The State of Web Vitals

LCP image size

The LCP element: transfer size and natural / rendered pixel size.

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites Q1 2026 edition · Desktop field outcomes
Metric LCP INP CLS
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At a glance the headline numbers for LCP image size

The LCP element: transfer size and natural / rendered pixel size.

100.4 KB
transfer size
on the typical page
0.2 MP
file pixels
on the typical page
0.1 MP
displayed pixels
on the typical page
56,633
sites measured
desktop field data

The typical LCP image ships 100.4 KB over the wire. It carries 0.2 MP for 0.1 MP actually shown.

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Distribution & median LCP site count and median LCP at each level of LCP image size — bytes

0ms 750ms 1500ms 2250ms 3000ms
2.5s
0 6537 13074
300–738 739–1814 1815–4460 4461–10966 10967–26963 26964–66297 66298–163013 163014–400821 400822–985550 985551–2423300 >p98
Good (≤2.5s) Needs improvement Poor (>4s) Site count
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Passing LCP by LCP image size — bytes which level passes the LCP most often

LCP image size — bytesSitesPassing LCPLCP
300–738 569 80% 1.6s
739–1814 331 86% 1.3s
1815–4460 725 83% 1.4s
4461–10966 2,079 86% 1.4s
10967–26963 6,117 87% 1.4s
26964–66297 11,864 88% 1.3s
66298–163013 13,074 87% 1.4s
163014–400821 11,138 87% 1.4s
400822–985550 7,005 84% 1.4s
985551–2423300 2,598 85% 1.5s
>p98 1,133 84% 1.6s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Faded rows: under 100 sites

LCP image size — bytes 100.4 KB. p75 290.3 KB. p99 3.6 MB. At the low end (300–738): LCP 1.6s. At the high end (>p98): LCP 1.6s. computed

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Distribution & median LCP site count and median LCP at each level of LCP image size — natural mp

0ms 750ms 1500ms 2250ms 3000ms
2.5s
0 5032 10063
0 0.001–0.002 0.002–0.005 0.005–0.012 0.012–0.029 0.029–0.066 0.066–0.153 0.153–0.354 0.354–0.818 0.818–1.89 1.89–4.38 >p98
Good (≤2.5s) Needs improvement Poor (>4s) Site count
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Passing LCP by LCP image size — natural mp which level passes the LCP most often

LCP image size — natural mpSitesPassing LCPLCP
0 84 100% 1.4s
0.002–0.005 86 82% 1.5s
0.005–0.012 233 81% 1.8s
0.012–0.029 904 81% 1.3s
0.029–0.066 2,897 85% 1.3s
0.066–0.153 10,063 89% 1.4s
0.153–0.354 9,980 89% 1.4s
0.354–0.818 6,482 88% 1.4s
0.818–1.89 4,802 88% 1.3s
1.89–4.38 2,592 87% 1.4s
>p98 783 85% 1.5s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Faded rows: under 100 sites

LCP image size — natural mp 0.2 MP. p75 0.7 MP. p99 7.8 MP. At the low end (0): LCP 1.4s. At the high end (>p98): LCP 1.5s. computed

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Distribution & median LCP site count and median LCP at each level of LCP image size — rendered mp

0ms 750ms 1500ms 2250ms 3000ms
2.5s
0 6979 13957
0 0.001–0.002 0.002–0.004 0.004–0.007 0.007–0.014 0.014–0.026 0.026–0.05 0.05–0.097 0.097–0.186 0.186–0.357 0.357–0.687 >p98
Good (≤2.5s) Needs improvement Poor (>4s) Site count
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Passing LCP by LCP image size — rendered mp which level passes the LCP most often

LCP image size — rendered mpSitesPassing LCPLCP
0.002–0.004 98 75% 1.8s
0.004–0.007 420 73% 1.7s
0.007–0.014 511 78% 1.6s
0.014–0.026 1,193 81% 1.3s
0.026–0.05 2,632 86% 1.3s
0.05–0.097 10,116 88% 1.3s
0.097–0.186 13,957 89% 1.4s
0.186–0.357 8,182 90% 1.4s
0.357–0.687 1,136 89% 1.3s
>p98 782 89% 1.4s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Faded rows: under 100 sites

LCP image size — rendered mp 0.1 MP. p75 0.2 MP. p99 1.0 MP. At the low end (0.002–0.004): LCP 1.8s. At the high end (>p98): LCP 1.4s. computed

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

Three numbers describe the LCP image: the bytes over the wire, the pixels in the file, and the pixels actually shown. The gap between the last two is pure waste. An image with far more natural pixels than rendered pixels shipped resolution nobody saw, and the extra bytes stretched the load time.

Right-size first, then compress, then pick the format. Resizing the image to what is displayed saves more than recompressing a wrong-sized original ever will.

How does the weight of the LCP image affect the LCP?

LCP image size correlates with the LCP. Displayed pixels separates passing sites from failing sites the most. Where the displayed pixels is low, 73% of sites pass the LCP. Where it is high, 89% do. The rise is gradual.

Go fix it Optimize the LCP image → LCP: resource load duration → Optimize images for Core Web Vitals →
Related signals LCP loading attribute → LCP element type → LCP responsive markup → LCP discovery → Chrome field data from 94,910 sites, representing millions of real page loads · How we measured