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How millions of people can watch the same video at the same time – a computer scientist explains the technology behind streaming

  • Written by Chetan Jaiswal, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Quinnipiac University
How millions of people can watch the same video at the same time – a computer scientist explains the technology behind streamingThe men's cricket World Cup final match between Australia and India on Nov. 19, 2023, had a peak of 59 million concurrent streaming viewers.AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool

Live and on-demand video constituted an estimated 66% of global internet traffic by volume in 2022, and the top 10 days for internet traffic in 2024 coincided with live streaming events su...

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