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Daily supports three approaches to large-scale experiences, each differing in latency and scale:
ApproachMax participantsLatency
Large real-time calls1,000 (all active)< 200ms
Interactive live streaming100,000 (25 active)< 400ms
RTMP live streamingUnlimited passive viewers8–20s
Active participants have a “presence” in a call — they can turn on their devices and appear in participants(). Hidden (passive) participants can view the call in real time but cannot turn on devices and do not appear in participants().Active and hidden counts are available via participantCounts() and the "participant-counts-updated" event.

Large real-time calls

Room configurations and settings to support up to 1,000 active participants.

Interactive live streaming and RTMP output

Scale to 100,000 participants with interactive live streaming, or broadcast to external platforms via RTMP.

Best practices for large experiences

Pagination, track subscriptions, and simulcast layer control to optimize performance at scale.