ICP Doubles Storage Capacity in Latest Internet Computer Upgrade

The Internet Computer has received a major upgrade, doubling its replicated state capacity and giving developers more space to build at scale. The total storage available across 47 subnets has now reached 94 TiB, with each subnet able to support 2 TiB of replicated state.

This boost is the result of several low-level changes to the network’s architecture, including the creation of a new storage layer, refinements in checkpointing, and updates to how large states are hashed and merged. The process involved performance and stress testing under heavy workloads, using high-performance nodes to ensure stability under load.

The upgrade has been rolled out across all subnets, including the network nervous system, and is already active. With the increased capacity, developers can now support larger workloads, store more data on-chain, and deploy more complex applications directly to the network.

Technically, the work addresses past scaling limits by resolving known blockers and introducing a more sustainable approach to state management. Follow-up improvements are already being planned to support long-term performance as demand continues to grow.

This development is a step forward for the Internet Computer as it aims to handle a broader range of software, but how it performs over time will depend on usage patterns and future optimisation. The infrastructure is in place, but the true test will come as applications begin to push the new limits.