Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in North America
Total IXPs
↑ 3.3% YoY↑ 0.8% MoM
251
Unique Networks
↑ 5.0% YoY↑ 1.8% MoM
3510
Connections
↑ 6.9% YoY↓ 2.0% MoM
10017
Facilities
↑ 3.5% YoY↑ 0.4% MoM
566
Total Capacity
↑ 20.6% YoY↑ 1.7% MoM
488.44 Tbps
Top 10 IXPs by Capacity
| IXP | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Equinix Ashburn | 29.19 Tbps |
| SIX Seattle | 28.72 Tbps |
| Equinix Chicago | 24.18 Tbps |
| FL-IX | 23.48 Tbps |
| Equinix Dallas | 20.28 Tbps |
| CIX-ATL | 19.6 Tbps |
| DE-CIX New York | 18.46 Tbps |
| Any2West | 17.97 Tbps |
| NYIIX New York | 16.08 Tbps |
| TorIX | 15.53 Tbps |
Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)
| Network | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Electric | 24.53 Tbps |
| Akamai Technologies | 19.49 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. | 9.36 Tbps |
| Netflix | 8.54 Tbps |
| OVHcloud | 8.1 Tbps |
Top 10 IXPs by Network Count
| IXP | Networks |
|---|---|
| SIX Seattle | 370 |
| Equinix Ashburn | 349 |
| Any2West | 265 |
| DE-CIX New York | 264 |
| Equinix Chicago | 254 |
| TorIX | 232 |
| KCIX | 205 |
| Equinix Dallas | 205 |
| FL-IX | 199 |
| NYIIX New York | 196 |
Top 10 IXPs by Ports
| IXP | Ports |
|---|---|
| SIX Seattle | 439 |
| Equinix Ashburn | 426 |
| Any2West | 307 |
| Equinix Chicago | 305 |
| DE-CIX New York | 304 |
| TorIX | 278 |
| Equinix Dallas | 251 |
| NYIIX New York | 229 |
| FL-IX | 229 |
| Equinix San Jose | 229 |
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 | 1089 |
| NSP | 626 |
| Content | 444 |
| Enterprise | 432 |
| Educational/Research | 325 |
| Network Services | 299 |
| Non-Profit | 113 |
| Route Server | 111 |
| Government | 41 |
| Route Collector | 15 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
Equinix, Inc. | 121.74 Tbps |
Community IX Holdings | 47.2 Tbps |
DE-CIX Group AG | 44.08 Tbps |
Seattle Internet Exchange | 32.31 Tbps |
CoreSite | 27.79 Tbps |
NYIIX | 17.04 Tbps |
Digital Realty | 15.78 Tbps |
TorIX | 15.53 Tbps |
Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange LLC | 13.15 Tbps |
Megaport | 11.38 Tbps |
Others | 142.44 Tbps |
| Total | 488.4 Tbps |
North America's peering landscape at a glance: 251 active Internet Exchange Points where 3,510 unique networks peer across 10,017 connections, hosted in 566 facilities with 488.44 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.