IXP Growth and Member Churn in Europe
Capacity growth (12 mo)
+26.2%
Capacity growth (3 mo)
+4.3%
Unique networks (12 mo)
+449
Net member change (last month)
+22
Fastest-Growing by Capacity (2025-06 → 2026-06)
| # | IXP | Capacity | 12 mo | 3 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nine | 1.32 Tbps → 10.28 Tbps | +678.6% | +48.7% |
| 2 | FogIXP Frankfurt | 214 Gbps → 893 Gbps | +317.3% | +14.5% |
| 3 | BGP.Exchange - Lyon | 11 Gbps → 33 Gbps | +200.0% | +0.0% |
| 4 | BGP.Exchange - Amsterdam | 78.2 Gbps → 217.9 Gbps | +178.6% | +13.5% |
| 5 | TurkIX Sofia | 1.03 Tbps → 2.84 Tbps | +175.7% | +7.6% |
| 6 | B-IX | 3.62 Tbps → 8.78 Tbps | +142.5% | -0.3% |
| 7 | MIX Palermo | 152 Gbps → 352 Gbps | +131.6% | +131.6% |
| 8 | Netnod Gothenburg -- MTU1500 | 213.1 Gbps → 493.1 Gbps | +131.4% | +2.1% |
| 9 | France-IX Toulouse | 91.6 Gbps → 201.6 Gbps | +120.1% | +0.0% |
| 10 | TR-IX | 85 Gbps → 185 Gbps | +117.6% | +0.0% |
Fastest-Growing by Members (2025-06 → 2026-06)
| # | IXP | Members | Added (12 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BGP.Exchange - Frankfurt | 93 → 228 | +135 |
| 2 | BGP.Exchange - Amsterdam | 67 → 185 | +118 |
| 3 | nine | 22 → 128 | +106 |
| 4 | BGP.Exchange - Dusseldorf | 63 → 146 | +83 |
| 5 | BGP.Exchange - London | 35 → 115 | +80 |
| 6 | Frys-IX | 226 → 298 | +72 |
| 7 | FogIXP | 363 → 433 | +70 |
| 8 | GNM-IX | 359 → 426 | +67 |
| 9 | INTERIX | 135 → 196 | +61 |
| 10 | BGP.Exchange - Zurich | 33 → 92 | +59 |
Most New Members (2026-06)
| # | IXP | City | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BGP.Exchange - Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 16 |
| 2 | BGP.Exchange - Amsterdam | Amsterdam | 15 |
| 3 | GNM-IX | Amsterdam | 13 |
| 4 | BGP.Exchange - Dusseldorf | Dusseldorf | 11 |
| 5 | Frys-IX | Fryslân | 11 |
| 6 | 1-BG FREE | Sofia | 9 |
| 7 | nine | Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Frankfurt, Genève, Lille, London, Lyon, Marseille, Milano, Montpellier, Paris, Zurich | 9 |
| 8 | LOCIX FRANKFURT | Frankfurt am Main | 8 |
| 9 | INTERIX | Amsterdam | 8 |
| 10 | BGP.Exchange - Zurich | Zurich | 7 |
Most Departures (2026-06)
| # | IXP | City | Left |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FogIXP | Avers | 14 |
| 2 | BFD-IX | Bradford | 13 |
| 3 | 1-IX EU | New-York, London, Paris, Madrid, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Bratislava, Lviv, Kyiv, Hong Kong | 11 |
| 4 | AMS-IX | Amsterdam | 8 |
| 5 | LINX LON1 | London | 7 |
| 6 | GNM-IX | Amsterdam | 7 |
| 7 | INTERIX | Amsterdam | 7 |
| 8 | BGP.Exchange - Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 6 |
| 9 | DE-CIX Frankfurt | Frankfurt | 5 |
| 10 | LOCIX FRANKFURT | Frankfurt am Main | 5 |
Members Joined vs Left per Month
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Month | 2026-06 |
| Joined | 335 |
| Left | 195 |
| Net | 140 |
In Europe, provisioned IXP capacity grew +26.2% over the last twelve months, led by nine at +678.6%. Percentage rankings require at least 10 Gbps and 10 member networks at the start of the window, so small newcomers don't drown out real movers. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.