OpenAI scaled its online storage infrastructure, named Habitat, to support over 1 billion ChatGPT users.
The company achieved this by implementing reliable multi-tenancy, global caching, and Azure Cosmos DB, which resulted in 12x faster read times for ChatGPT.
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Original report
Rapidly scaling online storage to serve over 1 billion ChatGPT users (Part II)
OpenAI
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APA
Interestana AI Editorial. (2026, October 23). OpenAI Scales Storage for 1 Billion ChatGPT Users. Interestana. https://interestana.com/articles/rapidly-scaling-online-storage-to-serve-over-1-billion-chatgpt-users-part-ii-00153p22
MLA
“OpenAI Scales Storage for 1 Billion ChatGPT Users.” Interestana, 23 Oct. 2026, interestana.com/articles/rapidly-scaling-online-storage-to-serve-over-1-billion-chatgpt-users-part-ii-00153p22.
Chicago
Interestana AI Editorial. “OpenAI Scales Storage for 1 Billion ChatGPT Users.” Interestana, October 23, 2026. https://interestana.com/articles/rapidly-scaling-online-storage-to-serve-over-1-billion-chatgpt-users-part-ii-00153p22.
BibTeX
@misc{interestana_00153p22,
author = {{Interestana AI Editorial}},
title = {{OpenAI Scales Storage for 1 Billion ChatGPT Users}},
howpublished = {Interestana},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
url = {https://interestana.com/articles/rapidly-scaling-online-storage-to-serve-over-1-billion-chatgpt-users-part-ii-00153p22},
note = {Summary of reporting by OpenAI, https://openai.com/index/scaling-storage-one-billion-users-part-two}
}Credit the source
Original reporting: OpenAI, “Rapidly scaling online storage to serve over 1 billion ChatGPT users (Part II)”, https://openai.com/index/scaling-storage-one-billion-users-part-two(opens in a new tab)
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