This is the August 2026 edition of the Page Speed & Size Test benchmarks. Every figure below comes only from scans run inside that month, and none of them will change again — a rate you quote today will still be at this address years from now. For the current picture, go back to the tool's own page: that one is refreshed at every revision, and this one never is.
How the scores fell
This is how 1,525 scans spread across the five score bands in August 2026. Nearly everything piles into the top band — this is a measure the web has largely settled, and clearing it puts you level with the field rather than ahead of it.
- 0–19
- 20–39
- 40–59
- 60–79
- 80–100
| Score band | Page Speed |
|---|---|
| 0–19 | 0% · 0 |
| 20–39 | 0% · 6 |
| 40–59 | 2% · 31 |
| 60–79 | 17% · 258 |
| 80–100 | 81% · 1,230 |
| Total runs | 1,525 |
Where sites got stuck
The checks that did not pass in Page Speed & Size Test scans during August 2026. What each check means and what to do about it is on the tool's own benchmark page; this page is the record of the month.
| Check | Did not pass | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reasonable image count | 34% | Partial |
| Browser caching headers | 27% | Partial |
| Limited render-blocking JS/CSS | 19% | Partial |
| Fast Time to First Byte | 13% | Hard fail |
| Compression enabled | 12% | Hard fail |
| Reasonable HTML weight | 5% | Partial |
| Quick total load | 1% | Partial |
The weakest areas that month
This month’s sample
In August 2026 the Page Speed & Size Test recorded 1,525 successful scans across 1,346 unique domains. Across the whole series that month there were 34,236 scans covering 5,586 sites.
How the sample is collected, how it is anonymized and where the method's limits lie govern the whole series, so they are set out once in the methodology on the hub.
| Tool | Domain endings in the sample |
|---|---|
| Page Speed | .com 60% · .io 7% · .org 6% · .net 4% · other 23% |
Frequently asked questions
What was the median Page Speed & Size Test score in August 2026?
In August 2026 the median was 90/100 and the mean was 87.0. 81% of scans reached 80 or above. These figures are frozen and will not change.
Which check failed most often in August 2026?
“Reasonable image count”, which did not pass in 34% of scans, followed by “Browser caching headers” at 27%.
Why is this page never updated?
Because a dated record is only useful if it stays put. Someone citing the August 2026 figures today has to find the same numbers at the same URL years from now. For the current picture, see this tool's own benchmark page, where the figures are refreshed at every revision.
Citing this edition
The figures on this page are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Suggested citation: SeoMods — Page Speed & Size Test benchmarks, August 2026 edition, https://seomods.com/seo-score-benchmarks/page-speed/august-2026.