Website Stats · Original research

E-commerce Brands Website Statistics 2026

We ran automated homepage audits on 11 UK e-commerce brands websites — checking page speed, mobile UX, on-page SEO, structured data, contact conversion and more. Here's what we found.

Avg score

41/100

Avg page speed

247ms

Sites analysed

11

Score distribution

Good (80–100)1 sites (9%)
Okay (60–79)4 sites (36%)
Poor (0–59)6 sites (55%)

How many pass the basics

HTTPS enabled100%
Mobile viewport73%
Structured data (schema)55%
Contact form on homepage36%
Open Graph share image45%
Analytics installed45%

Most common mistakes

  • No theme-color meta — plain browser chrome on mobile82% of sites
  • No custom web fonts — default system fonts feel dated82% of sites
  • No contact form found on homepage64% of sites
  • No Open Graph image — links look blank on WhatsApp/Facebook55% of sites
  • No favicon55% of sites
  • No analytics detected — flying blind on visitor data55% of sites
  • No meta description — Google writes its own45% of sites
  • No structured data (schema.org)45% of sites
  • Very few images — sparse, low-effort visuals45% of sites
  • Little to no accessibility markup (aria attributes)45% of sites

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Methodology: automated homepage audits by RIOT London, July 2026.

Ashley Scott
Studio Lead
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