Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS): Impact on Search Performance

Measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading.

Global Average
0.05
Good Threshold
< 0.1
Correlation
Weak
Sample Size
20,755

Search Impressions by CLS Range

How search visibility changes as CLS gets slower

Click-Through Rate by CLS Range

Average CTR for pages in each CLS bucket

Average Position by CLS Range

Where pages rank based on their CLS performance

Resource Budget by CLS Range

Average resource sizes for pages in each performance bucket

CLS Range JS CSS Images Total
< 0.05 1,121 KB 104 KB 751 KB 2,420 KB
0.05-0.1 1,243 KB 82 KB 781 KB 2,503 KB
0.1-0.25 1,076 KB 106 KB 1,341 KB 2,854 KB
0.25-0.5 1,339 KB 128 KB 1,711 KB 3,893 KB
> 0.5 1,292 KB 225 KB 1,671 KB 4,114 KB

CLS by Page Type

Page Type Avg. CLS Pages Rating
Product Page 0.01 789 Good
FAQ Page 0.02 75 Good
Static Page 0.03 73 Good
Article / Blog Post 0.05 362 Good
Category Page 0.2 165 Needs Work

Frequently Asked Questions

What CLS score should I aim for?

Google rates CLS under 0.1 as 'Good'. Our analysis shows pages with minimal layout shift consistently rank higher in search results.

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