OpenAI says it has expanded its storage infrastructure to support more than 1 billion ChatGPT users and handle 22 million requests per second, according to a company blog post published Sept. 11, 2026. The post details the evolution of Habitat, which began as a Python library and was developed into a globally distributed storage platform. OpenAI said the system was designed to meet the growing scale and performance demands of its ChatGPT services. The announcement is part one of a series describing the infrastructure changes behind OpenAI’s expansion. The company did not provide additional details in the email about the platform’s architecture or future storage plans. Post navigation Hyundai Maps Autonomous Driving Push