Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in Africa
Total IXPs
↑ 4.1% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
77
Unique Networks
↑ 8.0% YoY↑ 1.7% MoM
1103
Connections
↑ 9.5% YoY↑ 1.5% MoM
3123
Facilities
↑ 19.4% YoY↑ 1.3% MoM
80
Total Capacity
↑ 33.9% YoY↑ 4.4% MoM
85.15 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 |
| IXPN Lagos | 5.84 Tbps |
| CINX | 4.13 Tbps |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 3.28 Tbps |
| KIXP - Nairobi | 3 Tbps |
| AMS-IX Lagos | 2.57 Tbps |
| DINX | 1.75 Tbps |
| LINX Mombasa | 1.66 Tbps |
Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)
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| Network | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| Akamai Technologies | 4.22 Tbps |
| Meta | 3.8 Tbps |
| Amazon.com | 2.6 Tbps |
| NTT DATA, Broadband, South Africa | 2.02 Tbps |
| SpaceX Starlink | 2 Tbps |
| ByteDance | 1.9 Tbps |
| Microsoft | 1.84 Tbps |
| fibertime™ | 1.7 Tbps |
| Meta AS63293 | 1.64 Tbps |
| Cloudflare | 1.35 Tbps |
Top 10 IXPs by Network Count
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| IXP | Networks |
|---|---|
| NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg | 547 |
| NAPAfrica IX Cape Town | 280 |
| JINX | 208 |
| KIXP - Nairobi | 145 |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 138 |
| IXPN Lagos | 126 |
| CINX | 123 |
| DINX | 99 |
| LINX Nairobi | 64 |
| LINX Mombasa | 55 |
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 | 163 |
| KIXP - Nairobi | 162 |
| IXPN Lagos | 152 |
| CINX | 144 |
| DINX | 114 |
| LINX Nairobi | 68 |
| AMS-IX Lagos | 64 |
Top 10 IXPs by Facility Count
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| IXP | Facilities |
|---|---|
| JINX | 9 |
| IXPN Lagos | 8 |
| PLUGINS IX | 7 |
| CINX | 6 |
| GIXA | 5 |
| JINX Voice | 4 |
| KIXP - Nairobi | 4 |
| LINX Nairobi | 4 |
| Michcom-IX | 4 |
| TIX Tanzania - Dar es Salaam | 4 |
Network Types by Number
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| Type | Networks |
|---|---|
| Cable/DSL/ISP | 439 |
| NSP | 147 |
| Enterprise | 73 |
| Network Services | 64 |
| Route Server | 45 |
| Content | 31 |
| Non-Profit | 27 |
| Educational/Research | 23 |
| Route Collector | 4 |
| Government | 4 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
NAPAfrica | 43.94 Tbps |
INX-ZA | 16.74 Tbps |
Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria Ltd. | 5.91 Tbps |
Technology Service Providers of Kenya - TESPOK | 4.21 Tbps |
LINX | 3.44 Tbps |
MainOne Cable Company | 2.57 Tbps |
Internet Service Provider Association - DRC | 1.93 Tbps |
TISPA - Tanzania Internet Service Providers Association | 972 Gbps |
AF-CIX Limited | 816 Gbps |
Accra-IX | 635 Gbps |
Others | 3.97 Tbps |
| Total | 85.2 Tbps |
Africa's peering landscape at a glance: 77 active Internet Exchange Points where 1,103 unique networks peer across 3,123 connections, hosted in 80 facilities with 85.15 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.