Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in Bulgaria

Total IXPs

↑ 14.3% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM

8

Unique Networks

↑ 20.4% YoY↑ 1.9% MoM

266

Connections

↑ 19.7% YoY↑ 1.3% MoM

554

Facilities

↓ 5.0% YoY↓ 5.0% MoM

19

Total Capacity

↑ 79.9% YoY↑ 2.0% MoM

35.09 Tbps

Top 8 IXPs by Capacity

Top 8 IXPs by capacity
IXPCapacity
BIX.BG12.46 Tbps
B-IX8.78 Tbps
NetIX8.33 Tbps
TurkIX Sofia3.13 Tbps
1-BG FREE1.55 Tbps
MegaIX Sofia510.1 Gbps
T-CIX166 Gbps
VarnaIX163 Gbps

Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)

Top 10 networks by IXP capacity
NetworkTotal capacity
Telehouse6.14 Tbps
Balkan Internet Exchange1.3 Tbps
Google LLC1.26 Tbps
SpaceX Starlink1.1 Tbps
Meta1 Tbps
Cloudflare730 Gbps
Hurricane Electric710 Gbps
Serbian Open eXchange600 Gbps
1-IX EU500 Gbps
TurkIX Sofia RS500 Gbps

Top 8 IXPs by Network Count

Top 8 IXPs by network count
IXPNetworks
NetIX133
BIX.BG129
B-IX54
TurkIX Sofia31
1-BG FREE19
VarnaIX17
MegaIX Sofia15
T-CIX11

Top 8 IXPs by Ports

Top 8 IXPs by port count
IXPPorts
BIX.BG189
NetIX178
B-IX84
TurkIX Sofia35
1-BG FREE21
VarnaIX18
MegaIX Sofia17
T-CIX12

Top 7 IXPs by Facility Count

Top 7 IXPs by facility count
IXPFacilities
NetIX14
BIX.BG8
B-IX5
1-BG FREE3
TurkIX Sofia3
MegaIX Sofia2
T-CIX1

Network Types by Number

Networks by type
TypeNetworks
Cable/DSL/ISP28
NSP26
Content16
Network Services9
Enterprise6
Route Server5
Non-Profit1
Educational/Research1

Market Share by Capacity

OrganizationCapacity
BIX.BG Ltd
12.46 Tbps
Balkan Internet Exchange
8.78 Tbps
NetIX Communications JSC
8.33 Tbps
TurkIX Communications Ltd.
3.13 Tbps
A-Systems Sp. z o.o.
1.55 Tbps
Megaport
510.1 Gbps
Novatel EOOD
166 Gbps
Varteh LTD
163 Gbps
Total35.1 Tbps

Bulgaria's peering landscape at a glance: 8 active Internet Exchange Points where 266 unique networks peer across 554 connections, hosted in 19 facilities with 35.09 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.