Case Study: Khan Academy achieves scalable, low-maintenance growth with Google For Work's Google App Engine

The Khan Academy Scales and Simplifies with Google App Engine

Khan Academy needed to relaunch its website on a new, scalable platform while offloading server maintenance so its team could focus on improving the learning experience. Google For Work, using Google App Engine, provided the hosting and application development platform to support the organization’s growing video library and high-traffic educational site.

Google For Work implemented Google App Engine to host and maintain KhanAcademy.org, simplifying deployment and handling surges in demand. The result was a system that supports more than 3.8 million unique monthly visits and 1.5 million practice questions served each school day, while also enabling student progress profiles and allowing Khan Academy’s small team to spend 99% of its time on the application itself.

Khan Academy

Ben Kamens

Lead developer