The ultimate mobile page speed infographic

by Nate Hoffelder

After a decade of running The Digital Reader, Nate is a veteran web publisher with experience in design, maintenance, recovery, and troubleshooting. What little he doesn't know, he can learn.

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June 19, 2017

Everyone keeps saying that mobile websites are important, but what does that really mean?

For starters, half or more of a website’s visitors get there from a mobile device. They’re typically browsing over a 3G connection on a small screen powered by a comparatively weak CPU. This means a site’s speed is even more critical than for desktop visitors.

In fact, recent research from Google’s DoubleClick showed that 53% of mobile visitors will leave a site if pages take longer than 3 seconds to load.

The following infographic from Google Adsense explains in detail why mobile site’s speed is so important.

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