APIs are essential to modern applications, constituting a large majority of global internet traffic. Kong Gateway stands out as the most widely adopted open-source API gateway, handling approximately 9 trillion requests per month, with estimates suggesting up to 11.7 trillion. Its success is driven by its core technology, which combines the efficient request management of NGINX with Kong's own advanced API management features. OpenResty further enhances Kong's capabilities by integrating LuaJIT, leading to superior performance. Kong's extensibility through a robust plugin architecture adds to its appeal, allowing users to customize functionality extensively. The platform supports various protocols and configurations, making it adaptable to diverse environments, including Kubernetes and traditional infrastructures. Kong Gateway's performance and flexibility are complemented by an enterprise platform offering additional API lifecycle management tools, making it a leader in API infrastructure.