Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in Germany

Total IXPs

↓ 1.8% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM

56

Unique Networks

↑ 3.6% YoY↓ 0.3% MoM

2153

Connections

↑ 5.4% YoY↑ 0.2% MoM

4504

Facilities

↑ 2.8% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM

111

Total Capacity

↑ 27.2% YoY↑ 1.8% MoM

182.76 Tbps

Top 10 IXPs by Capacity

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Top 10 IXPs by capacity
IXPCapacity
DE-CIX Frankfurt109.39 Tbps
PITER-IX Frankfurt7.53 Tbps
MegaIX Frankfurt7.42 Tbps
BCIX7.41 Tbps
ERA-IX Frankfurt6.33 Tbps
DE-CIX Dusseldorf4.51 Tbps
DE-CIX Munich4.33 Tbps
LOCIX FRANKFURT3.67 Tbps
MegaIX Dusseldorf3.62 Tbps
DE-CIX Hamburg3.04 Tbps

Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)

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Top 10 networks by IXP capacity
NetworkTotal capacity
Hetzner Online4.24 Tbps
Akamai Technologies4.1 Tbps
Hurricane Electric2.9 Tbps
Cloudflare2.81 Tbps
Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG2.5 Tbps
Meta2.5 Tbps
Microsoft2.46 Tbps
Valve Corporation2.2 Tbps
Apple Inc.2 Tbps
CSN Solutions AS2123412 Tbps

Top 10 IXPs by Network Count

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Top 10 IXPs by network count
IXPNetworks
DE-CIX Frankfurt1022
KleyReX330
ixFabric - Frankfurt232
DE-CIX Dusseldorf213
LOCIX FRANKFURT207
LOCIX DUSSELDORF195
DE-CIX Munich184
DE-CIX Hamburg171
PITER-IX Frankfurt164
ixFabric - Dusseldorf151

Top 10 IXPs by Ports

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Top 10 IXPs by port count
IXPPorts
DE-CIX Frankfurt1232
KleyReX349
ixFabric - Frankfurt255
DE-CIX Dusseldorf231
LOCIX FRANKFURT227
LOCIX DUSSELDORF202
DE-CIX Munich195
PITER-IX Frankfurt182
DE-CIX Hamburg181
BCIX175

Top 10 IXPs by Facility Count

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Top 10 IXPs by facility count
IXPFacilities
DE-CIX Frankfurt26
BCIX12
KleyReX12
LOCIX FRANKFURT12
ERA-IX Frankfurt10
MegaIX Frankfurt10
DE-CIX Hamburg8
N-IX8
DE-CIX Munich7
MAINPORT Peer-Exchange7

Network Types by Number

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Networks by type
TypeNetworks
NSP193
Content157
Cable/DSL/ISP148
Educational/Research115
Enterprise113
Route Server73
Network Services73
Non-Profit62
Government7
Route Collector5

Market Share by Capacity

OrganizationCapacity
DE-CIX Group AG
121.43 Tbps
Megaport
14.74 Tbps
Piter-IX Co. Ltd.
7.53 Tbps
BCIX Management GmbH
7.41 Tbps
Eranium B.V.
6.33 Tbps
LOCIX EXCHANGE
4.59 Tbps
Equinix, Inc.
2.97 Tbps
A-Systems Sp. z o.o.
2.57 Tbps
Giganet IXN - Ukrainian Backbone Networks
2.21 Tbps
ISP Service e.G.
1.61 Tbps
Others
11.38 Tbps
Total182.8 Tbps

Germany's peering landscape at a glance: 56 active Internet Exchange Points where 2,153 unique networks peer across 4,504 connections, hosted in 111 facilities with 182.76 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.