Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in South Africa
Total IXPs
↑ 0.0% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
11
Unique Networks
↑ 3.0% YoY↑ 0.6% MoM
645
Connections
↑ 5.3% YoY↑ 0.5% MoM
1915
Facilities
↑ 0.0% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
19
Total Capacity
↑ 29.8% YoY↑ 5.0% MoM
60.6 Tbps
Top 10 IXPs by Capacity
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| IXP | Capacity |
|---|---|
| NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg | 28.78 Tbps |
| NAPAfrica IX Cape Town | 11.27 Tbps |
| JINX | 10.7 Tbps |
| CINX | 4.13 Tbps |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 3.16 Tbps |
| DINX | 1.75 Tbps |
| NAPAfrica MAPS Johannesburg | 565.24 Gbps |
| NMBINX | 150 Gbps |
| NAPAfrica MAPS Cape Town | 51 Gbps |
| ixFabric - Johannesburg | 32.1 Gbps |
Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)
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| Network | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| Akamai Technologies | 3.2 Tbps |
| NTT DATA, Broadband, South Africa | 2.02 Tbps |
| Amazon.com | 2 Tbps |
| fibertime™ | 1.7 Tbps |
| Meta | 1.6 Tbps |
| Vox Telecom | 1.23 Tbps |
| Microsoft | 1.2 Tbps |
| CDN77 | 1.2 Tbps |
| ByteDance | 1.2 Tbps |
| Liquid Intelligent Technologies | 1.13 Tbps |
Top 10 IXPs by Network Count
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| IXP | Networks |
|---|---|
| NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg | 547 |
| NAPAfrica IX Cape Town | 280 |
| JINX | 208 |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 136 |
| CINX | 123 |
| DINX | 99 |
| NAPAfrica MAPS Johannesburg | 26 |
| ixFabric - Johannesburg | 18 |
| NMBINX | 12 |
| NAPAfrica MAPS Cape Town | 5 |
Top 10 IXPs by Ports
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| IXP | Ports |
|---|---|
| NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg | 766 |
| NAPAfrica IX Cape Town | 369 |
| JINX | 270 |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 161 |
| CINX | 144 |
| DINX | 114 |
| NAPAfrica MAPS Johannesburg | 43 |
| ixFabric - Johannesburg | 24 |
| NMBINX | 14 |
| NAPAfrica MAPS Cape Town | 6 |
Top 10 IXPs by Facility Count
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| 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
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| Type | Networks |
|---|---|
| Cable/DSL/ISP | 206 |
| NSP | 68 |
| Enterprise | 37 |
| Network Services | 19 |
| Content | 13 |
| Non-Profit | 6 |
| Route Server | 5 |
| Route Collector | 2 |
| Educational/Research | 2 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
NAPAfrica | 43.82 Tbps |
INX-ZA | 16.74 Tbps |
ixFabric | 32.1 Gbps |
| Total | 60.6 Tbps |
South Africa's peering landscape at a glance: 11 active Internet Exchange Points where 645 unique networks peer across 1,915 connections, hosted in 19 facilities with 60.6 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.