diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/kde2d/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/kde2d/benchmark/benchmark.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..56b8415b2cea
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+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/kde2d/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2026 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+// MODULES //
+
+var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
+var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
+var normal = require( '@stdlib/random/base/normal' );
+var isObject = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-object' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
+var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
+var kde2d = require( './../lib' );
+
+
+// MAIN //
+
+bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
+	var result;
+	var x;
+	var y;
+	var i;
+
+	x = new Float64Array( 100 );
+	y = new Float64Array( x.length );
+	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
+		x[ i ] = normal( 3.0, 1.2 );
+		y[ i ] = normal( 10.0, 4.5 );
+	}
+
+	b.tic();
+	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
+		x[ 0 ] = normal( 3.0, 1.2 );
+		y[ 99 ] = normal( 10.0, 4.5 );
+		result = kde2d( x, y );
+		if ( typeof result !== 'object' ) {
+			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
+		}
+	}
+	b.toc();
+	if ( !isObject( result ) ) {
+		b.fail( 'should return an object' );
+	}
+	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
+	b.end();
+});
+
+bench( format( '%s:n=10', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
+	var result;
+	var opts;
+	var x;
+	var y;
+	var i;
+
+	x = new Float64Array( 100 );
+	y = new Float64Array( x.length );
+	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
+		x[ i ] = normal( 3.0, 1.2 );
+		y[ i ] = normal( 10.0, 4.5 );
+	}
+	opts = {
+		'n': 10
+	};
+
+	b.tic();
+	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
+		x[ 0 ] = normal( 3.0, 1.2 );
+		y[ 99 ] = normal( 10.0, 4.5 );
+		result = kde2d( x, y, opts );
+		if ( typeof result !== 'object' ) {
+			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
+		}
+	}
+	b.toc();
+	if ( !isObject( result ) ) {
+		b.fail( 'should return an object' );
+	}
+	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
+	b.end();
+});
+
+bench( format( '%s:kernel=epanechnikov', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
+	var result;
+	var opts;
+	var x;
+	var y;
+	var i;
+
+	x = new Float64Array( 100 );
+	y = new Float64Array( x.length );
+	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
+		x[ i ] = normal( 3.0, 1.2 );
+		y[ i ] = normal( 10.0, 4.5 );
+	}
+	opts = {
+		'kernel': 'epanechnikov'
+	};
+
+	b.tic();
+	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
+		x[ 0 ] = normal( 3.0, 1.2 );
+		y[ 99 ] = normal( 10.0, 4.5 );
+		result = kde2d( x, y, opts );
+		if ( typeof result !== 'object' ) {
+			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
+		}
+	}
+	b.toc();
+	if ( !isObject( result ) ) {
+		b.fail( 'should return an object' );
+	}
+	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
+	b.end();
+});
+
+bench( format( '%s:h=[0.5,0.5]', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
+	var result;
+	var opts;
+	var x;
+	var y;
+	var i;
+
+	x = new Float64Array( 100 );
+	y = new Float64Array( x.length );
+	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
+		x[ i ] = normal( 3.0, 1.2 );
+		y[ i ] = normal( 10.0, 4.5 );
+	}
+	opts = {
+		'h': [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
+	};
+
+	b.tic();
+	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
+		x[ 0 ] = normal( 3.0, 1.2 );
+		y[ 99 ] = normal( 10.0, 4.5 );
+		result = kde2d( x, y, opts );
+		if ( typeof result !== 'object' ) {
+			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
+		}
+	}
+	b.toc();
+	if ( !isObject( result ) ) {
+		b.fail( 'should return an object' );
+	}
+	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
+	b.end();
+});
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/kde2d/package.json b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/kde2d/package.json
index 4322a353621b..24abba25ee9a 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/kde2d/package.json
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/kde2d/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   ],
   "main": "./lib",
   "directories": {
+    "benchmark": "./benchmark",
     "doc": "./docs",
     "example": "./examples",
     "lib": "./lib",