Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in Bulgaria

Total IXPs

↑ 14.3% YoY↓ 11.1% MoM

8

Unique Networks

↑ 17.2% YoY↑ 1.9% MoM

272

Connections

↑ 15.4% YoY↑ 0.5% MoM

562

Facilities

↓ 5.0% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM

19

Total Capacity

↑ 66.9% YoY↑ 0.7% MoM

35.96 Tbps

Top 8 IXPs by Capacity

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Top 8 IXPs by capacity
IXPCapacity
BIX.BG12.25 Tbps
B-IX8.88 Tbps
NetIX8.31 Tbps
TurkIX Sofia3.43 Tbps
1-BG FREE2.15 Tbps
MegaIX Sofia610.1 Gbps
VarnaIX173 Gbps
T-CIX156 Gbps

Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)

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Top 10 networks by IXP capacity
NetworkTotal capacity
Telehouse6.14 Tbps
Balkan Internet Exchange1.3 Tbps
Google LLC1.26 Tbps
Hurricane Electric1.1 Tbps
SpaceX Starlink1.1 Tbps
Meta1 Tbps
Cloudflare730 Gbps
Serbian Open eXchange600 Gbps
1-IX EU500 Gbps
BIX.BG L3410 Gbps

Top 8 IXPs by Network Count

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Top 8 IXPs by network count
IXPNetworks
NetIX137
BIX.BG129
B-IX55
TurkIX Sofia35
1-BG FREE22
VarnaIX18
MegaIX Sofia16
T-CIX10

Top 8 IXPs by Ports

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Top 8 IXPs by port count
IXPPorts
BIX.BG188
NetIX180
B-IX85
TurkIX Sofia37
1-BG FREE24
VarnaIX19
MegaIX Sofia18
T-CIX11

Top 7 IXPs by Facility Count

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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

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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
12.25 Tbps
Balkan Internet Exchange
8.88 Tbps
NetIX Communications JSC
8.31 Tbps
TurkIX Communications Ltd.
3.43 Tbps
A-Systems Sp. z o.o.
2.15 Tbps
Megaport
610.1 Gbps
Varteh LTD
173 Gbps
Novatel EOOD
156 Gbps
Total36.0 Tbps

Bulgaria's peering landscape at a glance: 8 active Internet Exchange Points where 272 unique networks peer across 562 connections, hosted in 19 facilities with 35.96 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.