First Contentful Paint (FCP): Impact on Search Performance

Measures perceived load speed. When the first content becomes visible.

Global Average
3.59s
Good Threshold
< 1.8s
Correlation
Weak
Sample Size
14,620

Search Impressions by FCP Range

How search visibility changes as FCP gets slower

Click-Through Rate by FCP Range

Average CTR for pages in each FCP bucket

Average Position by FCP Range

Where pages rank based on their FCP performance

Resource Budget by FCP Range

Average resource sizes for pages in each performance bucket

FCP Range JS CSS Images Total
< 1s 624 KB 218 KB 478 KB 980 KB
1-1.8s 707 KB 63 KB 268 KB 1,359 KB
1.8-3s 1,190 KB 87 KB 1,579 KB 3,417 KB
3-5s 1,149 KB 134 KB 862 KB 2,582 KB
> 5s 1,710 KB 143 KB 627 KB 3,052 KB

FCP by Page Type

Page Type Avg. FCP Pages Rating
FAQ Page 2.33s 75 Needs Work
Category Page 2.55s 165 Needs Work
Static Page 2.8s 73 Needs Work
Article / Blog Post 3.17s 362 Poor
Product Page 3.44s 789 Poor

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast should FCP be?

Google rates FCP under 1.8 seconds as 'Good'. FCP is often the first signal users get that the page is loading, making it critical for perceived performance.

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