# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://www.apple.com

**Date:** April 7, 2026  
**URL:** https://www.apple.com  
**Overall Grade:** B (80/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/fdac5cc1-7f2f-601a-e84c-fad24d30f97a

## Top Findings

1. **[CRITICAL]** 'unsafe-eval' found in script source — Security > Content Security Policy
2. **[CRITICAL]** 'unsafe-inline' found in script source — Security > Content Security Policy
3. **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'geo' is missing the Secure flag — Security > Cookie Security
4. **[CRITICAL]** 18 image-only link(s) without alt text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality
5. **[CRITICAL]** 9 link(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 57 |
| Accessibility | 92 |
| Best Practices | 100 |
| SEO | 92 |

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## Security

### Security Headers (B — 75/100)

*7 of 10 headers properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Strict-Transport-Security is properly configured
- **[PASS]** X-Content-Type-Options is properly configured
- **[PASS]** X-Frame-Options is properly configured
- **[PASS]** Referrer-Policy is properly configured
- **[WARNING]** Permissions-Policy header is missing — Controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) are allowed. Set it to restrict unused features.
- **[PASS]** Content-Security-Policy is present
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing — COOP isolates your browsing context, preventing cross-origin side-channel attacks. Set to 'same-origin'.
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — COEP prevents loading cross-origin resources without explicit permission. Required for SharedArrayBuffer and high-resolution timers.
- **[PASS]** X-Powered-By header is not present
- **[PASS]** Server header is present without version info

### Content Security Policy (F — 35/100)

*3 of 10 CSP checks passed*

- **[INFO]** Raw CSP policy
- **[PASS]** default-src directive is set
- **[CRITICAL]** 'unsafe-inline' found in script source — 'unsafe-inline' allows inline <script> tags, defeating CSP against XSS. Remove it and use nonces or hashes instead.
- **[CRITICAL]** 'unsafe-eval' found in script source — 'unsafe-eval' allows eval() and similar functions, enabling code injection. Remove it.
- **[PASS]** No wildcard in script source
- **[PASS]** object-src falls back to default-src
- **[WARNING]** base-uri directive is missing — Without base-uri, attackers can inject a <base> tag to hijack relative URLs. Set it to 'self' or 'none'.
- **[WARNING]** frame-ancestors directive is missing — frame-ancestors controls who can embed your page, preventing clickjacking. Set it to 'self' or 'none'.
- **[WARNING]** form-action directive is missing — form-action restricts where forms can submit data, preventing form hijacking.
- **[INFO]** upgrade-insecure-requests is not set — This directive upgrades HTTP resources to HTTPS automatically, preventing mixed content.

### TLS & Certificates (A+ — 100/100)

*TLS 1.3, 7 checks passed*

- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 is used
- **[PASS]** Strong cipher suite is used
- **[INFO]** HTTP/2 is not negotiated — HTTP/2 provides multiplexing and header compression for better performance.
- **[PASS]** Certificate is valid (expires in 132 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 2 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 3 domain(s)
- **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA

### Cookie Security (B — 75/100)

*1 cookies analyzed, 0 checks passed*

- **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'geo' is missing the Secure flag — Without the Secure flag, this cookie can be sent over unencrypted HTTP, exposing it to interception.
- **[WARNING]** Cookie 'geo' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft.
- **[WARNING]** Cookie 'geo' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict.

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## Advanced Security

### Subresource Integrity (A+ — 100/100)

*No external resources*

- **[PASS]** No external resources to protect

### JS Library Vulnerabilities (A+ — 100/100)

*No known vulnerabilities*

- **[PASS]** No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected

### Information Leakage (A+ — 100/100)

*No exposures*

- **[PASS]** security.txt is present — good practice
- **[PASS]** No sensitive files exposed

### Email Security (F — 30/100)

*No DMARC*

- **[WARNING]** No DMARC record found — Without DMARC, email receivers have no policy for handling authentication failures.

### Permissions-Policy (D — 40/100)

*No header set*

- **[WARNING]** No Permissions-Policy header — Consider adding a Permissions-Policy header to restrict browser feature access from embedded content.

### CORS Configuration (B — 80/100)

*No CORS headers*

- **[PASS]** No CORS headers present — secure default

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## Performance

### Page Weight Budget (C — 62/100)

*1.8 MB transferred, 44 requests*

- **[INFO]** Page weighs 3.3 MB (1.8 MB transferred)
- **[INFO]** Fonts are 916 KB — consider subsetting or using system fonts — Subset fonts to include only used characters, or switch to system font stacks.
- **[PASS]** 44 HTTP requests
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.38 g CO2 per page load

### Third-Party Impact (A+ — 100/100)

*0% third-party, 0 ms blocking*

- **[INFO]** Third-party code accounts for 0% of page weight (2.3 KiB of 1.8 MiB)
- **[PASS]** Third-party blocking time is low (0 ms)

### Text Compression (A+ — 100/100)

*All text resources are compressed*

- **[PASS]** All text resources are compressed

### Image Optimization (C — 60/100)

*7 images, 0 KB saveable*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.apple.com/v/home/a/images/heroes/iphon... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.apple.com/v/home/a/images/heroes/macbo... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.apple.com/v/home/a/images/logos/ipad-a... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.apple.com/v/home/a/images/heroes/ipad-... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.apple.com/v/home/a/images/promos/wwdc2... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAHAAACH5BAEAAAAA... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.

### JS Execution Cost (D — 40/100)

*2935ms total JS execution*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.apple.com/: 798ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.apple.com/v/home/a/scripts/main.built....: 664ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.apple.com/api-www/global-elements/glob...: 500ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 309ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** https://www.apple.com/metrics/ac-analytics/2.29.1/...: 193ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** Third-party scripts: 309ms (11% of total)

### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)

*5 fonts (916 KB)*

- **[INFO]** 5 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

### JS Bundles (C — 60/100)

*15 scripts, 159 KB unused*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.apple.com/api-www/global-elements/glob...: 56 KB unused (35%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.apple.com/metrics/ac-analytics/2.29.1/...: 41 KB unused (40%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.apple.com/ac/localeswitcher/4/en_US/sc...: 35 KB unused (63%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.apple.com/v/home/a/built/scripts/endle...: 27 KB unused (68%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 159 KB

### Resource Caching (A+ — 100/100)

*All resources properly cached*

- **[PASS]** No caching issues found

### Critical Rendering Path (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected

### Resource Hints (A+ — 100/100)

*No optimization needed*

- **[PASS]** No resource hint issues

### Render-Blocking Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources detected*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected in <head>

### Third-Party Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No third-party resources detected*


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## Content Quality

### Links (A — 93/100)

*200 links checked, 198 healthy, 1 broken*

- **[WARNING]** 198 of 200 links are healthy
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.apple.com/wss/fonts?families=SF+Pro,v3|SF+Pro... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[INFO]** Long redirect chain: https://www.apple.com/us/shop/goto/order/list (5 hops)

### Mixed Content (A+ — 100/100)

*No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS.*

- **[PASS]** No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS

### Open Graph (B — 85/100)

*Open Graph tags are partially configured — some improvements recommended.*

- **[CRITICAL]** og:image is not reachable — The og:image URL could not be fetched. Social platforms won't be able to display it.
- **[INFO]** og:title is short (5 characters) — Ideal length is 25–60 characters for social sharing previews.
- **[INFO]** Missing twitter:card — Without twitter:card, Twitter falls back to Open Graph tags. Adding it gives you more control.

### Structured Data (A+ — 100/100)

*3 JSON-LD block(s) found — structured data is well configured.*

- **[INFO]** Missing recommended property "description" for WebSite — Adding "description" can improve how search engines display your content.
- **[PASS]** Custom type "WebPage" — unable to validate specific properties
- **[PASS]** 3 JSON-LD blocks found

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## Infrastructure

### DNS Records (B — 75/100)

*1 A records, 17 ms lookup*

- **[PASS]** Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
- **[INFO]** Single A record — no DNS redundancy — Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
- **[PASS]** Has 3 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
- **[WARNING]** CNAME record at zone apex — A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.
- **[INFO]** No NS records found
- **[INFO]** No MX records — email not configured via DNS
- **[INFO]** CAA records not checked — CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
- **[INFO]** No SPF record found in TXT records — SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
- **[PASS]** DNS resolution time: 17 ms

### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100)

*No redirects — direct access*

- **[PASS]** No redirects — direct access

### IPv6 Readiness (F — 30/100)

*IPv6 records exist but unreachable*

- **[WARNING]** IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable — Having AAAA records but an unreachable server is worse than no AAAA — clients may experience delays before falling back to IPv4.
- **[INFO]** IPv6 connection error

### Crawlability (A+ — 100/100)

*robots.txt present, sitemap with 47 URLs*

- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 47 entries
- **[PASS]** Sitemap index with 47 child sitemaps
- **[PASS]** robots.txt references sitemap

### URL Variants (A+ — 100/100)

*www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS*

- **[PASS]** www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: www)
- **[PASS]** HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

### Domain Intelligence (A+ — 100/100)

*apple.com — via Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE, 39 years, 8 months old*

- **[PASS]** Domain registered until Feb 20, 2027 (10 months remaining)
- **[INFO]** DNSSEC is not enabled — DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
- **[PASS]** Registrar: Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE

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## Compliance

### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100)

*No testable criteria*


### Cookie Consent & Privacy (B — 80/100)

*No consent signals detected*

- **[WARNING]** No privacy policy link detected — A privacy policy page is recommended for transparency and may be legally required.
- **[INFO]** No terms of service link detected
- **[INFO]** No cookie consent banner detected
- **[PASS]** 1 cookie(s) set on initial load (functional)
- **[INFO]** This is an automated check, not legal advice — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators of consent management. This does not constitute a legal compliance assessment. Consult a privacy professional for GDPR/CCPA compliance.

### Language & i18n (A — 90/100)

*Lang attribute present*

- **[PASS]** <html lang> attribute is present
- **[PASS]** <html lang> value is valid
- **[INFO]** No Content-Language HTTP header
- **[INFO]** Language signals are inconsistent — The <html lang> attribute and Content-Language header should agree.

### Readability & Typography (A+ — 100/100)

*Font sizes and tap targets checked*


### Viewport Configuration (A+ — 100/100)

*Viewport properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Viewport meta tag is present
- **[PASS]** width=device-width is set
- **[PASS]** User zooming is allowed

### Third-Party Trackers (C — 55/100)

*2 trackers detected*

- **[INFO]** 2 third-party trackers detected — Found 2 analytics, 0 advertising, 0 marketing, 0 tag manager trackers.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no cookie policy found — This page loads 2 trackers but no cookie policy was detected. GDPR requires disclosure when using tracking cookies.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no privacy policy found — Most data protection regulations require a privacy policy when collecting user data via trackers.

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## Legal

### Legal Page Ecosystem (B — 70/100)

*3 of 7 expected legal pages detected*

- **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at /privacy/.
- **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at /legal/privacy/, linked from footer.
- **[INFO]** Cookie Policy not detected — No link matching common Cookie Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Cookie Policy, especially those collecting user data.
- **[PASS]** Accessibility Statement detected — Found at /accessibility/assistive-technologies/.
- **[INFO]** DMCA / Copyright Notice not detected — No link matching common DMCA / Copyright Notice URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a DMCA / Copyright Notice, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Refund / Returns Policy not detected — No link matching common Refund / Returns Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Refund / Returns Policy, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Acceptable Use Policy not detected — No link matching common Acceptable Use Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Acceptable Use Policy, especially those collecting user data.

### Copyright Notice (A+ — 100/100)

*© 2026 Apple Inc*

- **[PASS]** Copyright notice is up to date — Copyright notice is up to date: © 2026 Apple Inc
- **[PASS]** Copyright holder: Apple Inc

### Regulatory Indicators

*2 regulatory indicator(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** This is a technical scan, not a legal assessment — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators that may suggest regulatory relevance. This is not a compliance audit and should not be relied upon for legal decisions. Consult qualified legal counsel for compliance assessments.
- **[INFO]** GDPR indicators detected (moderate confidence) — Indicators suggesting GDPR may be relevant: Privacy policy page found. EU General Data Protection Regulation — governs collection and processing of personal data of EU residents.
- **[INFO]** ADA indicators detected (moderate confidence) — Indicators suggesting ADA may be relevant: Accessibility statement page found. Americans with Disabilities Act / Section 508 — requires digital accessibility for people with disabilities.

### Third-Party Data Sharing

*0 third-party service(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** Data inventory for transparency purposes — This inventory identifies third-party services that receive data from your site visitors. Under regulations like GDPR (Article 30), maintaining records of data processing activities is commonly considered a best practice. This automated scan provides a starting point — it may not capture all data flows.
- **[INFO]** No recognized third-party data-sharing services detected — This page does not appear to load external tracking, analytics, or advertising scripts.

### Compliance Badges (C — 55/100)

*0 compliance badge(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** No compliance badges detected — No recognized compliance certification badges or seals were found. This is common — many sites do not display compliance badges.

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## Availability

### CDN & Delivery (D — 50/100)

*No CDN detected*

- **[WARNING]** No CDN detected — A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.

### HTTP Caching (B — 70/100)

*max-age=0*

- **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set
- **[INFO]** No ETag or Last-Modified header — Conditional requests (304 Not Modified) are not possible without validators.

### Transport Security (A — 90/100)

*HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis*

- **[INFO]** HTTP/3 (QUIC) not advertised — HTTP/3 eliminates head-of-line blocking. If your CDN supports it, consider enabling it.
- **[PASS]** HSTS enabled (includeSubDomains, preload)
- **[PASS]** HSTS preload enabled
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)

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## Accessibility

### Landmark Structure (B — 80/100)

*6 landmarks*

- **[PASS]** <main> landmark present
- **[PASS]** 2 <nav> landmark(s) found
- **[PASS]** All <nav> elements are properly labeled
- **[INFO]** No banner (header) landmark
- **[WARNING]** Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) — Add a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass repeated navigation.

### Heading Hierarchy (A+ — 100/100)

*55 headings*

- **[PASS]** Single H1 present

### Alt Text Quality (A — 94/100)

*All 49 images OK*

- **[INFO]** 3 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters
- **[PASS]** 40 decorative image(s) correctly marked
- **[PASS]** 6 image(s) with good alt text

### Form Accessibility (A+ — 100/100)

*All 1 controls labeled*

- **[PASS]** 1 control(s) properly labeled

### Link & Button Quality (D — 50/100)

*9 issue(s) across 337 links and 27 buttons*

- **[CRITICAL]** 9 link(s) with no accessible text — Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.
- **[CRITICAL]** 18 image-only link(s) without alt text
- **[PASS]** 310 link(s) with descriptive text

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## UX

### 404 Error Page (B — 80/100)

*HTTP 404, custom page*

- **[PASS]** Correct 404 status code returned
- **[PASS]** Custom styled 404 page
- **[PASS]** Navigation links present on 404 page
- **[PASS]** Homepage link present on 404 page

### Favicon & Branding (F — 15/100)

*1 icon(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** favicon.ico present at site root
- **[INFO]** No apple-touch-icon detected — iOS devices use this when users add your site to their home screen. Add <link rel='apple-touch-icon' sizes='180x180' href='/apple-touch-icon.png'>.

### Web Manifest (D — 40/100)

*Not found*

- **[INFO]** No web manifest found — No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

### Dark Mode Support (D — 40/100)

*No dark mode signals*

- **[INFO]** No dark mode signals detected — Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.
- **[INFO]** Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles — External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

### Print Stylesheet (D — 40/100)

*No print styles*

- **[INFO]** No print-specific styles detected — When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

### Navigation UX (F — 20/100)

*No navigation patterns*

- **[PASS]** 2 navigation landmark(s) detected
- **[PASS]** Hamburger menu detected (responsive design)
- **[INFO]** No breadcrumbs, search, or skip link detected — These navigation aids help users orient themselves and find content efficiently, especially on large sites.

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## SEO

### Canonical URL (A+ — 100/100)

*Properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Canonical tag present
- **[PASS]** Canonical is self-referencing
- **[PASS]** Canonical matches final URL after redirects
- **[PASS]** Canonical target returns 200

### Meta Tags (A — 90/100)

*Title: 5 chars*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[WARNING]** Title is only 5 characters — consider expanding
- **[INFO]** Title and H1 are identical — Consider differentiating — the title is for search results, the H1 is for the page.

### Content Depth (A — 85/100)

*1420 words, Difficult*

- **[PASS]** Page has 1420 words — good depth for search engines
- **[INFO]** Text-to-HTML ratio is 3% — Very low ratio suggests heavy framework overhead or boilerplate.
- **[INFO]** Reading level: Difficult (grade 13)

### Internal Links (A+ — 95/100)

*284 internal, 53 external*

- **[PASS]** 284 internal links (84%)
- **[PASS]** 97% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** Page has 337 links — consider reducing
- **[INFO]** 284 internal / 53 external links

### Image SEO (A+ — 100/100)

*49 images, 34 descriptive filenames*

- **[INFO]** 15 image(s) have hash/generic filenames

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (B — 70/100)

*0.51g CO2 per view*

- **[INFO]** 0.51g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 1.8 MB, producing an estimated 0.51g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.09g, network 0.09g, end-user device 0.33g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 61.6 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 61.6 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 7694 smartphones.

### Green Hosting (D — 50/100)

*Unknown*

- **[INFO]** Hosting provider could not be identified — Without knowing the provider, we cannot determine their energy sourcing. Check with your hosting provider about their renewable energy commitments.
- **[INFO]** Green hosting status based on known provider commitments — Green hosting detection uses a curated database of provider renewable energy commitments. This is not a real-time verification. For authoritative checks, visit thegreenwebfoundation.org.

### Repeat Visit Weight (A+ — 100/100)

*98% cached*

- **[PASS]** 98% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors download only 40 KB (vs 1854 KB first visit). 43 of 44 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.50g CO2 per repeat visit.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.51g)

### Carbon Budget (B — 70/100)

*41th percentile*

- **[INFO]** 0.51g CO2 — below the median website (0.60g) — Better than an estimated 59% of websites, but above the sustainability target of 0.50g. Reducing page weight would help reach the target.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 41th percentile — Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.

### Transfer Efficiency (A+ — 100/100)

*91% efficient*

- **[PASS]** Transfer efficiency: 91% — Only 159 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.

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