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The Rise of WebP: Why You Should Shift Away From PNG and JPG

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May 23, 2026
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Image sizes represent the single largest bottleneck in modern frontend performance optimization. Google's WebP image format offers superior lossless and lossy compression for images on the web. Switching to WebP helps you achieve high performance scores on Google Lighthouse, improve user retention, and save massive amounts of hosting bandwidth costs.
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