The Polymathic Engineer

The Polymathic Engineer

Share this post

The Polymathic Engineer
The Polymathic Engineer
How Quora scaled MySQL
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

How Quora scaled MySQL

How Quora scaled their MySQL database to support 100k+ queries per second.

Franco Fernando's avatar
Franco Fernando
Aug 03, 2024
∙ Paid
26

Share this post

The Polymathic Engineer
The Polymathic Engineer
How Quora scaled MySQL
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
3
2
Share

Hi Friends,

Welcome to the 83rd issue of the Polymathic Engineers newsletter.

This week, we discuss an interesting case study for system design: how Quora scaled their MySQL database to support 100k+ queries per second.

Quora is a popular question-and-answer platform that connects people seeking knowledge with those with the expertise to share.

Since its la…

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Franco Fernando
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More