingdom.
- United States 22.4%
- United Kingdom 7.3%
- Spain 4.5%
- France 4.2%
- Australia 3.8%
- Germany 3.6%
- India 3.6%
- Italy 3.4%
- Brazil 3%
- Other 44.2%
Most Performance Lab users speak English, Spanish, or German.
- English 59.4%
- Spanish 6.2%
- German 3.9%
- French 3.7%
- Portuguese 3.3%
- Italian 2.4%
- Russian 2.4%
- Japanese 2.3%
- Dutch 1.5%
- Other 14.9%
Performance Lab technology is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 50.8%
- .org 4.9%
- .net 3.2%
- .co.uk 2.6%
- .it 1.9%
- .com.au 1.9%
- .de 1.8%
- .com.br 1.8%
- .ru 1.6%
- Other 29.5%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Performance Lab include business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki.
- Business 22.6%
- Marketing/Merchandising 9.8%
- Blogs/Wiki 9.5%
- Entertainment 6.8%
- Internet Services 6.5%
- Education/Reference 6%
- General News 4.1%
- Sports 3.3%
- Online Shopping 3%
- Other 28.4%
🔢 Performance Lab Versions
The most popular version of Performance Lab is 2.8, used by 25.3% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 21.9% of sites use Performance Lab 2.9, and 17.9% use Performance Lab 2.7.
- 2.8 25.3%
- 2.9 21.9%
- 2.7 17.9%
- 2.6 9.4%
- 1.9 8%
- 2.2 4.6%
- 2.5 3.5%
- 2.4 2.6%
- 2.1 1.3%
- Other 5.5%
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Contact Form 7💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Performance Lab?
Performance Lab is owned by the WordPress Foundation, headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Can I use Performance Lab for free?
Yes, it is a free performance technology.
Which country uses Performance Lab the most?
The majority of Performance Lab users are from the United States.
Who uses Performance Lab?
According to our data, Performance Lab is used on over a thousand sites, including such established ones as gearpatrol.com,
broccoli.co.jp, and
arabicpost.net.
Do academic institutions use Performance Lab?
Yes. The most notable of these is unn.edu.ng. In total, we know of 2 academic websites in the United States that use Performance Lab.
What are the alternatives to Performance Lab?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Performance Lab may include Autoptimize,
Perfmatters, and
WP Fastest Cache.
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