forbes.com - Certified Web 1.0

Tracked site: https://forbes.com/. Checked against the Web 1.0 Specification (2026 Edition), front page only, roughly every two weeks.

Fails on multiple major faults. Latest check: 2026-09-28. 3 major, 4 minor; 5.0 MB first-party transfer, 143 requests.

Rule by rule

Rule	Fault	Result
JS-01	JavaScript	MAJOR <script src="https://cdn.ketchjs.com/plugins/v1/tcf/stub.js"> inline <script> inline <script> inline <script> <script src="https://i.forbesimg.com/simple-site/_next/static/chunks/polyfills-42372ed130431b0a.js"> and 27 more
TP-01	Third-party requests	MAJOR https://cdn.ketchjs.com (via <link rel=preconnect>) https://global.ketchcdn.com (via <link rel=preconnect>) https://i.forbesimg.com/48X48-F.png (via <link rel=icon>) https://i.forbesimg.com/57X57-F.png (via <link rel=icon>) https://i.forbesimg.com/72X72-F.png (via <link rel=icon>) and 54 more
CK-01	Cookies	pass
WT-01	Excessive transfer	MAJOR total first-party transfer 5.02 MB (over 2 MB)
AV-01	Autoplaying media	pass
HY-01	Missing doctype	pass
HY-02	Missing title	pass
HY-03	Missing language	pass
HY-04	Missing charset	pass
HY-05	Missing alt text	pass
FT-01	Web fonts	3 minor @font-face in inline CSS @font-face in inline CSS @font-face in inline CSS @font-face in inline CSS @font-face in inline CSS and 63 more
RQ-01	Excessive requests	1 minor 143 resource requests
FR-01	First-party frame	pass

Date	Grade	Majors	Minors	Weight	Requests
2026-09-28	F	3	4	5.0 MB	143
2026-09-14	F	3	4	5.8 MB	142
2026-08-31	F	3	4	5.9 MB	143
2026-08-17	F	3	4	5.0 MB	145