Internet Exchange Point Ecosystem in North America
Total IXPs
↑ 2.8% YoY↑ 1.2% MoM
255
Unique Networks
↑ 5.7% YoY↑ 1.3% MoM
3561
Connections
↑ 6.1% YoY↑ 0.5% MoM
10093
Facilities
↑ 4.0% YoY↑ 0.5% MoM
569
Total Capacity
↑ 18.6% YoY↑ 1.6% MoM
498.31 Tbps
Top 10 IXPs by Capacity
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| IXP | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Equinix Ashburn | 29.58 Tbps |
| SIX Seattle | 29.12 Tbps |
| Equinix Chicago | 24.61 Tbps |
| FL-IX | 23.47 Tbps |
| Equinix Dallas | 20.72 Tbps |
| CIX-ATL | 20.09 Tbps |
| DE-CIX New York | 18.19 Tbps |
| Any2West | 17.67 Tbps |
| NYIIX New York | 16.75 Tbps |
| TorIX | 15.88 Tbps |
Top 10 Networks by Capacity (by IXP)
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| Network | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Electric | 24.23 Tbps |
| Akamai Technologies | 19.85 Tbps |
| Amazon.com | 17.27 Tbps |
| Meta | 12.62 Tbps |
| SpaceX Starlink | 11.6 Tbps |
| Cloudflare | 10.03 Tbps |
| Fastly, Inc. | 9.64 Tbps |
| Microsoft | 9.5 Tbps |
| OVHcloud | 9.1 Tbps |
| Netflix | 8.54 Tbps |
Top 10 IXPs by Network Count
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| IXP | Networks |
|---|---|
| SIX Seattle | 372 |
| Equinix Ashburn | 349 |
| DE-CIX New York | 265 |
| Any2West | 264 |
| Equinix Chicago | 256 |
| TorIX | 234 |
| Equinix Dallas | 209 |
| KCIX | 207 |
| FL-IX | 197 |
| EVIX | 194 |
Top 10 IXPs by Ports
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| IXP | Ports |
|---|---|
| SIX Seattle | 443 |
| Equinix Ashburn | 427 |
| Equinix Chicago | 308 |
| Any2West | 305 |
| DE-CIX New York | 305 |
| TorIX | 284 |
| Equinix Dallas | 260 |
| Equinix San Jose | 227 |
| FL-IX | 227 |
| NYIIX New York | 226 |
Top 10 IXPs by Facility Count
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| IXP | Facilities |
|---|---|
| MegaIX Ashburn | 38 |
| DE-CIX New York | 33 |
| Global Peer Exchange | 30 |
| MegaIX Dallas | 29 |
| MegaIX New York | 25 |
| SFMIX | 20 |
| DE-CIX Dallas | 18 |
| MegaIX Chicago | 17 |
| Ohio IX | 16 |
| PR-IX | 15 |
Network Types by Number
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| Type | Networks |
|---|---|
| Cable/DSL/ISP | 1121 |
| NSP | 631 |
| Content | 456 |
| Enterprise | 439 |
| Educational/Research | 332 |
| Network Services | 311 |
| Non-Profit | 114 |
| Route Server | 111 |
| Government | 42 |
| Route Collector | 15 |
Market Share by Capacity
| Organization | Capacity |
|---|---|
Equinix, Inc. | 122.97 Tbps |
Community IX Holdings | 48.08 Tbps |
DE-CIX Group AG | 45.43 Tbps |
Seattle Internet Exchange | 32.72 Tbps |
CoreSite | 27.7 Tbps |
NYIIX | 17.72 Tbps |
TorIX | 15.88 Tbps |
Digital Realty | 15.05 Tbps |
Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange LLC | 13.24 Tbps |
Megaport | 11.88 Tbps |
Others | 147.64 Tbps |
| Total | 498.3 Tbps |
North America's peering landscape at a glance: 255 active Internet Exchange Points where 3,561 unique networks peer across 10,093 connections, hosted in 569 facilities with 498.31 Tbps of provisioned capacity. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.