Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in North America
Total IXPs
↑ 4.2% YoY↑ 0.0% MoM
249
Unique Networks
↑ 3.6% YoY↑ 0.8% MoM
3462
Connections
↑ 4.8% YoY↓ 2.9% MoM
9797
Facilities
↑ 3.1% YoY↑ 0.7% MoM
566
Total Capacity
↑ 20.9% YoY↑ 1.6% MoM
482.1 Tbps
Top 10 IXPs by Capacity
| IXP | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Equinix Ashburn | 28.91 Tbps |
| SIX Seattle | 28.63 Tbps |
| Equinix Chicago | 24.08 Tbps |
| FL-IX | 22.48 Tbps |
| Equinix Dallas | 20.29 Tbps |
| CIX-ATL | 18.7 Tbps |
| DE-CIX New York | 17.97 Tbps |
| Any2West | 17.97 Tbps |
| NYIIX New York | 16.18 Tbps |
| TorIX | 14.58 Tbps |
Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)
| Network | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Electric | 24.13 Tbps |
| Akamai Technologies | 19.49 Tbps |
| Amazon.com | 17.27 Tbps |
| SpaceX Starlink | 11.2 Tbps |
| Meta | 11.02 Tbps |
| Cloudflare | 9.68 Tbps |
| Microsoft | 9.5 Tbps |
| Fastly, Inc. | 8.96 Tbps |
| Netflix | 8.54 Tbps |
| Zscaler AS22616 | 6.8 Tbps |
Top 10 IXPs by Network Count
| IXP | Networks |
|---|---|
| SIX Seattle | 371 |
| Equinix Ashburn | 349 |
| Any2West | 265 |
| DE-CIX New York | 263 |
| Equinix Chicago | 253 |
| TorIX | 229 |
| Equinix Dallas | 206 |
| KCIX | 203 |
| FL-IX | 199 |
| NYIIX New York | 197 |
Top 10 IXPs by Ports
| IXP | Ports |
|---|---|
| SIX Seattle | 440 |
| Equinix Ashburn | 426 |
| Any2West | 307 |
| Equinix Chicago | 303 |
| DE-CIX New York | 303 |
| TorIX | 274 |
| Equinix Dallas | 252 |
| NYIIX New York | 230 |
| FL-IX | 229 |
| Equinix San Jose | 226 |
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 |
| DE-CIX Dallas | 18 |
| SFMIX | 17 |
| MegaIX Chicago | 16 |
| Ohio IX | 16 |
| PR-IX | 15 |
Network Types by Number
| Type | Networks |
|---|---|
| Cable/DSL/ISP | 1085 |
| NSP | 619 |
| Content | 438 |
| Enterprise | 430 |
| Educational/Research | 326 |
| Network Services | 297 |
| Non-Profit | 113 |
| Route Server | 112 |
| Government | 41 |
| Route Collector | 15 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
Equinix, Inc. | 121.13 Tbps |
Community IX Holdings | 45.19 Tbps |
DE-CIX Group AG | 43.3 Tbps |
Seattle Internet Exchange | 32.22 Tbps |
CoreSite | 27.79 Tbps |
NYIIX | 17.14 Tbps |
Digital Realty | 15.77 Tbps |
TorIX | 14.58 Tbps |
Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange LLC | 12.85 Tbps |
Kansas City Internet eXchange, Inc | 10.59 Tbps |
Others | 141.53 Tbps |
| Total | 482.1 Tbps |
North America's peering landscape at a glance: 249 active Internet Exchange Points where 3,462 unique networks peer across 9,797 connections, hosted in 566 facilities with 482.1 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.