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Page speed revenue calculator: what a slow website costs in lost sales

A slow website loses sales because conversion rates fall as load time rises. Deloitte found a 0.1-second mobile speed improvement went with 8.4% more retail conversions, and Portent found e-commerce sites loading in 1 second convert 2.5 times better than sites loading in 5 seconds. To estimate your gain, apply a conversion change for each second saved to your current conversion rate, then multiply the extra conversions by your order or lead value.

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Use Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) on mobile from PageSpeed Insights or your analytics.

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Conservative assumption — published studies report larger effects. Use your own A/B test results if you have them.

Result

Extra revenue per year

$190,970

Cutting load time from 4.5 to 2 seconds could add about 199 conversions and $15,914 a month ($190,970 a year).

A 2-second target meets Google’s “good” LCP threshold (2.5 s), which also supports search rankings through Core Web Vitals.

Monthly revenue by load time
  • 1 s $103,133

    2.58% conversion

  • 2 s $95,914

    2.4% conversion

  • 3 s $89,200

    2.23% conversion

  • 4 s $82,956

    2.07% conversion

  • 5 s $77,149

    1.93% conversion

  • 6 s $71,749

    1.79% conversion

  • 8 s $62,056

    1.55% conversion

  • Today (4.5 s) $80,000
Page speed revenue calculator results
Seconds saved 2.5 s
Conversion rate today 2%
Conversion rate at target 2.4%
Extra conversions per month 199
Extra revenue per month $15,914
Revenue lost per month by each extra second $5,600
  • Studies compare many sites, and faster sites often differ in other ways too, so the default here is deliberately lower than published figures. Compare before and after a speed project, or A/B test, to confirm the effect on your own site.

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How this calculator works

MetricFormula
Conversion rate at targetcurrent rate ÷ (1 − loss per second)^(seconds saved)
Extra conversionsvisits × (new rate − current rate)
Extra revenueextra conversions × order or lead value

Worked example

With these inputs:

  • Currency: USD ($)
  • Visits per month: 50,000
  • Current conversion rate: 2%
  • Average order or lead value: 80
  • Current load time: 4.5 seconds
  • Target load time: 2 seconds
  • Conversion loss per extra second: 7%

Extra revenue per year: $190,970. Cutting load time from 4.5 to 2 seconds could add about 199 conversions and $15,914 a month ($190,970 a year).

Seconds saved2.5 s
Conversion rate today2%
Conversion rate at target2.4%
Extra conversions per month199
Extra revenue per month$15,914
Revenue lost per month by each extra second$5,600

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Core Web Vitals thresholds

MetricMeasuresGoodPoor
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) Loading — when the main content appears ≤ 2.5 s > 4 s
Interaction to Next Paint (INP) Responsiveness to clicks and taps ≤ 200 ms > 500 ms
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) Visual stability while loading ≤ 0.1 > 0.25

The quickest ways to speed up a website

  • Compress and resize images; use WebP or AVIF and lazy-load images below the fold.
  • Serve the site through a CDN with caching.
  • Remove unused JavaScript, plugins and third-party tags; defer the rest.
  • Preload the main image and web fonts; limit font weights.
  • Use server-side caching and a fast host close to your visitors.

Every option can be set in the web address, so you can bookmark a scenario or send it to a colleague. AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity can use the same parameters to open this calculator with your numbers and the result already on the page.

ParameterWhat it setsAccepted values
currency Currency one of USD, INR, AED, GBP, EUR
visitors Visits per month number from 1 to 10000000000, default 50000
conversion Current conversion rate number from 0.01 to 100 (%), default 2
value Average order or lead value number from 0 to 10000000 (in the chosen currency), default 80
current_time Current load time number from 0.3 to 30 (seconds), default 4.5
target_time Target load time number from 0.3 to 30 (seconds), default 2
loss_per_second Conversion loss per extra second number from 0 to 50 (%), default 7

Example: https://infikeytechnologies.com/tools/page-speed-revenue-calculator?currency=USD&visitors=100000&conversion=1.8&value=70&current_time=4.5&target_time=2&loss_per_second=7

Also available as plain text for AI assistants and a free JSON API (OpenAPI spec).

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Disclaimer

This calculator is provided free for general information and planning only. Results are estimates based on the inputs you enter and the assumptions described on this page, reference data such as published prices may change, and actual costs and outcomes will differ. Nothing on this page is financial, legal, tax, investment or other professional advice. Infikey Technologies Private Limited, Infikey Technologies LLC and their directors, employees and affiliates make no warranty, express or implied, about the accuracy, completeness or suitability of this tool or its results, and accept no liability for any loss or damage, direct or indirect, arising from its use or from reliance on its results. Verify all figures independently and seek professional advice before making any decision. Use of this tool is at your own risk.

FAQ

Page speed revenue calculator questions

How much does page speed affect conversions? +

Deloitte’s Milliseconds Make Millions study found a 0.1-second mobile speed improvement went with 8.4% more retail conversions and 10.1% more travel conversions. Portent found e-commerce conversion rates averaged 3.05% at 1 second but 0.67% at 4 seconds. The effect varies by site, so test on your own.

What is a good page load time? +

Aim for the main content to appear within 2.5 seconds on mobile — Google’s “good” threshold for Largest Contentful Paint.

Does page speed affect SEO? +

Yes. Core Web Vitals are part of Google’s page experience signals. Speed rarely outranks relevance, but it can decide close competitions and it affects every visitor.

How do I measure my website speed? +

Use Google PageSpeed Insights or Search Console for real-user Core Web Vitals, and Lighthouse or WebPageTest for lab tests.

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