B
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50%
50% -- average scroll depth for content sites (2024)
Average scroll depth for blog posts across content sites typically falls between 50% and 60%.
- Represents the lower bound of a 50–60% benchmark range
- Aggregated across multiple industry studies (Chartbeat, Hotjar, Crazy Egg)
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Value
50%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2024
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
getsleek.io
Primary
Tier B
https://getsleek.io/blog/what-is-scroll-depth ↗
Source Article
What Is Scroll Depth Tracking and Why It Matters
What Is Scroll Depth Tracking and Why It Matters
Scroll depth tracking measures how far visitors actually read on a page. The definition, why it matters for content sites, and how to implement it with IntersectionObserver.
TL;DR
- 1.Scroll depth is the percentage of a page a visitor actually scrolle…
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getsleek.io
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Methodology
Aggregated data from Chartbeat, Hotjar, and Crazy Egg studies through 2024
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Industrymarketing
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content sites: 50% average scroll depth. Source: getsleek.io (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/scroll-depth-content-sites
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