Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in United Kingdom
Total IXPs
↑ 4.8% YoY↓ 4.3% MoM
22
Unique Networks
↑ 9.0% YoY↑ 1.6% MoM
1176
Connections
↑ 5.2% YoY↑ 0.9% MoM
2247
Facilities
↑ 3.9% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
53
Total Capacity
↑ 11.0% YoY↑ 3.4% MoM
86.54 Tbps
Top 10 IXPs by Capacity
| IXP | Capacity |
|---|---|
| LINX LON1 | 48.46 Tbps |
| LONAP | 17.1 Tbps |
| LINX LON2 | 10.53 Tbps |
| LINX Manchester | 5.38 Tbps |
| Equinix London | 2.91 Tbps |
| Equinix Manchester | 619 Gbps |
| LINX Scotland | 358.1 Gbps |
| IXMidlands | 220 Gbps |
| BGP.Exchange - London | 170.8 Gbps |
| IXLeeds | 154.1 Gbps |
Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)
| Network | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| Akamai Technologies | 3.2 Tbps |
| Fastly, Inc. | 2 Tbps |
| Zscaler AS62044 | 2 Tbps |
| Vodafone UK | 1.62 Tbps |
| Netflix | 1.42 Tbps |
| Microsoft | 1.41 Tbps |
| Apple Inc. | 1.34 Tbps |
| Amazon.com | 1.2 Tbps |
| Edgevana, Inc. | 1.2 Tbps |
| Hurricane Electric | 1.12 Tbps |
Top 10 IXPs by Network Count
| IXP | Networks |
|---|---|
| LINX LON1 | 849 |
| LINX LON2 | 323 |
| LONAP | 311 |
| LINX Manchester | 140 |
| BGP.Exchange - London | 134 |
| Equinix London | 54 |
| LINX Scotland | 32 |
| IXP UK LON | 25 |
| Equinix Manchester | 22 |
| IXLeeds | 19 |
Top 10 IXPs by Ports
| IXP | Ports |
|---|---|
| LINX LON1 | 966 |
| LONAP | 363 |
| LINX LON2 | 354 |
| LINX Manchester | 156 |
| BGP.Exchange - London | 149 |
| Equinix London | 69 |
| LINX Scotland | 34 |
| Equinix Manchester | 26 |
| IXP UK LON | 25 |
| IXLeeds | 20 |
Top 10 IXPs by Facility Count
| IXP | Facilities |
|---|---|
| LINX LON1 | 18 |
| LINX LON2 | 18 |
| LONAP | 14 |
| LONAP Multicast | 11 |
| Equinix London | 7 |
| LINX Manchester | 7 |
| European Edge IX | 5 |
| Equinix Manchester | 4 |
| LONIX UK | 4 |
| IX Liverpool - Baltic Bubble | 3 |
Network Types by Number
| Type | Networks |
|---|---|
| Cable/DSL/ISP | 228 |
| NSP | 127 |
| Content | 123 |
| Enterprise | 108 |
| Network Services | 78 |
| Educational/Research | 73 |
| Non-Profit | 22 |
| Route Server | 16 |
| Route Collector | 14 |
| Government | 2 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
LINX | 64.83 Tbps |
LONAP | 17.1 Tbps |
Equinix, Inc. | 3.53 Tbps |
Exascale | 220 Gbps |
BGP.Exchange | 170.8 Gbps |
IXLeeds Ltd. | 154.1 Gbps |
4b42 UG (haftungsbeschränkt) | 128.9 Gbps |
IXBradford Limited | 90 Gbps |
IX Liverpool Limited | 84 Gbps |
Stellium Datacentres Limited | 72 Gbps |
Others | 169.66 Gbps |
| Total | 86.5 Tbps |
United Kingdom's peering landscape at a glance: 22 active Internet Exchange Points where 1,176 unique networks peer across 2,247 connections, hosted in 53 facilities with 86.54 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.