IXP Growth and Member Churn in Spain

Capacity growth (12 mo)
+17.6%
Capacity growth (3 mo)
+4.3%
Unique networks (12 mo)
+39
Net member change (last month)
+2

Fastest-Growing by Capacity (2025-07 → 2026-07)

#IXPCapacity12 mo3 mo
1Barcelona-IX41 Gbps → 54 Gbps+31.7%-1.8%
2DE-CIX Madrid7.26 Tbps → 8.76 Tbps+20.7%+1.4%
3CATNIX1.78 Tbps → 2.14 Tbps+20.5%+0.9%
4ESpanix Madrid Upper LAN2.72 Tbps → 3.12 Tbps+14.8%-2.8%
5BGP.Exchange - Barcelona54 Gbps → 62 Gbps+14.8%-17.3%
6IXPlay Global Peers1.92 Tbps → 2.08 Tbps+8.2%+5.0%
7ESpanix Madrid Lower LAN7.54 Tbps → 7.72 Tbps+2.3%-2.2%
8DE-CIX Barcelona657.3 Gbps → 667.4 Gbps+1.5%+1.2%

Fastest-Growing by Members (2025-07 → 2026-07)

#IXPMembersAdded (12 mo)
1BGP.Exchange - Barcelona35 → 51+16
2ESpanix Madrid Upper LAN48 → 56+8
3DE-CIX Madrid189 → 195+6
4Barcelona-IX24 → 28+4
5ESpanix Madrid Lower LAN157 → 160+3
6CATNIX50 → 52+2
7Equinix Barcelona9 → 11+2
8DE-CIX Barcelona39 → 41+2
9NIXVAL-IX9 → 10+1

Most New Members (2026-07)

#IXPCityJoined
1MegaIX MadridMadrid3
2ESpanix Madrid Lower LANMadrid1
3IXPlay Global PeersMadrid1
41-ES FREEMadrid1

Most Departures (2026-07)

#IXPCityLeft
1DE-CIX MadridMadrid1
2BGP.Exchange - BarcelonaBarcelona1

Members Joined vs Left per Month

Member joins and departures, latest month
MetricValue
Month2026-07
Joined6
Left2
Net4

In Spain, provisioned IXP capacity grew +17.6% over the last twelve months, led by Barcelona-IX at +31.7%. 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.