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

desktop field data

The typical page contains 695 DOM elements.

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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 99% 49ms

190–199 965 98% 48ms

200–209 961 98% 44ms

210–219 1,122 98% 46ms

220–229 1,148 98% 44ms

230–239 1,149 99% 44ms

240–249 1,176 98% 44ms

250–259 1,207 100% 45ms

260–269 1,281 99% 43ms

270–279 1,243 99% 45ms

280–289 1,339 99% 44ms

290–299 1,327 98% 42ms

300–309 1,375 99% 43ms

310–319 1,441 98% 43ms

320–329 1,467 99% 42ms

330–339 1,420 100% 45ms

340–349 1,489 99% 44ms

350–359 1,464 100% 43ms

360–369 1,484 98% 45ms

370–379 1,494 98% 46ms

380–389 1,481 100% 44ms

390–399 1,590 99% 43ms

400–409 1,614 100% 41ms

410–419 1,526 98% 45ms

420–429 1,518 99% 43ms

430–439 1,567 99% 44ms

440–449 1,638 99% 45ms

450–459 1,591 99% 42ms

460–469 1,528 100% 45ms

470–479 1,570 100% 44ms

480–489 1,545 99% 45ms

490–499 1,556 100% 43ms

500–509 1,547 99% 45ms

510–519 1,522 100% 45ms

520–529 1,494 100% 44ms

530–539 1,506 99% 45ms

540–549 1,572 99% 45ms

550–559 1,539 99% 45ms

560–569 1,497 99% 45ms

570–579 1,442 99% 45ms

580–589 1,529 100% 46ms

590–599 1,475 99% 46ms

600–609 1,541 99% 46ms

610–619 1,438 99% 46ms

620–629 1,404 99% 45ms

630–639 1,409 100% 46ms

640–649 1,403 99% 46ms

650–659 1,347 99% 45ms

660–669 1,325 99% 45ms

670–679 1,381 100% 45ms

680–689 1,353 100% 46ms

690–699 1,309 99% 45ms

700–709 1,304 99% 46ms

710–719 1,348 100% 47ms

720–729 1,292 100% 47ms

730–739 1,209 100% 46ms

740–749 1,256 99% 46ms

750–759 1,282 99% 47ms

760–769 1,256 99% 47ms

770–779 1,134 100% 47ms

780–789 1,146 99% 47ms

790–799 1,144 99% 45ms

800–809 1,079 100% 45ms

810–819 1,053 99% 46ms

820–829 1,065 100% 45ms

830–839 1,051 99% 46ms

840–849 998 99% 48ms

850–859 988 100% 46ms

860–869 1,005 100% 47ms

870–879 983 99% 47ms

880–889 938 99% 46ms

890–899 974 99% 47ms

900–909 925 100% 48ms

910–919 985 100% 47ms

920–929 974 100% 48ms

930–939 882 99% 47ms

940–949 858 100% 46ms

950–959 825 99% 48ms

960–969 828 100% 48ms

970–979 864 100% 47ms

980–989 799 100% 49ms

990–999 788 99% 47ms

1000–1009 810 99% 47ms

1010–1019 742 99% 49ms

1020–1029 792 99% 47ms

1030–1039 752 99% 49ms

1040–1049 715 100% 47ms

1050–1059 744 99% 48ms

1060–1069 682 99% 47ms

1070–1079 656 100% 47ms

1080–1089 699 100% 48ms

1090–1099 610 99% 49ms

1100–1109 641 100% 52ms

1110–1119 641 99% 48ms

1120–1129 636 99% 49ms

1130–1139 621 100% 47ms

1140–1149 640 98% 49ms

1150–1159 571 100% 51ms

1160–1169 536 99% 48ms

1170–1179 607 100% 49ms

1180–1189 604 99% 49ms

1190–1199 583 99% 48ms

1200–1209 576 99% 53ms

1210–1219 552 98% 48ms

1220–1229 524 99% 47ms

1230–1239 533 100% 52ms

1240–1249 524 99% 49ms

1250–1259 541 100% 49ms

1260–1269 547 99% 52ms

1270–1279 504 98% 49ms

1280–1289 503 99% 48ms

1290–1299 475 100% 51ms

1300–1309 487 100% 50ms

1310–1319 446 98% 47ms

1320–1329 487 97% 49ms

1330–1339 447 99% 49ms

1340–1349 458 99% 49ms

1350–1359 432 99% 48ms

1360–1369 382 100% 56ms

1370–1379 408 100% 49ms

1380–1389 398 100% 48ms

1390–1399 438 99% 46ms

1400–1409 394 99% 52ms

1410–1419 370 99% 53ms

1420–1429 404 100% 50ms

1430–1439 381 99% 49ms

1440–1449 419 100% 52ms

1450–1459 383 99% 50ms

1460–1469 375 100% 49ms

1470–1479 344 100% 54ms

1480–1489 360 99% 51ms

1490–1499 350 99% 49ms

1500–1509 366 99% 54ms

1510–1519 336 99% 50ms

1520–1529 356 98% 49ms

1530–1539 349 100% 51ms

1540–1549 331 98% 50ms

1550–1559 338 100% 54ms

1560–1569 306 99% 50ms

1570–1579 319 98% 50ms

1580–1589 303 99% 49ms

1590–1599 294 99% 48ms

1600–1609 311 99% 49ms

1610–1619 268 99% 50ms

1620–1629 313 99% 50ms

1630–1639 314 98% 53ms

1640–1649 321 99% 53ms

1650–1659 259 99% 55ms

1660–1669 275 99% 54ms

1670–1679 269 96% 55ms

1680–1689 266 100% 56ms

1690–1699 259 100% 55ms

1700–1709 281 98% 49ms

1710–1719 227 100% 48ms

1720–1729 271 98% 55ms

1730–1739 227 100% 55ms

1740–1749 249 98% 50ms

1750–1759 253 98% 53ms

1760–1769 235 98% 51ms

1770–1779 217 100% 54ms

1780–1789 211 99% 51ms

1790–1799 204 99% 54ms

1800–1809 221 98% 55ms

1810–1819 206 98% 54ms

1820–1829 225 100% 52ms

1830–1839 218 98% 51ms

1840–1849 235 98% 54ms

1850–1859 224 99% 48ms

1860–1869 224 100% 54ms

1870–1879 211 98% 56ms

1880–1889 191 100% 52ms

1890–1899 185 99% 56ms

1900–1909 208 100% 54ms

1910–1919 176 100% 51ms

1920–1929 170 99% 52ms

1930–1939 194 98% 54ms

1940–1949 193 100% 56ms

1950–1959 190 97% 50ms

1960–1969 189 100% 55ms

1970–1979 180 98% 50ms

1980–1989 180 99% 52ms

1990–1999 161 100% 56ms

2000–2009 180 99% 56ms

2010–2019 180 96% 52ms

2020–2029 160 100% 58ms

2030–2039 148 98% 53ms

2040–2049 188 100% 52ms

2050–2059 161 100% 55ms

2060–2069 144 98% 54ms

2070–2079 158 99% 57ms

2080+ 18,085 99% 60ms

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 49ms. At the high end (2080+): INP 60ms. computed

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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: 99% at one end, 99% 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 →