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# [Concurrency vs Parallelism: How Modern Systems Handle Thousands of API Requests](https://pawankalyan.hashnode.dev/concurrency-vs-parallelism-how-modern-systems-handle-thousands-of-api-requests?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Explore concurrency and parallelism in handling API requests, with insights into modern systems like Netflix and Twitter's scalability solutions

Oct 21, 2025 · 2 min read · pawankalyan.hashnode.dev  
Updated Oct 22, 2025  
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