B
Evidence Grade B
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47%
47% -- bounce rate slow sites for visitors (2026)
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Value
47%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
50
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Sources (2)
Backlinko
Primary
Tier C
https://backlinko.com/website-speed-test ↗
Source Article
How To Speed Up WordPress And Other CMS & Shopping Websites
Also cited by
forbes.com
https://www.forbes.com/
2026-08-16
Original Research
Backlinko
· Original study ↗
Methodology
Visitors leaving if a site isn’t loaded in under 2 seconds.
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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