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At a glance the headline numbers for Fonts per page
How many web fonts load and their over-the-wire weight.
4
font count
on the typical page
154 KB
font weight
on the typical page
295 KB
1 in 4 pages exceed this
font weight
189,915
sites measured
all-device field data
The typical page loads 4 web fonts weighing 154 KB.
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Distribution & median LCP site count and median LCP at each level of fonts per page — n
0ms
750ms
1500ms
2250ms
3000ms
0
13435
26869
0
1
2
3
4
5
6–7
8–10
11–13
14–17
>p98
Good (≤2.5s)
Needs improvement
Poor (>4s)
Site count
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP by fonts per page — n which level passes the LCP most often
Fonts per page — nSitesPassing LCPLCP
0
24,653
88%
1.2s
1
14,413
87%
1.4s
2
22,015
87%
1.4s
3
25,987
85%
1.5s
4
24,677
83%
1.5s
5
19,808
83%
1.6s
6–7
26,869
80%
1.6s
8–10
18,238
76%
1.7s
11–13
6,829
73%
1.8s
14–17
3,515
71%
1.9s
>p98
2,911
71%
1.9s
Good
Needs Improvement
Poor
Faded rows: under 100 sites
Fonts per page — n 4. p75 6. p99 20. At the low end (0): LCP 1.2s. At the high end (>p98): LCP 1.9s. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Distribution & median LCP site count and median LCP at each level of fonts per page — size
0ms
750ms
1500ms
2250ms
3000ms
0
27126
54252
0
0.2–0.475
0.475–1.13
1.13–2.68
2.68–6.35
6.35–15.1
15.1–35.8
35.8–85
85–202
202–479
479–1138
>p98
Good (≤2.5s)
Needs improvement
Poor (>4s)
Site count
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP by fonts per page — size which level passes the LCP most often
Fonts per page — sizeSitesPassing LCPLCP
0
1,101
80%
1.6s
0.475–1.13
25
87%
1.5s
1.13–2.68
301
88%
1.3s
2.68–6.35
331
88%
1.4s
6.35–15.1
1,819
88%
1.3s
15.1–35.8
9,443
89%
1.3s
35.8–85
33,564
87%
1.4s
85–202
54,252
84%
1.5s
202–479
46,145
77%
1.7s
479–1138
14,994
74%
1.8s
>p98
3,284
80%
1.6s
Good
Needs Improvement
Poor
Faded rows: under 100 sites
Fonts per page — size 154 KB. p75 295 KB. p99 1.4 MB. At the low end (0 KB): LCP 1.6s. At the high end (>p98): LCP 1.6s. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Why this matters for the Core Web Vitals, and where to start fixing it
Every font face is a separate file, and most sites load one per weight and style. Three families with three weights each is nine downloads of render-path bytes. Text either waits for them or reflows as they land, one by one.
The audit is quick: which weights actually appear above the fold? A variable font collapses a whole family of weights into one file. A system font stack costs nothing at all.
How does this affect the Core Web Vitals?
Fonts per page correlates with the LCP. Font count separates passing sites from failing sites more than font weight does. Where the font count is low, 88% of sites pass the LCP. Where it is high, 71% do. The decline is gradual. There is no point where sites suddenly start failing.
Chrome field data from 189,915 sites, representing millions of real page loads.
How we measured.