Symmetry at a glance
- 10,215 Shopify stores ran Symmetry in September 2026: 1.4% of all Shopify stores in the crawl, #11 of all themes.
- Paid Theme Store theme, $420. 8,243 stores (81%) carry its Theme Store id; 1,972 run an uploaded copy, usually a developer's modified version.
- 92% of its stores pass all three Core Web Vitals for real visitors (6,352 measured), against 83% of all Shopify stores. Median LCP 1.4 s, INP 100 ms, CLS 0.00.
- Most common version: 6.0.3 on 10% of its stores.
- 64% of its stores are in the United States, then United Kingdom (4.6%), Australia (3.7%), Germany (2.8%).
Real-user speed on Symmetry
From the Chrome UX Report, phone visitors, 75th percentile per store. A store passes when LCP is at most 2.5 s, INP at most 200 ms and CLS at most 0.1. Only stores with all three published are counted.
| Stores | Measured | Median LCP (p75) | Median INP (p75) | Median CLS (p75) | Good LCP | Good INP | Good CLS | Pass all three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Symmetry | 6,352 | 1.4 s | 100 ms | 0.00 | 96% | 96% | 99% | 92% |
| All Shopify stores | 378,997 | 1.5 s | 100 ms | 0.00 | 91% | 91% | 96% | 83% |
Check any store on Symmetry with the theme detector, or any store you visit with Store Lens for Chrome. Both show the version, how far it is behind, and this theme's figures.
Symmetry by store size
Site rank from the Chrome UX Report, which places every site by how many visitors it gets. The last column is Symmetry's share of all Shopify stores in that band.
| Site rank | Symmetry stores | Share of Symmetry stores | Share of all Shopify stores in this band | Symmetry's share of the band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 10,000 sites | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Top 100,000 | 27 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.4% |
| Top 1 million | 955 | 9.3% | 6.5% | 2.0% |
| Beyond the top million | 9,232 | 90.4% | 93.2% | 1.4% |
Versions of Symmetry in use
Every Shopify storefront prints its theme version. A merchant stays on the version they installed until they add the new one and move their settings over.
| Version | Stores | Share of Symmetry stores |
|---|---|---|
| Symmetry 6.0.3 | 978 | 9.6% |
| Symmetry 8.3.2 | 908 | 8.9% |
| Symmetry 8.0.0 | 881 | 8.6% |
| Symmetry 8.3.1 | 722 | 7.1% |
| Symmetry 7.4.0 | 677 | 6.6% |
| Symmetry 7.1.2 | 668 | 6.5% |
| Symmetry 7.3.0 | 666 | 6.5% |
| Symmetry 7.2.1 | 501 | 4.9% |
| Symmetry 5.5.1 | 459 | 4.5% |
| Symmetry 8.2.0 | 439 | 4.3% |
| Symmetry 8.1.1 | 388 | 3.8% |
| Symmetry 8.1.0 | 286 | 2.8% |
Moving a store to a newer version without losing its settings is what our theme upgrade tool does.
Where Symmetry stores are
The country each storefront reports, for the ten most common. The last column is the same country's share of all Shopify stores, so you can see where Symmetry is over- or under-represented.
| Country | Symmetry stores | Share of Symmetry stores | Share of all Shopify stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,549 | 64.1% | 51.1% |
| United Kingdom | 468 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| Australia | 376 | 3.7% | 3.0% |
| Germany | 289 | 2.8% | 3.4% |
| Canada | 226 | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Japan | 170 | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| France | 161 | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| India | 159 | 1.6% | 4.7% |
| Italy | 148 | 1.4% | 1.7% |
| Netherlands | 142 | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Frequently asked questions
How many Shopify stores use the Symmetry theme?
10,215 stores in the HTTP Archive crawl of September 2026 ran Symmetry, 1.4% of the 716,063 Shopify stores in the crawl and #11 among all themes. 8,243 of them carried the Theme Store id; the rest were uploaded copies.
Is Symmetry a fast Shopify theme?
For real visitors, 92% of 6,352 measured stores pass all three Core Web Vitals in the Chrome UX Report for August 2026, against 83% of all Shopify stores. The median store on Symmetry has a 75th-percentile LCP of 1.4 s and INP of 100 ms. The theme sets the ceiling; apps, images and sections on the home page decide the rest.
Which version of Symmetry do most stores run?
Symmetry 6.0.3, on 978 stores (9.6% of Symmetry stores). Next come 8.3.2 (908), 8.0.0 (881), 8.3.1 (722). Shopify does not update a store's theme automatically, so older versions stay in use until the merchant installs the new one.
Where is this data from?
The HTTP Archive crawls the home page of every site in the Chrome UX Report once a month and records the storefront object Shopify prints on the page, including the theme name, version and Theme Store id. Speed comes from the Chrome UX Report, phone traffic, 75th percentile. Full method, limits and CSVs are on the report page.
Sources and method
Counts from the HTTP Archive crawl of September 2026 (mobile root pages, custom_metrics.ecommerce); speed from the Chrome UX Report, phone, August 2026; theme names and prices from the Shopify Theme Store catalogue. The method, its limits, the queries and the CSVs are on the report page. Data under CC BY 4.0: credit Mufatech Studio and link to this page.