IXP Growth and Member Churn in Germany
Capacity growth (12 mo)
+30.4%
Capacity growth (3 mo)
+2.4%
Unique networks (12 mo)
+159
Net member change (last month)
+17
Fastest-Growing by Capacity (2025-06 → 2026-06)
| # | IXP | Capacity | 12 mo | 3 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FogIXP Frankfurt | 214 Gbps → 893 Gbps | +317.3% | +14.5% |
| 2 | ERA-IX Frankfurt | 2.91 Tbps → 5.64 Tbps | +93.8% | +15.1% |
| 3 | LOCIX DUSSELDORF | 587 Gbps → 912.02 Gbps | +55.4% | +5.4% |
| 4 | BGP.Exchange - Dusseldorf | 126.9 Gbps → 195.3 Gbps | +53.9% | +0.5% |
| 5 | LOCIX FRANKFURT | 2.58 Tbps → 3.68 Tbps | +42.3% | +5.1% |
| 6 | Giganet IXN Frankfurt | 1.47 Tbps → 2.02 Tbps | +37.4% | +11.0% |
| 7 | DE-CIX Frankfurt | 81.78 Tbps → 109.64 Tbps | +34.1% | +1.2% |
| 8 | Stuttgart-IX | 1.21 Tbps → 1.62 Tbps | +34.0% | +0.0% |
| 9 | frankonIX | 551 Gbps → 732 Gbps | +32.8% | +0.0% |
| 10 | MegaIX Frankfurt | 5.75 Tbps → 7.2 Tbps | +25.2% | +7.2% |
Fastest-Growing by Members (2025-06 → 2026-06)
| # | IXP | Members | Added (12 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BGP.Exchange - Frankfurt | 93 → 228 | +135 |
| 2 | BGP.Exchange - Dusseldorf | 63 → 146 | +83 |
| 3 | ERA-IX Frankfurt | 36 → 77 | +41 |
| 4 | FogIXP Frankfurt | 14 → 53 | +39 |
| 5 | LOCIX DUSSELDORF | 153 → 188 | +35 |
| 6 | PITER-IX Frankfurt | 132 → 157 | +25 |
| 7 | DE-CIX Frankfurt | 1,007 → 1,016 | +9 |
| 8 | Giganet IXN Frankfurt | 39 → 47 | +8 |
| 9 | BCIX | 132 → 138 | +6 |
| 10 | MegaIX Frankfurt | 104 → 110 | +6 |
Most New Members (2026-06)
| # | IXP | City | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BGP.Exchange - Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 16 |
| 2 | BGP.Exchange - Dusseldorf | Dusseldorf | 11 |
| 3 | LOCIX FRANKFURT | Frankfurt am Main | 8 |
| 4 | LOCIX DUSSELDORF | Dusseldorf | 7 |
| 5 | FogIXP Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 6 |
| 6 | DE-CIX Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 5 |
| 7 | BGP.Exchange - Berlin | Berlin | 5 |
| 8 | PITER-IX Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 4 |
| 9 | 1-DE FREE | Frankfurt | 4 |
| 10 | ERA-IX Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 3 |
Most Departures (2026-06)
| # | IXP | City | Left |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BGP.Exchange - Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 6 |
| 2 | DE-CIX Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 5 |
| 3 | LOCIX FRANKFURT | Frankfurt am Main | 5 |
| 4 | LOCIX DUSSELDORF | Dusseldorf | 5 |
| 5 | BGP.Exchange - Dusseldorf | Dusseldorf | 5 |
| 6 | MegaIX Munich | Munich | 1 |
| 7 | BCIX | Berlin | 1 |
| 8 | KleyReX | Frankfurt | 1 |
| 9 | Equinix Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 1 |
| 10 | STACIX | Frankfurt | 1 |
Members Joined vs Left per Month
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Month | 2026-06 |
| Joined | 75 |
| Left | 34 |
| Net | 41 |
In Germany, provisioned IXP capacity grew +30.4% over the last twelve months, led by FogIXP Frankfurt at +317.3%. 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.