Are news sites bloated and slow? We measured 49 major outlets. 80% pass Core Web Vitals on mobile, ahead of every other sector we measured and roughly eight times the software industry's rate. The failures are the prestige titles, undone by ad-driven layout shift.
Source: Source: PageSpeed Matters, 49 major news brands vs the whole-web average and our industries study, CrUX field data, May 2026.
News passes roughly eight times as often as the software industry it covers. Being fast is about shipping a light page, not about being a technology company.
Source: Source: PageSpeed Matters, 75th-percentile mobile LCP for eight of the fastest major outlets, CrUX field data, May 2026. Good is at or under 2.5s.
The tech press loads in about a second, a sharp contrast with the software it reviews. Every site here clears the 2.5-second good line with room to spare.
Source: News Website Speed: the Biggest Outlets Pass Core Web Vitals 80% of the Time - PageSpeed Matters