Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in Africa
Total IXPs
↑ 4.1% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
77
Unique Networks
↑ 7.1% YoY↑ 1.1% MoM
1088
Connections
↑ 9.0% YoY↑ 1.7% MoM
3088
Facilities
↑ 19.7% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
79
Total Capacity
↑ 32.4% YoY↑ 3.3% MoM
82.3 Tbps
Top 10 IXPs by Capacity
| IXP | Capacity |
|---|---|
| NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg | 27.99 Tbps |
| NAPAfrica IX Cape Town | 11.23 Tbps |
| JINX | 9.94 Tbps |
| IXPN Lagos | 5.82 Tbps |
| CINX | 3.8 Tbps |
| KIXP - Nairobi | 2.94 Tbps |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 2.91 Tbps |
| AMS-IX Lagos | 2.58 Tbps |
| DINX | 1.74 Tbps |
| LINX Mombasa | 1.63 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 |
| SpaceX Starlink | 2 Tbps |
| ByteDance | 1.9 Tbps |
| fibertime™ | 1.9 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 | 280 |
| JINX | 206 |
| KIXP - Nairobi | 142 |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 137 |
| IXPN Lagos | 127 |
| CINX | 121 |
| DINX | 99 |
| LINX Nairobi | 60 |
| AMS-IX Lagos | 54 |
Top 10 IXPs by Ports
| IXP | Ports |
|---|---|
| NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg | 767 |
| NAPAfrica IX Cape Town | 368 |
| JINX | 266 |
| NAPAfrica IX Durban | 162 |
| KIXP - Nairobi | 157 |
| IXPN Lagos | 152 |
| CINX | 140 |
| DINX | 114 |
| LINX Nairobi | 64 |
| AMS-IX Lagos | 64 |
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 | 437 |
| NSP | 145 |
| Enterprise | 72 |
| Network Services | 65 |
| Route Server | 46 |
| Content | 29 |
| Non-Profit | 28 |
| Educational/Research | 22 |
| Route Collector | 4 |
| Government | 3 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
NAPAfrica | 42.57 Tbps |
INX-ZA | 15.64 Tbps |
Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria Ltd. | 5.89 Tbps |
Technology Service Providers of Kenya - TESPOK | 4.14 Tbps |
LINX | 3.28 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 | 625 Gbps |
Others | 3.97 Tbps |
| Total | 82.3 Tbps |
Africa's peering landscape at a glance: 77 active Internet Exchange Points where 1,088 unique networks peer across 3,088 connections, hosted in 79 facilities with 82.3 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.