Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in South Africa
Total IXPs
↑ 0.0% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
11
Unique Networks
↑ 2.6% YoY↑ 0.3% MoM
641
Connections
↑ 4.9% YoY↑ 1.2% MoM
1910
Facilities
↑ 0.0% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
19
Total Capacity
↑ 25.5% YoY↑ 2.6% MoM
58.04 Tbps
Top 10 IXPs by Capacity
| IXP | Capacity |
|---|---|
| NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg | 27.82 Tbps |
| NAPAfrica IX Cape Town | 11.23 Tbps |
| JINX | 9.92 Tbps |
| CINX | 3.8 Tbps |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 2.9 Tbps |
| DINX | 1.74 Tbps |
| NAPAfrica MAPS Johannesburg | 385.24 Gbps |
| NMBINX | 150 Gbps |
| NAPAfrica MAPS Cape Town | 51 Gbps |
| BGP.Exchange - Johannesburg | 34.1 Gbps |
Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)
| Network | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| Akamai Technologies | 3 Tbps |
| NTT DATA, Broadband, South Africa | 2.02 Tbps |
| Amazon.com | 2 Tbps |
| fibertime™ | 1.9 Tbps |
| Meta | 1.6 Tbps |
| ByteDance | 1.2 Tbps |
| CDN77 | 1.2 Tbps |
| Vox Telecom | 1.07 Tbps |
| HERO TELECOMS | 1.04 Tbps |
| Cloudflare | 1.01 Tbps |
Top 10 IXPs by Network Count
| IXP | Networks |
|---|---|
| NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg | 546 |
| NAPAfrica IX Cape Town | 280 |
| JINX | 206 |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 137 |
| CINX | 121 |
| DINX | 99 |
| NAPAfrica MAPS Johannesburg | 26 |
| BGP.Exchange - Johannesburg | 20 |
| NMBINX | 12 |
| NAPAfrica MAPS Cape Town | 5 |
Top 10 IXPs by Ports
| IXP | Ports |
|---|---|
| NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg | 767 |
| NAPAfrica IX Cape Town | 368 |
| JINX | 266 |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 162 |
| CINX | 140 |
| DINX | 114 |
| NAPAfrica MAPS Johannesburg | 43 |
| BGP.Exchange - Johannesburg | 26 |
| NMBINX | 14 |
| NAPAfrica MAPS Cape Town | 6 |
Top 10 IXPs by Facility Count
| IXP | Facilities |
|---|---|
| JINX | 9 |
| CINX | 6 |
| JINX Voice | 4 |
| CINX Voice | 3 |
| DINX | 2 |
| NAPAfrica IX Cape Town | 2 |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 1 |
| NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg | 1 |
| NAPAfrica MAPS Johannesburg | 1 |
| NMBINX | 1 |
Network Types by Number
| Type | Networks |
|---|---|
| Cable/DSL/ISP | 205 |
| NSP | 66 |
| Enterprise | 36 |
| Network Services | 19 |
| Content | 14 |
| Route Server | 6 |
| Non-Profit | 6 |
| Route Collector | 2 |
| Educational/Research | 2 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
NAPAfrica | 42.39 Tbps |
INX-ZA | 15.62 Tbps |
BGP.Exchange | 34.1 Gbps |
| Total | 58.0 Tbps |
South Africa's peering landscape at a glance: 11 active Internet Exchange Points where 641 unique networks peer across 1,910 connections, hosted in 19 facilities with 58.04 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.