Sites Cited in AI Overviews Pass Core Web Vitals 56.8% of the Time vs 40% Web-Wide

    We pulled every page Google's AI Overview cited across 13 common questions and measured how fast each one is. A clear majority, 56.8%, pass Core Web Vitals, against roughly 40% for the web as a whole.

    Core Web Vitals of AI-Overview-cited pages vs the web (mobile)
    Cited pages: pass all three
    56.8%
    Web-wide: pass all three
    40%
    Cited pages: good LCP (loading)
    74.3%
    Cited pages: good INP (responsiveness)
    83.6%
    Cited pages: good CLS (stability)
    82.4%

    Source: Source: PageSpeed Matters analysis of AI Overview citations across 13 queries joined to CrUX field data, May 2026.

    Cited pages beat the web on loading, match it on responsiveness, and pass overall far more often than the typical site.

    Source: Sites Cited in AI Overviews Pass Core Web Vitals 56.8% of the Time vs 40% Web-Wide - PageSpeed Matters