Speed Index: Impact on Search Performance

Measures how quickly page content is visually populated.

Global Average
6.03s
Good Threshold
< 3.4s
Correlation
Moderate
Sample Size
14,528

Search Impressions by SI Range

How search visibility changes as SI gets slower

Click-Through Rate by SI Range

Average CTR for pages in each SI bucket

Average Position by SI Range

Where pages rank based on their SI performance

Resource Budget by SI Range

Average resource sizes for pages in each performance bucket

SI Range JS CSS Images Total
< 2s 377 KB 33 KB 102 KB 666 KB
2-3.4s 842 KB 45 KB 262 KB 1,482 KB
3.4-5.8s 1,065 KB 99 KB 392 KB 2,116 KB
5.8-8s 1,248 KB 137 KB 753 KB 2,649 KB
> 8s 1,820 KB 149 KB 1,613 KB 4,220 KB

SI by Page Type

Page Type Avg. SI Pages Rating
FAQ Page 3.51s 75 Needs Work
Static Page 4.53s 73 Needs Work
Article / Blog Post 4.87s 360 Needs Work
Category Page 5.39s 165 Needs Work
Product Page 6.44s 784 Poor

Frequently Asked Questions

What Speed Index should I target?

A Speed Index under 3.4 seconds is considered good by Lighthouse. Speed Index captures the overall visual loading experience, making it a useful holistic metric alongside Core Web Vitals.

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