Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in the Middle East
Total IXPs
↑ 11.5% YoY↑ 3.6% MoM
29
Unique Networks
↑ 11.6% YoY↑ 2.2% MoM
328
Connections
↑ 19.4% YoY↑ 2.4% MoM
714
Facilities
↓ 3.8% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
25
Total Capacity
↑ 62.8% YoY↑ 6.7% MoM
37.38 Tbps
Top 10 IXPs by Capacity
| IXP | Capacity |
|---|---|
| SAIX Saudi Arabia Riyadh | 6.1 Tbps |
| UAE-IX | 5.74 Tbps |
| center3 IX Riyadh | 4.44 Tbps |
| center3 IX Jeddah | 3.75 Tbps |
| IL-IX | 3.08 Tbps |
| EG-IX | 3.03 Tbps |
| Manama IX | 2.12 Tbps |
| IRAQ-IXP | 1.28 Tbps |
| SAIX Saudi Arabia Jeddah | 1.26 Tbps |
| SH-IX | 1.22 Tbps |
Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)
| Network | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| EdgeNext | 3.13 Tbps |
| Alibaba Cloud CDN | 2.72 Tbps |
| Saudi Telecom Company (STC SAUDINET) | 2.34 Tbps |
| Zain KSA | 1.7 Tbps |
| Fastly, Inc. | 1.5 Tbps |
| ACE CDN | 1.4 Tbps |
| Amazon.com | 1.4 Tbps |
| Meta | 1.1 Tbps |
| Kaopu Cloud HK | 990 Gbps |
| du | 860 Gbps |
Top 10 IXPs by Network Count
| IXP | Networks |
|---|---|
| UAE-IX | 103 |
| SH-IX | 42 |
| SAIX Saudi Arabia Riyadh | 34 |
| IRAQ-IXP | 32 |
| QIX Qatar | 28 |
| Manama IX | 28 |
| center3 IX Jeddah | 25 |
| PyramIX | 25 |
| Palestine Internet Exchange Point - PSIX | 21 |
| OpenIX Beirut | 20 |
Top 10 IXPs by Ports
| IXP | Ports |
|---|---|
| UAE-IX | 133 |
| SAIX Saudi Arabia Riyadh | 55 |
| SH-IX | 45 |
| Manama IX | 37 |
| QIX Qatar | 36 |
| IL-IX | 36 |
| IRAQ-IXP | 33 |
| center3 IX Jeddah | 32 |
| EG-IX | 31 |
| ix.kw | 28 |
Top 10 IXPs by Facility Count
| IXP | Facilities |
|---|---|
| IL-IX | 3 |
| MX-IX Dubai | 3 |
| QIX Qatar | 3 |
| UAE-IX | 3 |
| ix.kw | 2 |
| Aqaba IX | 1 |
| CAIX | 1 |
| Doha IX | 1 |
| EG-IX | 1 |
| Equinix Jeddah | 1 |
Network Types by Number
| Type | Networks |
|---|---|
| Cable/DSL/ISP | 99 |
| NSP | 44 |
| Network Services | 28 |
| Enterprise | 18 |
| Route Server | 12 |
| Content | 12 |
| Educational/Research | 10 |
| Non-Profit | 8 |
| Route Collector | 2 |
| Government | 2 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
center3 | 8.19 Tbps |
Saudi Arabia Internet Exchange | 7.36 Tbps |
DE-CIX Group AG | 5.74 Tbps |
Internet Society of Israel | 4.29 Tbps |
Telecom Egypt | 3.03 Tbps |
Manama Internet Exchange (MN-IX) | 2.12 Tbps |
IRAQIXP | 1.28 Tbps |
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) | 1.22 Tbps |
Communications Regulatory Authority of Qatar | 944 Gbps |
Ooredoo Qatar formerly Qatar Telecom | 640 Gbps |
Others | 2.57 Tbps |
| Total | 37.4 Tbps |
the Middle East's peering landscape at a glance: 29 active Internet Exchange Points where 328 unique networks peer across 714 connections, hosted in 25 facilities with 37.38 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.