IXP Growth and Member Churn in North America
Capacity growth (12 mo)
+19.5%
Capacity growth (3 mo)
+2.9%
Unique networks (12 mo)
+187
Net member change (last month)
+19
Fastest-Growing by Capacity (2025-09 → 2026-09)
| # | IXP | Capacity | 12 mo | 3 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ixFabric - Fremont | 14.1 Gbps → 72.1 Gbps | +411.3% | +20.0% |
| 2 | NNENIX | 178 Gbps → 479 Gbps | +169.1% | +0.0% |
| 3 | DE-CIX Mexico | 902 Gbps → 2.32 Tbps | +157.4% | +20.8% |
| 4 | FD-IX - St. Louis | 156 Gbps → 347 Gbps | +122.4% | +77.0% |
| 5 | ixFabric - Miami | 37.1 Gbps → 71.1 Gbps | +91.6% | +22.4% |
| 6 | DE-CIX Richmond | 307.1 Gbps → 567.2 Gbps | +84.7% | +50.4% |
| 7 | CRIX | 820 Gbps → 1.51 Tbps | +84.4% | +25.7% |
| 8 | MegaIX New York | 522.1 Gbps → 933.1 Gbps | +78.7% | +47.4% |
| 9 | DACS-IX East | 180 Gbps → 310 Gbps | +72.2% | -3.1% |
| 10 | PIT DOMINICANO | 1.04 Tbps → 1.75 Tbps | +68.4% | +21.5% |
Fastest-Growing by Members (2025-09 → 2026-09)
| # | IXP | Members | Added (12 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVIX | 110 → 176 | +66 |
| 2 | ixFabric - Fremont | 15 → 58 | +43 |
| 3 | ONIX | 152 → 192 | +40 |
| 4 | CXIX - Great Lakes | 6 → 40 | +34 |
| 5 | ixFabric - Miami | 19 → 45 | +26 |
| 6 | CIX-ATL | 93 → 118 | +25 |
| 7 | CIX-NoVA | 3 → 28 | +25 |
| 8 | NVIX | 39 → 63 | +24 |
| 9 | DE-CIX Chicago | 65 → 84 | +19 |
| 10 | ixFabric - Los Angeles | 25 → 43 | +18 |
Most New Members (2026-09)
| # | IXP | City | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVIX | Fremont | 14 |
| 2 | DET-iX | Detroit | 5 |
| 3 | DE-CIX New York | New York | 4 |
| 4 | ixFabric - New York | New York | 4 |
| 5 | GNM-IX US | New York | 4 |
| 6 | TorIX | Toronto | 3 |
| 7 | ONIX | Toronto | 3 |
| 8 | CRIX | San Jose | 3 |
| 9 | Equinix Ashburn | Ashburn | 3 |
| 10 | SIX Seattle | Seattle | 3 |
Most Departures (2026-09)
| # | IXP | City | Left |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVIX | Fremont | 14 |
| 2 | ixFabric - Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 4 |
| 3 | ixFabric - Kansas | Kansas | 4 |
| 4 | ixFabric - New York | New York | 4 |
| 5 | DE-CIX New York | New York | 3 |
| 6 | ixFabric - Fremont | Fremont | 3 |
| 7 | ixFabric - Dallas | Dallas | 3 |
| 8 | ixFabric - Toronto | Toronto | 2 |
| 9 | Digital Realty Atlanta | Atlanta | 2 |
| 10 | ChIX | Chicago | 2 |
Members Joined vs Left per Month
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| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Month | 2026-09 |
| Joined | 113 |
| Left | 70 |
| Net | 43 |
In North America, provisioned IXP capacity grew +19.5% over the last twelve months, led by ixFabric - Fremont at +411.3%. Percentage rankings require at least 10 Gbps and 10 member networks at the start of the window, so small newcomers don't drown out real movers. Numbers straight from PeeringDB, refreshed every night.