lists/libraries limit at SPO site

Question

hi, i've learned from this article [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/sharepoint-online-service-description/sharepoint-online-limits?redirectedfrom=MSDN] that there is a limit of lists/libraries of a SPO site: 2000
could you let me know whether the value 2000 is a recommended one or is formally enforced? is there a way to bypass this limitation by enlarging the value here maybe?
if i've got over 80k list/libraries at this point, would i be getting any error/warnig/notification when creating another library? so does MS recommend splitting the lists/libraries into several sites?
many thanks for your clarification on this!

Answer 1

Dear @Shawn Chen
Hope you a good day.

Currently SharePoint recommends a maximum of 2,000 lists and libraries per site, and 2,000 subsites per site. These have been long standing limits for SharePoint but have not been formally enforced.

There have been cases where some sites exceeded these limits, resulting in poor site performance and low-quality viewing experience. One of the most impacted areas is the API performance that degrades significantly when users access data on the sites that exceed their recommended limits.

Therefore, to ensure site performance and help customers have the best possible experience, Microsoft will implement a safeguard to prevent customers from exceeding these limits. The enforcement of the limits will start in early November and will be completely enforced by late December. When a site reaches these limits, users will see the following message on SharePoint web:

For more information, you could refer to:
https://petri.com/m365-changelog-site-limits-for-sharepoint-lists-libraries-and-subsites/

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Thank you for your time.

Yours faithfully,
Yi Lu

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