The typical page contains 695 DOM elements | The State of Web Vitals 2026

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At a glance the headline numbers for DOM size

How many elements the DOM holds after load.

695

on the typical site

half of sites sit at or below

1,202

1 in 4 sites exceed this

the top quarter

6,465

the heaviest 1%

the long tail

180,899

sites measured

all-device field data

The typical page contains 695 DOM elements.

The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv

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Distribution & median INP site count and median INP at each level of DOM size

0ms 63ms 125ms 188ms 250ms

200ms

0 9043 18085

180–189 190–199 200–209 210–219 220–229 230–239 240–249 250–259 260–269 270–279 280–289 290–299 300–309 310–319 320–329 330–339 340–349 350–359 360–369 370–379 380–389 390–399 400–409 410–419 420–429 430–439 440–449 450–459 460–469 470–479 480–489 490–499 500–509 510–519 520–529 530–539 540–549 550–559 560–569 570–579 580–589 590–599 600–609 610–619 620–629 630–639 640–649 650–659 660–669 670–679 680–689 690–699 700–709 710–719 720–729 730–739 740–749 750–759 760–769 770–779 780–789 790–799 800–809 810–819 820–829 830–839 840–849 850–859 860–869 870–879 880–889 890–899 900–909 910–919 920–929 930–939 940–949 950–959 960–969 970–979 980–989 990–999 1000–1009 1010–1019 1020–1029 1030–1039 1040–1049 1050–1059 1060–1069 1070–1079 1080–1089 1090–1099 1100–1109 1110–1119 1120–1129 1130–1139 1140–1149 1150–1159 1160–1169 1170–1179 1180–1189 1190–1199 1200–1209 1210–1219 1220–1229 1230–1239 1240–1249 1250–1259 1260–1269 1270–1279 1280–1289 1290–1299 1300–1309 1310–1319 1320–1329 1330–1339 1340–1349 1350–1359 1360–1369 1370–1379 1380–1389 1390–1399 1400–1409 1410–1419 1420–1429 1430–1439 1440–1449 1450–1459 1460–1469 1470–1479 1480–1489 1490–1499 1500–1509 1510–1519 1520–1529 1530–1539 1540–1549 1550–1559 1560–1569 1570–1579 1580–1589 1590–1599 1600–1609 1610–1619 1620–1629 1630–1639 1640–1649 1650–1659 1660–1669 1670–1679 1680–1689 1690–1699 1700–1709 1710–1719 1720–1729 1730–1739 1740–1749 1750–1759 1760–1769 1770–1779 1780–1789 1790–1799 1800–1809 1810–1819 1820–1829 1830–1839 1840–1849 1850–1859 1860–1869 1870–1879 1880–1889 1890–1899 1900–1909 1910–1919 1920–1929 1930–1939 1940–1949 1950–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 2030–2039 2040–2049 2050–2059 2060–2069 2070–2079 2080+

Good (≤200ms) Needs improvement Poor (>500ms) Site count

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Passing INP by DOM size which level passes the INP most often

DOM sizeSitesPassing INPINP

180–189 969 89% 79ms

190–199 965 92% 79ms

200–209 961 89% 79ms

210–219 1,122 95% 79ms

220–229 1,148 93% 78ms

230–239 1,149 92% 78ms

240–249 1,176 93% 78ms

250–259 1,207 94% 78ms

260–269 1,281 94% 78ms

270–279 1,243 96% 77ms

280–289 1,339 94% 79ms

290–299 1,327 94% 79ms

300–309 1,375 94% 79ms

310–319 1,441 95% 78ms

320–329 1,467 96% 78ms

330–339 1,420 97% 79ms

340–349 1,489 97% 79ms

350–359 1,464 96% 78ms

360–369 1,484 95% 79ms

370–379 1,494 97% 79ms

380–389 1,481 98% 79ms

390–399 1,590 96% 78ms

400–409 1,614 96% 79ms

410–419 1,526 97% 78ms

420–429 1,518 97% 79ms

430–439 1,567 97% 79ms

440–449 1,638 98% 81ms

450–459 1,591 97% 79ms

460–469 1,528 98% 79ms

470–479 1,570 97% 79ms

480–489 1,545 96% 81ms

490–499 1,556 96% 80ms

500–509 1,547 97% 80ms

510–519 1,522 97% 82ms

520–529 1,494 97% 79ms

530–539 1,506 97% 82ms

540–549 1,572 97% 82ms

550–559 1,539 97% 81ms

560–569 1,497 97% 84ms

570–579 1,442 97% 82ms

580–589 1,529 97% 81ms

590–599 1,475 96% 81ms

600–609 1,541 96% 84ms

610–619 1,438 98% 82ms

620–629 1,404 97% 83ms

630–639 1,409 98% 81ms

640–649 1,403 97% 82ms

650–659 1,347 96% 85ms

660–669 1,325 98% 82ms

670–679 1,381 96% 83ms

680–689 1,353 97% 83ms

690–699 1,309 97% 84ms

700–709 1,304 96% 83ms

710–719 1,348 97% 85ms

720–729 1,292 97% 83ms

730–739 1,209 97% 84ms

740–749 1,256 97% 85ms

750–759 1,282 97% 83ms

760–769 1,256 97% 85ms

770–779 1,134 98% 85ms

780–789 1,146 98% 85ms

790–799 1,144 97% 84ms

800–809 1,079 97% 83ms

810–819 1,053 97% 84ms

820–829 1,065 97% 85ms

830–839 1,051 96% 86ms

840–849 998 96% 85ms

850–859 988 98% 84ms

860–869 1,005 97% 87ms

870–879 983 98% 85ms

880–889 938 98% 85ms

890–899 974 97% 86ms

900–909 925 97% 86ms

910–919 985 97% 87ms

920–929 974 97% 88ms

930–939 882 97% 86ms

940–949 858 97% 85ms

950–959 825 97% 87ms

960–969 828 96% 87ms

970–979 864 97% 87ms

980–989 799 98% 87ms

990–999 788 97% 86ms

1000–1009 810 97% 87ms

1010–1019 742 97% 87ms

1020–1029 792 97% 87ms

1030–1039 752 97% 86ms

1040–1049 715 98% 85ms

1050–1059 744 98% 88ms

1060–1069 682 97% 88ms

1070–1079 656 97% 86ms

1080–1089 699 97% 88ms

1090–1099 610 97% 87ms

1100–1109 641 97% 89ms

1110–1119 641 97% 87ms

1120–1129 636 96% 88ms

1130–1139 621 98% 87ms

1140–1149 640 95% 89ms

1150–1159 571 98% 90ms

1160–1169 536 98% 87ms

1170–1179 607 97% 88ms

1180–1189 604 96% 88ms

1190–1199 583 95% 89ms

1200–1209 576 97% 92ms

1210–1219 552 96% 87ms

1220–1229 524 97% 88ms

1230–1239 533 98% 90ms

1240–1249 524 97% 88ms

1250–1259 541 96% 89ms

1260–1269 547 96% 91ms

1270–1279 504 95% 90ms

1280–1289 503 97% 88ms

1290–1299 475 97% 89ms

1300–1309 487 97% 90ms

1310–1319 446 96% 87ms

1320–1329 487 95% 93ms

1330–1339 447 94% 91ms

1340–1349 458 97% 91ms

1350–1359 432 96% 88ms

1360–1369 382 96% 93ms

1370–1379 408 95% 91ms

1380–1389 398 96% 89ms

1390–1399 438 96% 92ms

1400–1409 394 93% 93ms

1410–1419 370 94% 94ms

1420–1429 404 98% 92ms

1430–1439 381 96% 91ms

1440–1449 419 96% 95ms

1450–1459 383 96% 93ms

1460–1469 375 96% 93ms

1470–1479 344 96% 93ms

1480–1489 360 95% 89ms

1490–1499 350 96% 93ms

1500–1509 366 93% 88ms

1510–1519 336 96% 92ms

1520–1529 356 96% 90ms

1530–1539 349 98% 90ms

1540–1549 331 94% 92ms

1550–1559 338 96% 96ms

1560–1569 306 96% 90ms

1570–1579 319 95% 94ms

1580–1589 303 97% 92ms

1590–1599 294 96% 91ms

1600–1609 311 96% 93ms

1610–1619 268 95% 94ms

1620–1629 313 98% 94ms

1630–1639 314 95% 95ms

1640–1649 321 96% 93ms

1650–1659 259 94% 95ms

1660–1669 275 95% 97ms

1670–1679 269 93% 95ms

1680–1689 266 96% 95ms

1690–1699 259 97% 95ms

1700–1709 281 97% 92ms

1710–1719 227 96% 93ms

1720–1729 271 95% 94ms

1730–1739 227 95% 94ms

1740–1749 249 95% 94ms

1750–1759 253 95% 97ms

1760–1769 235 95% 94ms

1770–1779 217 98% 96ms

1780–1789 211 99% 91ms

1790–1799 204 94% 98ms

1800–1809 221 94% 95ms

1810–1819 206 97% 94ms

1820–1829 225 94% 98ms

1830–1839 218 96% 91ms

1840–1849 235 95% 97ms

1850–1859 224 97% 94ms

1860–1869 224 97% 96ms

1870–1879 211 97% 95ms

1880–1889 191 99% 91ms

1890–1899 185 92% 96ms

1900–1909 208 96% 95ms

1910–1919 176 95% 94ms

1920–1929 170 95% 95ms

1930–1939 194 95% 94ms

1940–1949 193 95% 97ms

1950–1959 190 96% 91ms

1960–1969 189 95% 96ms

1970–1979 180 97% 93ms

1980–1989 180 96% 96ms

1990–1999 161 94% 96ms

2000–2009 180 97% 95ms

2010–2019 180 95% 98ms

2020–2029 160 94% 97ms

2030–2039 148 92% 102ms

2040–2049 188 96% 98ms

2050–2059 161 95% 93ms

2060–2069 144 95% 96ms

2070–2079 158 93% 95ms

2080+ 18,085 91% 106ms

Good Needs Improvement Poor Faded rows: under 100 sites

DOM size 695. p75 1,202. p99 6,465. At the low end (180–189): INP 79ms. At the high end (2080+): INP 106ms. computed

The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv

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Why this matters for the Core Web Vitals, and where to start fixing it

A large DOM makes rendering work scale with the page. That hits two Core Web Vitals. The interaction side is INP. A click usually changes the DOM. Before the browser can paint the result it has to recalculate styles and update the layout. More elements means more work in that recalculation, so the response to every click lags. This cost repeats on every interaction for the whole session.

The loading side is LCP. On the first render the browser parses, styles and lays out every element, even the ones below the fold. The main content waits for that work (render delay in the LCP). If the page only rendered what is visible, the first paint and every later click would be faster. Pagination, virtualization and fewer wrapper divs all work towards that.

How does DOM size affect the Core Web Vitals?

Passing INP barely moves across the range: 89% at one end, 91% at the other. This signal does not separate passing sites from failing ones.

Go fix it Fix excessive DOM size → Yield to the main thread →