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At a glance the headline numbers for Images per page
How many images the page renders and their over-the-wire weight.
21
image count
on the typical page
1.1 MB
image weight
on the typical page
2.8 MB
1 in 4 pages exceed this
image weight
190,130
sites measured
desktop field data
The typical page serves 21 images weighing 1.1 MB.
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Distribution & median LCP site count and median LCP at each level of images per page — n
0ms 750ms 1500ms 2250ms 3000ms
0 13970 27940
0–4 5–9 10–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65+
Good (≤2.5s) Needs improvement Poor (>4s) Site count
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Passing LCP by images per page — n which level passes the LCP most often
Images per page — nSitesPassing LCPLCP
0–4 27,940 84% 1.3s
5–9 19,827 87% 1.2s
10–14 22,004 89% 1.2s
15–19 21,116 89% 1.3s
20–24 18,466 88% 1.3s
25–29 15,032 88% 1.4s
30–34 12,107 87% 1.4s
35–39 9,509 87% 1.4s
40–44 7,471 87% 1.4s
45–49 5,905 84% 1.5s
50–54 4,805 85% 1.5s
55–59 3,828 86% 1.5s
60–64 3,097 85% 1.5s
65+ 19,023 82% 1.6s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Faded rows: under 100 sites
Images per page — n 21. p75 38. p99 177. At the low end (0–4): LCP 1.3s. At the high end (65+): LCP 1.6s. computed
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Distribution & median LCP site count and median LCP at each level of images per page — size
0ms 750ms 1500ms 2250ms 3000ms
0 29090 58179
0–499 500–999 1000–1499 1500–1999 2000–2499 2500–2999 3000–3499 3500–3999 4000–4499 4500–4999 5000–5499 5500–5999 6000–6499 6500+
Good (≤2.5s) Needs improvement Poor (>4s) Site count
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Passing LCP by images per page — size which level passes the LCP most often
Images per page — sizeSitesPassing LCPLCP
0–499 58,179 87% 1.3s
500–999 30,515 88% 1.3s
1000–1499 20,139 87% 1.4s
1500–1999 14,364 87% 1.4s
2000–2499 10,613 86% 1.4s
2500–2999 7,879 85% 1.5s
3000–3499 6,229 85% 1.5s
3500–3999 4,909 85% 1.5s
4000–4499 4,071 82% 1.5s
4500–4999 3,170 82% 1.5s
5000–5499 2,836 86% 1.5s
5500–5999 2,359 82% 1.5s
6000–6499 1,999 83% 1.5s
6500+ 18,176 82% 1.6s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Faded rows: under 100 sites
Images per page — size 1.1 MB. p75 2.8 MB. p99 26.3 MB. At the low end (0–499 KB): LCP 1.3s. At the high end (6500+ KB): LCP 1.6s. computed
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Why this matters for the Core Web Vitals, and where to start fixing it
Image count and image weight are the bulk of most pages. Those bytes compete with the LCP image for bandwidth: the browser downloads gallery thumbnails while the hero is still streaming. More images also means more decode work, and decoding is not free on a cheap phone.
Fewer, smaller, later. Cut the decorative ones, right-size the rest, lazy-load below the fold. The format and loading splits in the explorer show where to start.
How do images affect the Core Web Vitals?
Images per page correlates with the LCP. Image weight separates passing sites from failing sites more than image count does. Where the image weight is low, 87% of sites pass the LCP. Where it is high, 82% 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.