Top 1,000: State of Images
Images are the most popular resource type on the web. In this report we analyze how images are being used across the web.
Image Bytes
The sum of transfer size kilobytes of all external images requested by the page. An external image is identified as a resource with the png
, gif
, jpg
, jpeg
, webp
, ico
, or svg
file extensions or a MIME type containing image
.
See also: Page Weight
Image Requests
The number of external images requested by the page. An external image is identified as a resource with the png
, gif
, jpg
, jpeg
, webp
, ico
, or svg
file extensions or a MIME type containing image
.
See also: Page Weight
Offscreen Image Savings
The number of kilobytes that could be saved per page by lazy-loading offscreen and hidden images. This metric comes from Lighthouse.
Optimized Image Savings
The number of kilobytes that could be saved per page by setting JPEG compression levels to 85 or lower. This metric comes from Lighthouse.
Native Image Lazy Loading
The percent of pages that have the loading=lazy
attribute on img
elements.