Website Stats · Original research

Museums Website Statistics 2026

We ran automated homepage audits on 6 UK museums 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

753ms

Sites analysed

6

Score distribution

Good (80–100)0 sites (0%)
Okay (60–79)2 sites (33%)
Poor (0–59)4 sites (67%)

How many pass the basics

HTTPS enabled83%
Mobile viewport83%
Structured data (schema)33%
Contact form on homepage33%
Open Graph share image0%
Analytics installed17%

Most common mistakes

  • No Open Graph image — links look blank on WhatsApp/Facebook100% of sites
  • No theme-color meta — plain browser chrome on mobile100% of sites
  • No analytics detected — flying blind on visitor data83% of sites
  • No meta description — Google writes its own67% of sites
  • No structured data (schema.org)67% of sites
  • No contact form found on homepage67% of sites
  • No custom web fonts — default system fonts feel dated50% of sites
  • No external CSS stylesheet — likely unstyled or WYSIWYG outp50% of sites
  • No cookie consent banner detected — UK GDPR risk50% of sites
  • N HN headings — should be one50% of sites

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