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

Live and on-demand video constituted an estimated 66% of global internet traffic^[1] by volume in 2022, and the top 10 days for internet traffic in 2024 coincided with live streaming events^[2] such as the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match and coverage of the NFL. Streaming enables seamless, on-demand access to video content, from online...

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