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Analytics System Design Case Studies

InterviewSkool tracks 11 Analytics case studies with architecture diagrams, scale estimates, and deep dives.

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Distributed Systems 90Real-time 51Storage 43Data Pipelines 42API Design 41Databases 38Caching 37Security 32AI / ML 23Algorithms 20Scheduling 20Search 19Event Driven 14Fintech 14Payments 11Geospatial 11Analytics 11Observability 11E-commerce 11Messaging 10CDN 9Concurrency 8Ads 8Frontend 8Booking System 6Networking 5IoT 4Media 3Media Streaming 3Collaboration 3Rate Limiting 2
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A/B Testing (Experimentation) Platform
5 min readAnalyticsData PipelinesDistributed Systems
Intermediate▶ Mock
Ad Click and Impression Aggregator
6 min readAdsAnalyticsData Pipelines
Advanced+2▶ Mock
Ads Platform Data Model (OLTP and Reporting)
5 min readAdsDatabasesAnalytics
Intermediate▶ Mock
Analytics Dashboard for an AI Chat Product
5 min readAnalyticsAI / MLData Pipelines
Intermediate▶ Mock
User Behavior Tracking (Clickstream Analytics)
6 min readAnalyticsData PipelinesReal-time
Intermediate▶ Mock
Fast Host Listings Metrics Page (Airbnb)
4 min readAnalyticsDatabasesCaching
Intermediate▶ Mock
Streaming Mention Analytics with Search and Alerts (Bloomberg)
3 min readReal-timeSearchAnalytics
Advanced▶ Mock
Portfolio Management System (HLD + DB Design)
3 min readFintechDatabasesAnalytics
Intermediate▶ Mock
Data Engineering for a Short-Video App (TikTok-scale)
4 min readData PipelinesAnalyticsStorage
Advanced▶ Mock
Top-K Trending Items (Heavy Hitters)
7 min readAnalyticsReal-timeAlgorithms
Advanced+4▶ Mock
User Activity Collection and Recent-Window Queries
5 min readAnalyticsData PipelinesStorage
Intermediate▶ Mock

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Analytics in system design?

Analytics is a core system design topic covered in 11 case studies on InterviewSkool. It appears frequently in FAANG interviews, especially at Google, Amazon, and Meta.

How should I prepare Analytics for system design interviews?

Study the case studies above, focusing on architecture trade-offs, scale estimates, and API designs. Practice explaining your decisions aloud — this is exactly what interviewers evaluate.

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