Largest Contentful Paint (LCP): Impact on Search Performance

Measures loading performance. How long until the largest element is visible.

Global Average
9.66s
Good Threshold
< 2.5s
Correlation
Weak
Sample Size
20,634

Search Impressions by LCP Range

How search visibility changes as LCP gets slower

Click-Through Rate by LCP Range

Average CTR for pages in each LCP bucket

Average Position by LCP Range

Where pages rank based on their LCP performance

Resource Budget by LCP Range

Average resource sizes for pages in each performance bucket

LCP Range JS CSS Images Total
< 1s 459 KB 0 KB 0 KB 464 KB
1-2.5s 390 KB 51 KB 390 KB 1,038 KB
2.5-4s 781 KB 89 KB 374 KB 1,581 KB
4-6s 1,126 KB 115 KB 478 KB 2,139 KB
> 6s 1,296 KB 112 KB 894 KB 2,839 KB

LCP by Page Type

Page Type Avg. LCP Pages Rating
Static Page 4.89s 72 Poor
FAQ Page 5.8s 75 Poor
Category Page 6.38s 165 Poor
Article / Blog Post 7.39s 358 Poor
Product Page 11.38s 786 Poor

Frequently Asked Questions

What LCP should my site target?

Google considers LCP under 2.5 seconds as 'Good'. Between 2.5-4s needs improvement, and over 4s is poor. Our data shows pages with sub-2.5s LCP get significantly more search impressions.

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