Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in United States
Total IXPs
↑ 2.6% YoY↑ 0.5% MoM
201
Unique Networks
↑ 5.3% YoY↑ 0.9% MoM
2962
Connections
↑ 5.5% YoY↑ 0.3% MoM
8501
Facilities
↑ 3.6% YoY↑ 0.6% MoM
485
Total Capacity
↑ 17.8% YoY↑ 1.2% MoM
444.57 Tbps
Top 10 IXPs by Capacity
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| IXP | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Equinix Ashburn | 29.18 Tbps |
| SIX Seattle | 29.12 Tbps |
| Equinix Chicago | 24.21 Tbps |
| FL-IX | 23.47 Tbps |
| Equinix Dallas | 20.72 Tbps |
| CIX-ATL | 20.09 Tbps |
| DE-CIX New York | 18.19 Tbps |
| Any2West | 17.67 Tbps |
| NYIIX New York | 16.75 Tbps |
| DE-CIX Dallas | 14.85 Tbps |
Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)
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| Network | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Electric | 22.55 Tbps |
| Akamai Technologies | 18.4 Tbps |
| Amazon.com | 15.59 Tbps |
| Meta | 10.82 Tbps |
| SpaceX Starlink | 9.8 Tbps |
| Cloudflare | 8.58 Tbps |
| Netflix | 8.54 Tbps |
| OVHcloud | 8.5 Tbps |
| Fastly, Inc. | 8.14 Tbps |
| Microsoft | 8 Tbps |
Top 10 IXPs by Network Count
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| IXP | Networks |
|---|---|
| SIX Seattle | 372 |
| Equinix Ashburn | 348 |
| DE-CIX New York | 265 |
| Any2West | 264 |
| Equinix Chicago | 255 |
| Equinix Dallas | 209 |
| KCIX | 207 |
| FL-IX | 197 |
| NYIIX New York | 191 |
| EVIX | 191 |
Top 10 IXPs by Ports
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| IXP | Ports |
|---|---|
| SIX Seattle | 443 |
| Equinix Ashburn | 426 |
| Equinix Chicago | 307 |
| Any2West | 305 |
| DE-CIX New York | 305 |
| Equinix Dallas | 260 |
| Equinix San Jose | 227 |
| FL-IX | 227 |
| NYIIX New York | 226 |
| KCIX | 223 |
Top 10 IXPs by Facility Count
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| IXP | Facilities |
|---|---|
| MegaIX Ashburn | 38 |
| DE-CIX New York | 33 |
| MegaIX Dallas | 29 |
| Global Peer Exchange | 28 |
| MegaIX New York | 25 |
| SFMIX | 20 |
| DE-CIX Dallas | 18 |
| MegaIX Chicago | 17 |
| Ohio IX | 16 |
| MegaIX Bay Area | 14 |
Network Types by Number
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| Type | Networks |
|---|---|
| Cable/DSL/ISP | 809 |
| NSP | 518 |
| Content | 382 |
| Enterprise | 364 |
| Educational/Research | 271 |
| Network Services | 237 |
| Non-Profit | 92 |
| Route Server | 83 |
| Government | 32 |
| Route Collector | 14 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
Equinix, Inc. | 120.15 Tbps |
Community IX Holdings | 48.08 Tbps |
DE-CIX Group AG | 42.91 Tbps |
Seattle Internet Exchange | 32.72 Tbps |
CoreSite | 27.7 Tbps |
NYIIX | 17.72 Tbps |
Digital Realty | 15.05 Tbps |
Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange LLC | 13.24 Tbps |
Megaport | 11.14 Tbps |
Kansas City Internet eXchange, Inc | 10.81 Tbps |
Others | 105.05 Tbps |
| Total | 444.6 Tbps |
United States's peering landscape at a glance: 201 active Internet Exchange Points where 2,962 unique networks peer across 8,501 connections, hosted in 485 facilities with 444.57 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.