# ClickHouse and Parquet: A foundation for fast Lakehouse analytics

DevFeed: [ClickHouse and Parquet: A foundation for fast Lakehouse analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/clickhouse-and-parquet-a-foundation-for-fast-lakehouse-analytics-5066.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://clickhouse.com/blog/clickhouse-and-parquet-a-foundation-for-fast-lakehouse-analytics>)

Author: Tom Schreiber

Published: 2025-05-07T08:58:47Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [ClickHouse Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/clickhouse-blog.md>)

Topics: [clickhouse](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/clickhouse.md>), [parquet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/parquet.md>), [Apache Iceberg](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apache-iceberg.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [SQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sql.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [Amazon S3](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/amazon-s3.md>)

Tags: [analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/analytics.md>), [apache-iceberg](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apache-iceberg.md>), [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [clickhouse](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/clickhouse.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [databases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/databases.md>), [parquet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/parquet.md>), [s3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/s3.md>), [sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how ClickHouse queries Parquet files directly without ingestion and why that makes it suitable for Lakehouse analytics. It covers support for open table formats such as Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake, direct querying across many file formats, SQL capabilities, and access to object storage.

## Source excerpt

ClickHouse is built to run fast on Parquet, the storage format behind open table formats like Iceberg and Delta Lake. This post takes you deep inside the query engine to reveal the tricks behind its speed, and what's coming next.