A 14kb page can load much faster than a 15kb page (2022)
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created: July 19, 2025, 8:26 a.m. | updated: July 20, 2025, 4:24 a.m.
Why your website should be under 14kB in sizeWhy your website should be under 14kB in sizeHaving a smaller website makes it load faster — that's not surprising.
HTTP is built on top of TCP and a single HTTP request is usually made up of many TCP packets.
But, assuming you've tried your very best to fit everything into 14kB, and can't — the 14kB rule is still useful.
There's other caveats too — here's a more in depth article about why the 14kB rule isn't always the caseHTTP/2 and the 14kB ruleThere is an idea that the 14kB rule no longer holds true when using HTTP/2.
HTTP/3 and QUICSimilarly to HTTP/2, there is a notion that HTTP/3 and QUIC will do away with the 14kB rule — this is not true.
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