Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in Germany
Total IXPs
↑ 0.0% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
56
Unique Networks
↑ 7.2% YoY↑ 0.5% MoM
2152
Connections
↑ 9.8% YoY↑ 0.8% MoM
4488
Facilities
↑ 1.8% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
111
Total Capacity
↑ 27.1% YoY↑ 0.1% MoM
179.28 Tbps
Top 10 IXPs by Capacity
| IXP | Capacity |
|---|---|
| DE-CIX Frankfurt | 108.11 Tbps |
| PITER-IX Frankfurt | 7.44 Tbps |
| MegaIX Frankfurt | 7.22 Tbps |
| BCIX | 7.13 Tbps |
| ERA-IX Frankfurt | 5.92 Tbps |
| DE-CIX Dusseldorf | 4.4 Tbps |
| DE-CIX Munich | 4.31 Tbps |
| LOCIX FRANKFURT | 3.5 Tbps |
| MegaIX Dusseldorf | 3.32 Tbps |
| DE-CIX Hamburg | 3.02 Tbps |
Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)
| Network | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| Hetzner Online | 4.24 Tbps |
| Akamai Technologies | 4 Tbps |
| Hurricane Electric | 2.91 Tbps |
| Cloudflare | 2.81 Tbps |
| Meta | 2.5 Tbps |
| Microsoft | 2.46 Tbps |
| Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG | 2.3 Tbps |
| Valve Corporation | 2.2 Tbps |
| Apple Inc. | 2 Tbps |
| CSN Solutions AS212341 | 2 Tbps |
Top 10 IXPs by Network Count
| IXP | Networks |
|---|---|
| DE-CIX Frankfurt | 1021 |
| KleyReX | 332 |
| BGP.Exchange - Frankfurt | 242 |
| DE-CIX Dusseldorf | 212 |
| LOCIX FRANKFURT | 204 |
| LOCIX DUSSELDORF | 191 |
| DE-CIX Munich | 182 |
| DE-CIX Hamburg | 169 |
| PITER-IX Frankfurt | 161 |
| BGP.Exchange - Dusseldorf | 151 |
Top 10 IXPs by Ports
| IXP | Ports |
|---|---|
| DE-CIX Frankfurt | 1229 |
| KleyReX | 350 |
| BGP.Exchange - Frankfurt | 264 |
| DE-CIX Dusseldorf | 230 |
| LOCIX FRANKFURT | 224 |
| LOCIX DUSSELDORF | 198 |
| DE-CIX Munich | 193 |
| PITER-IX Frankfurt | 179 |
| DE-CIX Hamburg | 179 |
| BCIX | 174 |
Top 10 IXPs by Facility Count
| IXP | Facilities |
|---|---|
| DE-CIX Frankfurt | 26 |
| BCIX | 12 |
| KleyReX | 12 |
| LOCIX FRANKFURT | 12 |
| MegaIX Frankfurt | 11 |
| ERA-IX Frankfurt | 10 |
| DE-CIX Hamburg | 8 |
| N-IX | 8 |
| DE-CIX Munich | 7 |
| MAINPORT Peer-Exchange | 7 |
Network Types by Number
| Type | Networks |
|---|---|
| NSP | 186 |
| Content | 152 |
| Cable/DSL/ISP | 144 |
| Educational/Research | 112 |
| Enterprise | 104 |
| Route Server | 72 |
| Network Services | 69 |
| Non-Profit | 59 |
| Government | 7 |
| Route Collector | 4 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
DE-CIX Group AG | 120 Tbps |
Megaport | 13.94 Tbps |
Piter-IX Co. Ltd. | 7.44 Tbps |
BCIX Management GmbH | 7.13 Tbps |
Eranium B.V. | 5.92 Tbps |
LOCIX EXCHANGE | 4.41 Tbps |
Equinix, Inc. | 2.99 Tbps |
Giganet IXN - Ukrainian Backbone Networks | 2.15 Tbps |
A-Systems Sp. z o.o. | 1.95 Tbps |
ISP Service e.G. | 1.61 Tbps |
Others | 11.75 Tbps |
| Total | 179.3 Tbps |
Germany's peering landscape at a glance: 56 active Internet Exchange Points where 2,152 unique networks peer across 4,488 connections, hosted in 111 facilities with 179.28 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.