Page Speed and Google Rankings: Page One Passes Core Web Vitals 47.6% vs 44.2% on Page Two

    Page-one results pass Core Web Vitals 47.6% of the time vs 44.2% on page two; among competitive sites the gap widens to 7.6 points.

    Core Web Vitals pass rate by Google ranking bucket
    Top 3
    50.8%
    Position #1
    49.2%
    Page one (1–10)
    47.6%
    Page two (11–20)
    44.2%

    Source: PageSpeed Matters analysis of 64,864 ranking positions with CrUX field data, June 2026.

    These are observational field results; association, not causation.

    Share of ranking pages passing each Core Web Vital (mobile)
    CLS (visual stability)
    77%
    LCP (loading)
    63%
    INP (interactivity)
    63%

    Source: PageSpeed Matters analysis of top-20 ranking pages with CrUX field data, June 2026.

    Ranking pages that fail Core Web Vitals overwhelmingly fail on LCP and INP, not CLS.

    Source: Page Speed and Google Rankings: Page One Passes Core Web Vitals 47.6% vs 44.2% on Page Two - PageSpeed Matters