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At a glance the headline numbers for Fonts per page
How many web fonts load and their over-the-wire weight.
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font count
on the typical page
154 KB
font weight
on the typical page
295 KB
1 in 4 pages exceed this
font weight
190,130
sites measured
desktop field data
The typical page loads 4 web fonts weighing 154 KB.
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Distribution & median LCP site count and median LCP at each level of fonts per page — n
0ms 750ms 1500ms 2250ms 3000ms
0 13008 26016
0–0 1–1 2–2 3–3 4–4 5–5 6–6 7–7 8–8 9+
Good (≤2.5s) Needs improvement Poor (>4s) Site count
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP by fonts per page — n which level passes the LCP most often
Fonts per page — nSitesPassing LCPLCP
0–0 24,676 88% 1.1s
1–1 14,426 89% 1.2s
2–2 22,039 88% 1.3s
3–3 26,016 88% 1.3s
4–4 24,705 87% 1.4s
5–5 19,833 87% 1.4s
6–6 15,952 86% 1.4s
7–7 10,945 83% 1.5s
8–8 8,345 82% 1.5s
9+ 23,193 80% 1.6s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Faded rows: under 100 sites
Fonts per page — n 4. p75 6. p99 20. At the low end (0–0): LCP 1.1s. At the high end (9+): LCP 1.6s. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Distribution & median LCP site count and median LCP at each level of fonts per page — size
0ms 750ms 1500ms 2250ms 3000ms
0 15952 31903
0–49 50–99 100–149 150–199 200–249 250–299 300–349 350–399 400–449 450–499 500–549 550+
Good (≤2.5s) Needs improvement Poor (>4s) Site count
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP by fonts per page — size which level passes the LCP most often
Fonts per page — sizeSitesPassing LCPLCP
0–49 23,243 89% 1.3s
50–99 31,903 89% 1.3s
100–149 25,550 88% 1.4s
150–199 19,560 86% 1.4s
200–249 14,234 85% 1.5s
250–299 10,606 82% 1.5s
300–349 8,746 83% 1.5s
350–399 6,222 80% 1.6s
400–449 4,823 81% 1.6s
450–499 3,599 82% 1.6s
500–549 2,566 80% 1.6s
550+ 14,402 82% 1.6s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Faded rows: under 100 sites
Fonts per page — size 154 KB. p75 295 KB. p99 1.4 MB. At the low end (0–49 KB): LCP 1.3s. At the high end (550+ KB): LCP 1.6s. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Why this matters for the Core Web Vitals, and where to start fixing it
Every font face is a separate file, and most sites load one per weight and style. Three families with three weights each is nine downloads of render-path bytes. Text either waits for them or reflows as they land, one by one.
The audit is quick: which weights actually appear above the fold? A variable font collapses a whole family of weights into one file. A system font stack costs nothing at all.
How does this affect the Core Web Vitals?
Fonts per page correlates with the LCP. Font count separates passing sites from failing sites more than font weight does. Where the font count is low, 88% of sites pass the LCP. Where it is high, 80% do. The decline is gradual. There is no point where sites suddenly start failing.
Chrome field data from 189,915 sites, representing millions of real page loads. How we measured.