Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in North America
Total IXPs
↑ 3.7% YoY↑ 0.8% MoM
253
Unique Networks
↑ 5.3% YoY↑ 1.2% MoM
3525
Connections
↑ 6.9% YoY↑ 2.2% MoM
10088
Facilities
↑ 4.2% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
566
Total Capacity
↑ 19.3% YoY↑ 1.5% MoM
493.1 Tbps
Top 10 IXPs by Capacity
| IXP | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Equinix Ashburn | 29.19 Tbps |
| SIX Seattle | 28.91 Tbps |
| Equinix Chicago | 24.19 Tbps |
| FL-IX | 23.48 Tbps |
| Equinix Dallas | 20.38 Tbps |
| CIX-ATL | 19.78 Tbps |
| DE-CIX New York | 18.65 Tbps |
| Any2West | 17.58 Tbps |
| NYIIX New York | 16.87 Tbps |
| TorIX | 15.56 Tbps |
Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)
| Network | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Electric | 24.53 Tbps |
| Akamai Technologies | 19.59 Tbps |
| Amazon.com | 17.27 Tbps |
| Meta | 11.72 Tbps |
| SpaceX Starlink | 11.2 Tbps |
| Cloudflare | 9.93 Tbps |
| Microsoft | 9.5 Tbps |
| Fastly, Inc. | 9.46 Tbps |
| OVHcloud | 8.8 Tbps |
| Netflix | 8.54 Tbps |
Top 10 IXPs by Network Count
| IXP | Networks |
|---|---|
| SIX Seattle | 371 |
| Equinix Ashburn | 349 |
| DE-CIX New York | 264 |
| Any2West | 264 |
| Equinix Chicago | 254 |
| TorIX | 235 |
| KCIX | 207 |
| Equinix Dallas | 205 |
| FL-IX | 198 |
| NYIIX New York | 195 |
Top 10 IXPs by Ports
| IXP | Ports |
|---|---|
| SIX Seattle | 441 |
| Equinix Ashburn | 426 |
| DE-CIX New York | 306 |
| Equinix Chicago | 305 |
| Any2West | 305 |
| TorIX | 281 |
| Equinix Dallas | 252 |
| NYIIX New York | 230 |
| Equinix San Jose | 229 |
| FL-IX | 228 |
Top 10 IXPs by Facility Count
| IXP | Facilities |
|---|---|
| MegaIX Ashburn | 37 |
| DE-CIX New York | 33 |
| Global Peer Exchange | 30 |
| MegaIX Dallas | 29 |
| MegaIX New York | 24 |
| SFMIX | 20 |
| DE-CIX Dallas | 18 |
| MegaIX Chicago | 16 |
| Ohio IX | 16 |
| PR-IX | 15 |
Network Types by Number
| Type | Networks |
|---|---|
| Cable/DSL/ISP | 1099 |
| NSP | 624 |
| Content | 447 |
| Enterprise | 436 |
| Educational/Research | 328 |
| Network Services | 305 |
| Non-Profit | 115 |
| Route Server | 112 |
| Government | 42 |
| Route Collector | 15 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
Equinix, Inc. | 122.2 Tbps |
Community IX Holdings | 47.78 Tbps |
DE-CIX Group AG | 45.35 Tbps |
Seattle Internet Exchange | 32.51 Tbps |
CoreSite | 27.4 Tbps |
NYIIX | 17.83 Tbps |
Digital Realty | 15.57 Tbps |
TorIX | 15.56 Tbps |
Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange LLC | 13.24 Tbps |
Megaport | 11.31 Tbps |
Others | 144.35 Tbps |
| Total | 493.1 Tbps |
North America's peering landscape at a glance: 253 active Internet Exchange Points where 3,525 unique networks peer across 10,088 connections, hosted in 566 facilities with 493.1 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.