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At a glance the headline numbers for Page weight & requests
Every request the page makes on a cold load: request count and total transfer size over the wire.
71
request count
on the typical page
2.3 MB
page weight
on the typical page
4.5 MB
1 in 4 pages exceed this
page weight
185,486
sites measured
phone field data
The typical page weighs 2.3 MB across 71 requests.
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Distribution & median LCP site count and median LCP at each level of page weight & requests — n
0ms 750ms 1500ms 2250ms 3000ms
0 8896 17791
20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79 80–89 90–99 100–109 110–119 120–129 130–139 140–149 150–159 160–169 170–179 180–189 190–199 200+
Good (≤2.5s) Needs improvement Poor (>4s) Site count
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Passing LCP by page weight & requests — n which level passes the LCP most often
Page weight & requests — nSitesPassing LCPLCP
20–29 17,500 87% 1.3s
30–39 15,496 90% 1.3s
40–49 15,953 88% 1.4s
50–59 15,288 86% 1.5s
60–69 14,180 84% 1.5s
70–79 12,620 82% 1.6s
80–89 11,068 80% 1.7s
90–99 9,527 78% 1.7s
100–109 7,902 74% 1.8s
110–119 6,786 74% 1.8s
120–129 5,886 74% 1.8s
130–139 4,970 74% 1.9s
140–149 4,249 72% 1.9s
150–159 3,685 73% 1.8s
160–169 3,200 70% 1.9s
170–179 2,716 69% 1.9s
180–189 2,254 72% 1.8s
190–199 2,010 71% 1.9s
200+ 17,791 78% 1.7s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Faded rows: under 100 sites
Page weight & requests — n 71. p75 120. p99 439. At the low end (20–29): LCP 1.3s. At the high end (200+): LCP 1.7s. computed
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Distribution & median LCP site count and median LCP at each level of page weight & requests — size
0ms 750ms 1500ms 2250ms 3000ms
0 11273 22545
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 6500–6999 7000–7499 7500–7999 8000–8499 8500–8999 9000–9499 9500+
Good (≤2.5s) Needs improvement Poor (>4s) Site count
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Passing LCP by page weight & requests — size which level passes the LCP most often
Page weight & requests — sizeSitesPassing LCPLCP
0–499 22,545 88% 1.2s
500–999 17,750 90% 1.2s
1000–1499 20,558 88% 1.4s
1500–1999 19,967 86% 1.5s
2000–2499 17,316 83% 1.6s
2500–2999 14,268 82% 1.6s
3000–3499 11,420 79% 1.7s
3500–3999 9,259 78% 1.7s
4000–4499 7,415 78% 1.7s
4500–4999 6,113 77% 1.8s
5000–5499 4,998 76% 1.8s
5500–5999 4,129 77% 1.8s
6000–6499 3,721 75% 1.8s
6500–6999 3,032 75% 1.8s
7000–7499 2,570 72% 1.8s
7500–7999 2,346 73% 1.8s
8000–8499 1,936 73% 1.8s
8500–8999 1,711 76% 1.8s
9000–9499 1,487 73% 1.9s
9500+ 17,589 73% 1.8s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Faded rows: under 100 sites
Page weight & requests — size 2.3 MB. p75 4.5 MB. p99 33.3 MB. At the low end (0–499 KB): LCP 1.2s. At the high end (9500+ KB): LCP 1.8s. computed
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Why this matters for the Core Web Vitals, and where to start fixing it
Page weight is a bandwidth problem. The network can only move so many bytes per second and every resource on the page competes for that capacity. The LCP image does not load alone. It shares bandwidth with every script, stylesheet and tracking pixel that loads at the same time. A heavier page means the main content arrives later.
Request count matters next to the bytes. Every request adds queueing and scheduling overhead. On a busy connection important requests wait behind unimportant ones. Script bytes keep costing after the download. The main thread has to parse and execute them, and that delays interactions (INP). The resource type breakdown shows where the bytes sit.
How does page weight affect the Core Web Vitals?
Page weight & requests correlate with the LCP. Page weight separates passing sites from failing sites more than request count does. Where the page weight is low, 88% of sites pass the LCP. Where it is high, 73% 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.