Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in United States
Total IXPs
↑ 5.3% YoY↑ 1.5% MoM
200
Unique Networks
↑ 5.5% YoY↑ 2.2% MoM
2937
Connections
↑ 6.8% YoY↓ 2.8% MoM
8464
Facilities
↑ 2.6% YoY↑ 0.4% MoM
482
Total Capacity
↑ 20.2% YoY↑ 1.5% MoM
437.84 Tbps
Top 10 IXPs by Capacity
| IXP | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Equinix Ashburn | 29.2 Tbps |
| SIX Seattle | 28.72 Tbps |
| Equinix Chicago | 24.08 Tbps |
| FL-IX | 23.47 Tbps |
| Equinix Dallas | 20.28 Tbps |
| CIX-ATL | 19.6 Tbps |
| DE-CIX New York | 18.66 Tbps |
| Any2West | 17.56 Tbps |
| NYIIX New York | 16.08 Tbps |
| DE-CIX Dallas | 14.14 Tbps |
Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)
| Network | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Electric | 22.85 Tbps |
| Akamai Technologies | 18.04 Tbps |
| Amazon.com | 15.59 Tbps |
| Meta | 10.72 Tbps |
| SpaceX Starlink | 9.6 Tbps |
| Cloudflare | 8.58 Tbps |
| Netflix | 8.54 Tbps |
| Microsoft | 8 Tbps |
| Fastly, Inc. | 7.86 Tbps |
| OVHcloud | 7.7 Tbps |
Top 10 IXPs by Network Count
| IXP | Networks |
|---|---|
| SIX Seattle | 370 |
| Equinix Ashburn | 350 |
| DE-CIX New York | 265 |
| Any2West | 263 |
| Equinix Chicago | 253 |
| KCIX | 205 |
| Equinix Dallas | 205 |
| FL-IX | 198 |
| NYIIX New York | 196 |
| Equinix San Jose | 184 |
Top 10 IXPs by Ports
| IXP | Ports |
|---|---|
| SIX Seattle | 439 |
| Equinix Ashburn | 427 |
| DE-CIX New York | 306 |
| Equinix Chicago | 304 |
| Any2West | 304 |
| Equinix Dallas | 251 |
| NYIIX New York | 229 |
| FL-IX | 228 |
| Equinix San Jose | 228 |
| KCIX | 221 |
Top 10 IXPs by Facility Count
| IXP | Facilities |
|---|---|
| MegaIX Ashburn | 37 |
| DE-CIX New York | 33 |
| MegaIX Dallas | 29 |
| Global Peer Exchange | 28 |
| MegaIX New York | 24 |
| SFMIX | 20 |
| DE-CIX Dallas | 18 |
| MegaIX Chicago | 16 |
| Ohio IX | 16 |
| MegaIX Los Angeles | 14 |
Network Types by Number
| Type | Networks |
|---|---|
| Cable/DSL/ISP | 786 |
| NSP | 513 |
| Content | 374 |
| Enterprise | 362 |
| Educational/Research | 269 |
| Network Services | 228 |
| Non-Profit | 92 |
| Route Server | 83 |
| Government | 31 |
| Route Collector | 14 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
Equinix, Inc. | 119.62 Tbps |
Community IX Holdings | 47.19 Tbps |
DE-CIX Group AG | 42.36 Tbps |
Seattle Internet Exchange | 32.32 Tbps |
CoreSite | 27.38 Tbps |
NYIIX | 17.04 Tbps |
Digital Realty | 15.78 Tbps |
Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange LLC | 13.24 Tbps |
Kansas City Internet eXchange, Inc | 10.78 Tbps |
Megaport | 10.76 Tbps |
Others | 101.37 Tbps |
| Total | 437.8 Tbps |
United States's peering landscape at a glance: 200 active Internet Exchange Points where 2,937 unique networks peer across 8,464 connections, hosted in 482 facilities with 437.84 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.