Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS): Impact on Search Performance

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

Global Average
0.08
Good Threshold
< 0.1
Correlation
Moderate
Sample Size
26,674

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 1,091 KB 101 KB 648 KB 2,243 KB
0.05-0.1 1,241 KB 75 KB 868 KB 2,546 KB
0.1-0.25 1,365 KB 118 KB 605 KB 2,535 KB
0.25-0.5 2,113 KB 158 KB 1,153 KB 4,587 KB
> 0.5 2,802 KB 190 KB 363 KB 4,647 KB

CLS by Page Type

Page Type Avg. CLS Pages Rating
FAQ Page 0.03 434 Good
Article / Blog Post 0.05 1,556 Good
Category Page 0.05 299 Good
Product Page 0.1 1,701 Good
Service Page 0.1 140 Good
Static Page 0.1 212 Good

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.

Other Metrics

LCP INP FCP TTFB FID SI

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