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55%

55% -- readers spending fewer than 15 seconds on page for web page readers (2026)

Name: Readers Spending Fewer Than 15 Seconds On Page Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-29

2026 · Time Magazine

55% of readers spent fewer than 15 seconds actively on a web page.

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55%

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Data Vintage

2026

Entity

web page readers

Geography

Evidence Quality

Strong, reliable evidence

Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

61/100 confidence

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Time Magazine Primary Tier C

https://alfacharlie.co/how-to-write-web-copy-that-demands-attention/ ↗

Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2026 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

How To Write Web Copy That Demands Attention

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Time Magazine · Original study ↗

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web page readers: 55% readers spending fewer than 15 seconds on page. Source: Time Magazine (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/readers-under-15-seconds-page

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