IXP Growth and Member Churn in United Arab Emirates

Capacity growth (12 mo)
+26.8%
Capacity growth (3 mo)
+11.0%
Unique networks (12 mo)
+3
Net member change (last month)
+2

Fastest-Growing by Capacity (2025-07 → 2026-07)

#IXPCapacity12 mo3 mo
1UAE-IX4.45 Tbps → 5.77 Tbps+29.5%+10.9%
2SH-IX1.04 Tbps → 1.22 Tbps+16.5%+0.0%

Fastest-Growing by Members (2025-07 → 2026-07)

#IXPMembersAdded (12 mo)
1UAE-IX100 103+3
2SH-IX39 42+3

Most New Members (2026-07)

#IXPCityJoined
1MX-IX DubaiDubai2
2MX-IX FujairahFujairah1

Most Departures (2026-07)

Churn data arrives with the next nightly refresh.

Members Joined vs Left per Month

Member joins and departures, latest month
MetricValue
Month2026-07
Joined3
Left0
Net3

In United Arab Emirates, provisioned IXP capacity grew +26.8% over the last twelve months, led by UAE-IX at +29.5%. Percentage rankings require at least 10 Gbps and 10 member networks at the start of the window, so small newcomers don't drown out real movers. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.