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Khan: Vidhug handled one video submission per second in May 2020

Zamir Khan · Episode 794 | From Struggling Side Project to Life-Changing SaaS... · Sep 9, 2025 · at 40:49

Vidhug founder Zamir Khan describes the extreme server load and infrastructure strain during the early COVID-19 pandemic surge.

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“At our peak in May, A video was being submitted to Vidhug every second.”

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The claim, plainly

At Vidhug's peak in May 2020, users were submitting one video every second to the platform.

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prediction date: 2020-05-31, stated by the speaker

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