Google Page Crawl Size Update Explained: How to Check Your HTML Size Using Chrome DevTools (No Tools Required)
When Google confirmed that it processes only the first 2MB of HTML while crawling a page, many website owners panicked. Is my content being cut off? Are parts of my page invisible to Google? Do I need a new tool to check this? The good news is simple: you don’t need any third-party tool to verify whether your page is within Google’s crawl size limit. You can check it yourself directly inside your browser. But before we get into the method, let’s understand what this update actually means. What Is Google’s 2MB Crawl Size Limit? Googlebot downloads and processes only the first 2MB of a page’s raw HTML during crawling. If your HTML exceeds that limit, anything beyond 2MB may not be evaluated. Important clarification: This limit applies only to: The raw HTML response It does NOT apply to: Images CSS files JavaScript files Videos External resources This is where confusion often begins. Many people think their “page size” must be under 2MB. That’s incorrect. What matters is...
