OpenAI's Secret Weapon: Scaling PostgreSQL for 800 Million Users!

infrastructure#postgresql🏛️ Official|Analyzed: Feb 14, 2026 03:48
Published: Jan 24, 2026 05:47
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This article highlights OpenAI's impressive engineering feat of supporting hundreds of millions of users with a single primary PostgreSQL instance. This showcases their mastery of database optimization and system design, allowing them to handle massive traffic and maintain excellent performance. This approach offers valuable lessons for other companies scaling their Generative AI services.
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"ChatGPT and other OpenAI services are used by over 800 million users worldwide, reaching several million QPS at peak times."
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Zenn OpenAIJan 24, 2026 05:47
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