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First Contentful Paint (FCP): Impact on Search Performance

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

Global Average
3.14 s
Good Threshold
< 1.8 s
Correlation
Strong
Sample Size
40,601

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 268 KB 65 KB 419 KB 788 KB
1-1.8s 814 KB 51 KB 334 KB 1,358 KB
1.8-3s 1,148 KB 110 KB 756 KB 2,713 KB
3-5s 1,402 KB 139 KB 675 KB 2,902 KB
> 5s 1,755 KB 158 KB 951 KB 4,015 KB

FCP by Page Type

Page Type Avg. FCP Pages Rating
Static Page 2.7 s 1,108 Needs Work
Article / Blog Post 3.14 s 9,390 Poor
FAQ Page 3.16 s 2,803 Poor
Category Page 3.37 s 742 Poor
Home Page 3.44 s 116 Poor
Product Page 3.64 s 4,206 Poor
Service Page 3.89 s 735 Poor
About Page 3.89 s 58 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.

Other Metrics

LCP CLS INP TTFB FID SI

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