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# Rapidly scaling online storage to serve over 1 billion ChatGPT users \(Part II\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-23T16:26:36.000Z
**Category:** Data
**Topics:** openai, llm, data\-engineering

## Summary

OpenAI scaled Habitat with reliable multi\-tenancy, global caching, and Azure Cosmos DB to deliver 12× faster reads for ChatGPT, serving over 1 billion users\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://openai.com/index/scaling-storage-one-billion-users-part-two>)