Core Web Vitals in entertainment and leisure: 339 domains measured
By Christian Schreiber · Updated
Leisure and event sites are almost always opened on a phone and often at short notice. The visitor wants dates, prices and the way to a ticket.
For Core Web Vitals, entertainment and leisure ranks twelfth of 18 industries, behind finance and insurance, ahead of food and restaurants. All medians stay within Google's thresholds, closest to the limit is LCP at 2058 ms against 2500 ms.
Core Web Vitals in entertainment and leisure
41 percent of the 339 domains measured in this industry pass all three Core Web Vitals with real user data.
| Metric | Industry median | Middle half of the industry | Google threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| LCP | 2058 ms | 1603 ms – 2780 ms | 2500 ms |
| INP | 141 ms | 109 ms – 212 ms | 200 ms |
| CLS | 0.05 | 0.01 – 0.17 | 0.10 |
Thresholds, sample sizes and anonymisation are explained under Core Web Vitals by industry.
Entertainment and leisure against every measured domain
| Group | LCP | INP | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment and leisure | 2355 ms | 177 ms | 0.14 |
| PerfDelta average (5748 domains tested) | 1977 ms | 144 ms | 0.04 |
Platforms in entertainment and leisure
Share passing all three Core Web Vitals, by platform.
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WordPress 43%
30 domains on this platform · median 2024 ms, middle half 1647 ms to 2750 ms
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Next.js 20%
60 domains on this platform · median 2387 ms, middle half 1813 ms to 3206 ms
Three measurements from entertainment and leisure
Faster quarter, median and slowest quarter, anonymised and rounded.
| Position | LCP | INP | CLS | Mobile score | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best quarter | 1600 ms | 100 ms | 0.01 | 55 | – |
| Typical | 2050 ms | 100 ms | 0.12 | 30 | – |
| Slowest quarter | 2800 ms | 250 ms | 0.20 | 40 | Next.js |
What usually slows entertainment and leisure down
Landing sections with video backgrounds and large image sequences are the norm here, with ticketing systems embedded from outside. Both delay the largest contentful paint noticeably. A static hero image and a ticket flow that loads on click are the fastest route to better values.
Which entertainment and leisure pages to test first
The event calendar, individual event pages and the step into the ticket shop decide whether a visit turns into a sale. Test an event page with its images and the page where the ticket shop begins. Venues with seasonal peaks should test before the season, because traffic spikes expose slow servers that look fine in quiet weeks.
Which metric is at risk in entertainment and leisure
LCP suffers from hero videos and large event posters. Once the ticket shop loads, INP becomes the issue: seat maps and date selectors are heavy applications. Layout shifts come from countdown timers, sold-out labels and banners for upcoming events inserted after rendering.
Step-by-step fixes: Website Speed Optimization.
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