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From Likes to Views: How Big Tech Scales Counting with Sharded Counters & Kafka
From Likes to Views: How Big Tech Scales Counting with Sharded Counters & Kafka
Have you ever wondered how social media platforms handle millions of likes and views in real-time? 🤔 In today’s digital landscape, where every click, like, and view matters, big tech companies face an enormous challenge: counting at an unprecedented scale. The sheer volume of interactions happening every second across platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter is mind-boggling. But how do they manage to keep track of it all without crashing their systems?