Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in Africa
Total IXPs
↑ 2.7% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
77
Unique Networks
↑ 7.6% YoY↑ 0.8% MoM
1081
Connections
↑ 9.0% YoY↑ 1.2% MoM
3061
Facilities
↑ 17.9% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
79
Total Capacity
↑ 32.2% YoY↑ 4.7% MoM
80.57 Tbps
Top 10 IXPs by Capacity
| IXP | Capacity |
|---|---|
| NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg | 27.46 Tbps |
| NAPAfrica IX Cape Town | 11.13 Tbps |
| JINX | 9.69 Tbps |
| IXPN Lagos | 5.62 Tbps |
| CINX | 3.69 Tbps |
| KIXP - Nairobi | 2.89 Tbps |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 2.7 Tbps |
| AMS-IX Lagos | 2.58 Tbps |
| DINX | 1.73 Tbps |
| LINX Mombasa | 1.61 Tbps |
Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)
| Network | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| Akamai Technologies | 4.03 Tbps |
| Meta | 3.8 Tbps |
| Amazon.com | 2.6 Tbps |
| NTT DATA, Broadband, South Africa | 2.02 Tbps |
| ByteDance | 1.9 Tbps |
| SpaceX Starlink | 1.9 Tbps |
| fibertime™ | 1.7 Tbps |
| Meta AS63293 | 1.64 Tbps |
| Microsoft | 1.48 Tbps |
| Cloudflare | 1.35 Tbps |
Top 10 IXPs by Network Count
| IXP | Networks |
|---|---|
| NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg | 546 |
| NAPAfrica IX Cape Town | 279 |
| JINX | 202 |
| KIXP - Nairobi | 137 |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 136 |
| IXPN Lagos | 125 |
| CINX | 120 |
| DINX | 99 |
| LINX Nairobi | 57 |
| AMS-IX Lagos | 54 |
Top 10 IXPs by Ports
| IXP | Ports |
|---|---|
| NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg | 766 |
| NAPAfrica IX Cape Town | 367 |
| JINX | 261 |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 160 |
| KIXP - Nairobi | 152 |
| IXPN Lagos | 150 |
| CINX | 139 |
| DINX | 114 |
| AMS-IX Lagos | 64 |
| LINX Nairobi | 61 |
Top 10 IXPs by Facility Count
| 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
| Type | Networks |
|---|---|
| Cable/DSL/ISP | 436 |
| NSP | 144 |
| Enterprise | 69 |
| Network Services | 64 |
| Route Server | 46 |
| Content | 30 |
| Non-Profit | 28 |
| Educational/Research | 22 |
| Route Collector | 4 |
| Government | 2 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
NAPAfrica | 41.73 Tbps |
INX-ZA | 15.27 Tbps |
Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria Ltd. | 5.69 Tbps |
Technology Service Providers of Kenya - TESPOK | 4.09 Tbps |
LINX | 3.24 Tbps |
MainOne Cable Company | 2.58 Tbps |
Internet Service Provider Association - DRC | 1.83 Tbps |
TISPA - Tanzania Internet Service Providers Association | 954 Gbps |
AF-CIX Limited | 816 Gbps |
Accra-IX | 525 Gbps |
Others | 3.83 Tbps |
| Total | 80.6 Tbps |
Africa's peering landscape at a glance: 77 active Internet Exchange Points where 1,081 unique networks peer across 3,061 connections, hosted in 79 facilities with 80.57 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.