Time to First Byte (TTFB): Impact on Search Performance

Measures server responsiveness. How long the server takes to respond.

Global Average
0.61s
Good Threshold
< 0.8s
Correlation
Moderate
Sample Size
14,620

Search Impressions by TTFB Range

How search visibility changes as TTFB gets slower

Click-Through Rate by TTFB Range

Average CTR for pages in each TTFB bucket

Average Position by TTFB Range

Where pages rank based on their TTFB performance

Resource Budget by TTFB Range

Average resource sizes for pages in each performance bucket

TTFB Range JS CSS Images Total
< 0.4s 1,076 KB 89 KB 469 KB 2,105 KB
0.4-0.8s 1,202 KB 119 KB 2,471 KB 4,315 KB
0.8-1.8s 1,284 KB 128 KB 1,037 KB 2,837 KB
1.8-3s 1,187 KB 151 KB 709 KB 2,439 KB
> 3s 1,170 KB 160 KB 1,068 KB 2,710 KB

TTFB by Page Type

Page Type Avg. TTFB Pages Rating
Product Page 0.27s 789 Good
Category Page 0.37s 165 Good
Article / Blog Post 0.38s 362 Good
FAQ Page 0.39s 75 Good
Static Page 1.11s 73 Needs Work

Frequently Asked Questions

What TTFB is acceptable?

Google considers TTFB under 0.8 seconds as 'Good'. TTFB is a server-side metric that affects all subsequent loading milestones. Our data shows a clear correlation with search rankings.

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