How many websites pass the Response Time check?
Based on 596 audited sites · Updated 2026-07-16
95% confidence interval: 86%–91.1%
Why This Matters
LLM Discoverability
Slow pages increase the likelihood that a crawl times out or is abandoned mid-response; fast pages are more likely to be fully fetched and included in AI knowledge bases.
SEO Impact
Core Web Vitals (particularly Time to First Byte) directly influence Google's page experience signals, and slow pages are systematically demoted in competitive SERPs.
What To Do Next
11.2% of audited sites need attention on response time (67 of 596 sites are warning or failing).
- Prioritize response time on templates that create many URLs, because one template fix can improve a large share of fetch, render, and url integrity.
- After changing the page, re-run the audit and compare the observed value for this check instead of relying on visual inspection alone.
- Use the 88.8% pass rate as a benchmark: if your site fails here, passing the check moves it closer to the visible majority of crawlable, AI-readable pages.
Status Breakdown
Compliance Trend
Daily pass, warning, and failure rates across benchmark snapshots (up to 90 days).
Industry Breakdown
How different industries perform on this check.
96.7% of audited Education sites pass this check (n=30), compared with 86% of Technology sites (n=278).
| Industry | Pass rate | Avg score | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 96.7% | 71.8 | 30 |
| Media & Entertainment | 94% | 73.8 | 84 |
| Finance & Banking | 92.3% | 72.8 | 39 |
| Travel & Hospitality | 90.2% | 74.8 | 51 |
| E-Commerce | 86.7% | 69.6 | 30 |
| Technology | 86% | 72 | 278 |
| Government | 100% | 73.1 | 14limited |
| Automotive | 100% | 75.6 | 5limited |
| Professional Services | 100% | 80.8 | 4limited |
| Retail | 100% | 78.3 | 3limited |
Related Checks
Run a free audit to see whether your site passes this check, or browse the leaderboard and the audited-sites directory.