Meta reports record traffic during 2026 World Cup
Meta said the 2026 World Cup set an all-time record for traffic on its infrastructure, describing the tournament as the largest planned stress test of its systems. The company published the claim on its engineering blog, noting the event produced spiky usage charts and required reliability work at scale.
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“Every four years, the World Cup becomes the largest planned stress test of our infrastructure. This year it also set an all-time record!”
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