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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
desktop field data
The typical page loads 4 web fonts weighing 154 KB.
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Distribution & median INP site count and median INP at each level of fonts per page — n
0ms
63ms
125ms
188ms
250ms
0
13435
26869
0
1
2
3
4
5
6–7
8–10
11–13
14–17
>p98
Good (≤200ms)
Needs improvement
Poor (>500ms)
Site count
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing INP by fonts per page — n which level passes the INP most often
Fonts per page — nSitesPassing INPINP
0
24,653
98%
45ms
1
14,413
98%
48ms
2
22,015
99%
48ms
3
25,987
99%
47ms
4
24,677
99%
49ms
5
19,808
99%
49ms
6–7
26,869
99%
50ms
8–10
18,238
99%
52ms
11–13
6,829
99%
54ms
14–17
3,515
99%
55ms
>p98
2,911
98%
57ms
Good
Needs Improvement
Poor
Faded rows: under 100 sites
Fonts per page — n 4. p75 6. p99 20. At the low end (0): INP 45ms. At the high end (>p98): INP 57ms. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Distribution & median INP site count and median INP at each level of fonts per page — size
0ms
63ms
125ms
188ms
250ms
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 (≤200ms)
Needs improvement
Poor (>500ms)
Site count
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing INP by fonts per page — size which level passes the INP most often
Fonts per page — sizeSitesPassing INPINP
0
1,101
98%
53ms
1.13–2.68
301
99%
44ms
2.68–6.35
331
96%
45ms
6.35–15.1
1,819
99%
45ms
15.1–35.8
9,443
99%
47ms
35.8–85
33,564
99%
48ms
85–202
54,252
99%
49ms
202–479
46,145
99%
51ms
479–1138
14,994
99%
51ms
>p98
3,284
98%
53ms
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): INP 53ms. At the high end (>p98): INP 53ms. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q2 2026 · 189,915 sites · desktop 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, 77% 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.